Community App · Setup Guide
Get your community app live on iOS & Android
A step-by-step guide to get your community’s app onto the Apple App Store and Google Play. No Mac, no coding.
One app, both stores
Apple yearly · Google one-time
Of guided setup
We do the technical build
You want a community app for your community site. And you want it listed in the iOS App Store and on Google Play. We’ve created this course to help you get started.
What you’ll learn
In this course, you’ll learn how to:
| 1.Set up your Apple Developer account, if you want to publish your app in the App Store. |
| 2.Set up your Google Play Console account, if you want to publish your app on Google Play. |
Written for non-technical users, each lesson includes clear step-by-step instructions and screenshots for every click.
What our team will do
After you complete the previous steps.
You set up the store accounts and hand us a few keys. From there, our team takes over: we connect your app to your community site, build it, submit it to the App Store and Google Play, and help you through any final approval steps.
Your app connects directly to your community site, so members receive real-time push notifications for replies, mentions, direct messages, badges, rank-ups, and other activity that keeps them engaged.
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⚠️ Requires Smart Community Builder Your app is powered by the Smart Community Builder plugin for WordPress. Without it, your app won’t work. Near the end of the course, you’ll securely provide your WordPress login to us via a support ticket, so we can install Smart Community Builder (if needed), connect your site, and complete the remaining setup. |
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The one rule: never share your Apple Account password with anyone, not even us. The “Invite the Smart Creators team” step shows the safe, official way to give access. |
Welcome — How This Works
iOS — What We’ll Set Up
Create Your Apple Account
Turn On Two-Factor Authentication
Enroll in the Apple Developer Program
While You Wait for Apple
Register Your App’s Bundle ID
Create Your App in App Store Connect
Invite the Smart Creators Team
Create Your API Key
Android — What We’ll Set Up
Create Your Google Play Developer Account
Create Your App in Play Console
What Firebase Is & How Notifications Work
Create Your Firebase Project
Create Your APNs Push Key
Add Your iOS App to Firebase
Add Your Android App to Firebase
Get Your Firebase Service Account Key
Design Your App in the Wizard
Send Us Your Details
What Happens Next — Review & Build
Test Your iOS App with TestFlight
