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Subscription Levels:
Free Account:
- Access to the branded web app interface with watermark.
- Create and manage three types of projects: Single Audio Track, List of Points, and Outdoor Map with pins and manual or automatic triggering with a watermark and an audio time limit.
Basic Audio Web App:
- Create and manage one Single Audio Track.
- Access the tour directly by scanning a QR code.
Standard and Advanced Branded Audio Web App:
- Access to the branded web app interface.
- Create and manage three types of projects: Single Audio Track, List of Points, and Outdoor Map with pins and manual or automatic triggering.
1. Branded App Menu Set-Up :
Navigate to "My Apps":
- From the homepage, click on the "My Apps" option located on the left side panel.
- Scroll to the bottom of the list and click on "Create a Web App" or "Set up Web App" (the text is different if you have a free account or a paid account).
- Name Your Project: In the setup window, enter a name for your project. For this tutorial, we'll name it "Museum Demo Web App."
1. App Settings:
First tab of the web app menu
a) Add a Logo:
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- Upload your logo from the media manager, it will be displayed within your Locatify Builder account.
b) Customize with a Background and Banner: (Standard and Advanced Subscriptions)
- Upload a background image and a banner that align with your brand. These visuals will help personalize your app.
- You can preview your changes on the right side of the screen to see how your app will look.
Note: Please note that the branded web app menu is only available for Standard and Advanced subscriptions. Free and Basic subscription users can test it, but with a watermark and audio time limit.
2. Insights:
Second tab of the web app menu
- Here you'll find valuable analytical data, including a graph showing key performance indicators for your app.
- The usage report provides information on the number of downloaded tours and other important metrics.
3. Pins:
Third tab of the web app menu
- Upload custom pins for all your tours if you choose to include a map in your project.
- There are two sections:
a) Tour Pin: Pin for your tour location, visible in the project’s description page preview.
b) Destination Pin: Default or custom pins for all your tours, inside the tours themselves.
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Pin Types:
- Default: Pin not opened.
- Active: Pin currently opened.
- Used: Pin already opened.
- Future: Next Pin if you create a specific path.
Note: You can also apply unique custom pins for each points in the outdoor tour project.
Editable Anytime:
Remember, you can always edit the branded web app menu section. Changes will be reflected in the next update after republishing a project. You can also use the preview to see the changes.
2. Web App Projects:
1. Creating a New Project:
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- Click on "New Project" by pressing on the + button on the left side panel, then select "Audio Guide."
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- For a detailed guide on creating new projects from scratch, check our tutorials here.
2. Web App Projects Types:
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- Navigate back to the main menu.
- With a basic subscription, create a straightforward single audio track, allowing direct access to the tour without the branded app interface.
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- With a standard or advanced subscription, you can create all three types of projects:
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a) Outdoor tours with a map and automatic GPS activation
b) List of points with manual activation
c) Single audio track with manual activation
- Note: Indoor projects with automatic triggering aren’t supported in the web app, you can create instead a list of points for indoor projects.
- Once your different types of projects are created, you can view them in the audio guide list as shown in this example.
a) M: MAP stands for Outdoor Map
b) L: LIST stands for List Of Points
c) A: AUDIO stands for Single Audio Track
3. Publishing and Accessing a Project:
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Prepare for Publishing:
- Open your project and double-check that all elements are ready: images, languages, audio, text, and the correct position of your points location if you have a map in your project.
2. Publishing:
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- When ready, click on the "Go Live" button at the bottom of the page to publish your project.
3. Publish settings:
a) If “Listed in the app”, you project will be listed in the app
b) If “Access via invitation code only”, create one of few vouchers and use the “Redeem” button in the web app main menu to access your tour. The vouchers can be unique or shared to multiple users.
To create vouchers, once your tour is published, click on the "Vouchers" tab (1) then "Issue Voucher" and follow the instructions.
4. Publish to App
- In the "Publish to App" tab, select the web app (1)
- Then click on “Publish” (2)
- Your project is now live
In this page, you’ll find two QR codes. This is how you will scan the QR to access your live tour(s). You can access this page at anytime by pressing on the “Live” button.
*Note: Those QR codes are for demonstration purpose only
- If you want to unpublish your project, click on "Pause".
- If you want to make some edits, proceed, then click on "Update".
a) First QR Code: Access the tour through the main web app menu.
The first QR code takes users to the main web app menu, where the tour(s) are listed—if you’ve selected the 'Listed in the app' publishing option. If you’ve chosen 'Access via invitation code only,' users will need to enter the voucher code in the 'Redeem' button to access the private tour, it is located in the main menu page in the web app.
*Note: Those QR codes are for demonstration purpose only
b) Second QR Code: Bypass the menu and access the tour directly.
The second QR provides the access to the tour directly bypassing the web app menu interface.
*Note: Those QR codes are for demonstration purpose only
- Copy the link and save the QR code for both options.
Finally, you can always return to the web app menu page to check your app's content in the preview.
And voilà, you're all set to create your web app!
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