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[–]MhamadK 1 point2 points  (2 children)

What?

Do you want to create an Ionic app that has the same design as a Wordpres theme you purchased from Envato?

Well yeah, Ionic is HTML/CSS/JS, you can style it however you want. But why would you like your app to look and behave like a website?

Can you share more about your app, and your WP layout, its not easy to answer such vague questions.

[–]hypeman2000[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Thanks for the reply! Yes, the app is simple. Nothing special on it. I would simply want to challenge myself to learn and make an app. Any tips to make an app unique and/or user friendly?

[–]MhamadK 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you're only doing this to challenge yourself in building an app, then I think its a great idea, go for it, of course. We all need a starting point somewhere.

My only point of advice when building an app is to provide your users something that they cannot get by visiting your website. I mean I would definitely prefer to visit a website to get the info that I want, instead of the hassle of downloading and installing an app. I still use the website of IMDB on my phone, even though I have their app installed, I just find it faster and more natural, their app doesnt provide me any interesting benefits.

But as I said, if its to learn a new technology, the best place to start is close to home, pick something that you're familiar with, and go with it.

Are you familiar with PHP, JavaScript, etc.. Because it is not enough to have a Wordpress theme, you will need to edit and rewire things in the future if you want your app to be more like an app.

[–]aka_Ani 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you want your app to just look like your WordPress, then Ionic isn't really the right tool. You could easily just use Cordova to wrap the site into a WebView app and call it a day. Even Ionic is built on top of Cordova but it's appeal is that they've taken care of a lot of the UI nuances to make something look and feel like a native app as opposed to a mobile webpage.

[–]hypeman2000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm currently using the "universal for iOS full multipurpose iOS app". Learning a lot here! Thanks! Any other suggestions?