How to create a flash sale feature in Adalo?

Discover how to set up a flash sale feature in Adalo, step by step. Elevate your app's sales and captivate users with enticing limited-time deals.

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Overview

Creating a flash sale feature in Adalo? It’s about adding those exciting time-limited offers right into your app, tempting users with short-term deals. This journey needs familiarity with Adalo’s tools like Lists, Timers, and the Countdown features. You’ll need to create a database for your sale items, set up rules to show or hide options based on time limits, and send automatic notifications to inform users when the sale starts and ends. You’ll definitely need to know how to use conditional formatting and workflow automations to make sure everything runs smoothly and the flash sale hits all the right marks.

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How to create a flash sale feature in Adalo?

Step 1: Create a New Collection for Flash Sales

Head over to the Adalo Editor.
Find the "Database" section.
Click "Add Collection" and name it "Flash Sales".
Add the properties you need for "Flash Sales", like:

"Product_Name" (Text type)
"Discount_Price" (Number type)
"Original_Price" (Number type)
"Start_Date" (Date type)
"End_Date" (Date type)
"Image" (Image type)

Step 2: Create a Screen for the Flash Sale

In the main editor, click the "+" icon to add a new screen.
Pick a blank screen and call it "Flash Sale".
Design the layout with components like lists, images, and text.

Step 3: Display Flash Sales on the Flash Sale Screen

Drag and drop a "List" component onto the screen.
Set up the list to show data from the "Flash Sales" collection.
Bind the list items to the properties in the "Flash Sales" collection (e.g., Product_Name, Discount_Price, Image, etc.).

Step 4: Add Conditional Visibility for Flash Sales

Click on the list item to open the options sidebar.
Go to the "Visibility" section and set conditions:

Select "Current Flash_Sale > Start_Date <= Current Date/Time"
Add another condition "Current Flash_Sale > End_Date >= Current Date/Time"

Step 5: Create a Countdown Timer

Drag and drop a "Text" component on your flash sale list item template.
Bind this text component to show a countdown by calculating the difference between "End_Date" and current date/time.
Use custom formulas to display the countdown in a user-friendly format.

Step 6: Configure Notifications

Navigate to “Actions” on the main screen editor.
Set up a trigger to notify users when a flash sale is about to start:

Go to actions and choose "Send Notification".
Set the trigger condition to be a specific time (e.g., 1 hour before "Start_Date").
Customize the message content for the notification.

Step 7: User Interface Enhancements

Customize the design of the flash sale list item template by adding attractive styles.
Use buttons, icons, and images to make the flash sale feature visually appealing.
Ensure the user interface is intuitive for the best user experience.

Step 8: Testing and Deployment

Once all configurations are done, test the flash sale feature in the preview mode.
Ensure that the conditional visibility, countdown timer, and notifications work correctly.
Make any necessary adjustments.
Deploy the app for users to start accessing the flash sale feature.

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