How Do I Re-use or Duplicate Sections? (Category Shortcut)

Overview

Sections can not currently be duplicated or added multiple times inside of Mobile Roadie apps. Pro App packages, however, have access to categories and the category shortcut section which allow content to be siphoned off into independent top level sections. In the CMS, these sections are limited to one content type per category shortcut (i.e. Audio, Photos, Video, etc..). From an end user standpoint in the app, each category shortcut will function as a separate section on their device.

*NOTE* categories and category shortcuts are currently only available on Pro app package. Core Accounts can be upgraded to Pro here!

Setting Up Category Shortcuts

The first step in setting up category shortcuts is assigning content to the categories which you want to pull out as top level sections (see here for more information on categories).

Once you have content assigned to multiple categories within a single section, the next step is to add the category shortcut

1. Login to your CMS and navigate to the Build>Add A New Section

2. Under the Premium Sections heading, select 'Shortcut'

3. In the popup box, add a section title, select a category, and a section (content type), then hit Add Section

4. This section will now appear under the Build Menu allowing the name of the section, category shortcut, and section (content type) to be edited at a later time if needed

Repeat the above steps to setup as many category shortcuts as needed! Once you have created all of your category Shortcuts, Hide the main section(s) in the CMS under Design>Global>Arrange Sections by dragging/dropping the section under the Hidden Sections heading.

This will hide the main section from view in the app, leaving only the 2 independent category shortcuts as top level sections on the home screen of your app.

Before category shortcuts, there was a single section with a category selection screen

After hiding the main section and adding category shortcuts, there are 2 independent sections which only contain content assigned to those categories

category shortcuts can be rearranged into the desired order like any other section under Design>Global>Arrange Sections and the app title/home screen icon edited under Design>Smartphone>Navigation Styles>Sections