Wix Online Programs: Create the Best Mobile Experience for Your Users
4 min
In this article
- Choosing the right mobile app for your program
- Helping participants join your program on mobile
- Supporting learning and payments on mobile
- Customizing your mobile app experience for Online Programs
- FAQs
Your participants do not have to rely on your site’s mobile browser to join and complete a program. Wix mobile apps give them a smoother way to join your site, access lessons, interact with content, and stay engaged on the go.
The right mobile setup also makes it easier for participants to find your program faster and keep learning from anywhere. This article explains how to choose the right app for your business, help participants join on mobile, and customize the app experience for Online Programs.
Choosing the right mobile app for your program
Wix gives you a few ways to offer a mobile experience for your participants. The best option depends on your business type, how much branding control you want, and how quickly you want to get started.
If you want a ready-to-use option, start with one of the free Wix member apps:
- Spaces by Wix: A free member app for most business types. Participants can join your site, access content, and stay connected from their mobile devices. Choose Spaces by Wix if you want a fast, flexible mobile experience for most business types.
- Fit by Wix: A free member app for fitness businesses. Participants can join online programs, book services, connect with you, and purchase products. Choose Fit by Wix if your business focuses on fitness and wellness.
- Your own native mobile app: A fully branded mobile app with no Wix branding. This option gives you more control over your design and app experience, but it requires a Mobile App Premium plan to publish in the app stores. If your own native mobile app is live in the app stores, it automatically becomes your preferred app. Choose your own native mobile app if you want a fully branded app experience for your participants.
Learn more about choosing your preferred app for your members.
Helping participants join your program on mobile
Participants can join your site and access your program from a Wix member app. When you send an invite code, it includes a link to download the relevant member app and the code they need to join.
After opening the app, participants enter the invite code to join your site. Once they join, they can access the programs available to them from their mobile device.
Depending on whether they already have the app and whether they have already joined your site, they may need to log in or complete the join flow in the app before they can access the program.
To help participants join with fewer issues:
- Invite your members. Send them the invite code and app link together.
- Tell members which app to download before they begin.
- Let them know they may need to log in or join the site in the app first.
- Share clear instructions in your emails, messages, or site content so they know what to expect.
Supporting learning and payments on mobile
A strong mobile experience helps participants keep learning wherever they are. They can use the app to open your site, find their program, and continue working through the content from their phone.
For Online Programs, this is especially useful when your program includes content that people want to access on the go, such as videos, quizzes, PDFs, and step-by-step lessons. If you charge for your program, mobile access can also make it easier for participants to complete checkout and join from their phone.
If you want more people to use the app instead of the mobile web version, make the value clear. Let participants know they can use the app to keep up with lessons, stay connected, and continue learning from anywhere.
To make your program work better on mobile:
- Keep lesson titles short and clear.
- Break long text into smaller sections.
- Use cover images that are easy to understand on smaller screens.
- Test videos, PDFs, and quizzes on mobile to make sure they are easy to use.
- Promote the mobile app as the best way to learn on the go.
Learn more about monetizing your program.
Customizing your mobile app experience for Online Programs
Once you choose the app you want participants to use, customize it so your program is easy to find. This can help participants see your program as soon as they open the app and reduce the number of steps it takes to start learning.
You can customize your member app from your site’s dashboard or from the Wix app. If you are using your own native mobile app, you can also customize its design and features to match your brand.
To customize your app for Online Programs:
- Make your programs easy to find from the app’s navigation.
- Add an Online Programs element to the Home screen so participants see your program right away.
- Reorder screens so the most important program content appears first.
- Update your app header, app name, and cover photo to match your brand.
- Choose a theme color that matches your site or business.
- Add a section on your site that encourages participants to download the app and continue learning on mobile.
Learn how to customize your own mobile app.
FAQs
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