Before the WeChat mini-program was launched, the cost of making apps for small and medium-sized companies would be relatively high, and if they were directly uploaded to the web, it would also cause user experience problems.
In fact, the problems mentioned above are not only faced by various developers and enterprises, WeChat also has to face the problem of ecological creation, but WeChat has created a precedent, because they need small programs to build their own super apps .
Therefore, with the crazy support of the WeChat platform and the recognition of developers, the simple and easy-to-use WeChat mini-programs received a very good response once they were launched. App manufacturers have also followed suit. Apps such as Baidu, Alipay, and Douyin have all embarked on the path of mini programs.
Contradictions in the management of small programs are highlighted
But what followed was the emergence of various large and small program development platforms, but developers also need to develop and manage small programs on multiple platforms. Although some small program platforms have achieved compatibility with the WeChat platform from the code, small Program management still needs to complete various tasks on multiple platforms, including off-shelf, permissions, and account numbers, which is still very troublesome.
Specifically, the management of applets involves many aspects, the following are some main aspects:
● Mini Program settings management: including Mini Program basic information settings, Mini Program avatar and name settings, Mini Program home page settings, etc.
● User rights management: including settings of user rights of applets, rights of administrators of small programs, rights of members of small programs, etc.
● Content management: including management of mini program pages, functional modules and plug-ins, review and release of mini program content, etc.
● Data statistics management: including the monitoring and statistics of mini-program visits, user behavior and other data, as well as data analysis and report generation.
● Security management: including security settings of Mini Program accounts, security settings of Mini Program interfaces, protection of Mini Program data, etc.
● Operation management: including mini program promotion, user experience optimization, mini program marketing, etc.
● Developer management: including management of Mini Program developer accounts, management of Mini Program development documents, management of Mini Program versions, etc.
Pains and Difficulties in Mini Program Management
Taking my personal development of small programs as an example, there are more than one small programs that need to be maintained and developed at the same time, so the following two obvious problems will appear in the management of small programs.
● One is that I already have more than 3 WeChat applets, and I have to log in and log out frequently every time I update them, which is very painful.
● Second, we have mini programs on WeChat, Alipay and Baidu. It is very troublesome to switch accounts every time we release a version.
My personal analysis believes that the source of this problem is that the initial creation of each small program open platform did not provide a good design and guidance for users to manage multiple small programs. This problem was not serious when the number of small programs was small in the early days. , but small programs have become a more recognized business carrying model for various companies or developers, which has also caused some developers to gradually increase the number of small programs. This problem has gradually emerged and began to affect developers' use.
I searched the market for products that provide similar functions, and worked hard to find a product that can provide similar product capabilities.
FinClip applet management platform
In the FinClip management background , under the "WeChat Mini Program Management" function, you can associate the WeChat Mini Program with the already-online FinClip Mini Program, upload the WeChat WXML syntax mini program code through the developer tool, and then configure it on the function page Upload and publish operations.
The specific usage process in actual experience is as follows:
On the "Mini Program Management - WeChat Mini Program Management" page, find the existing FinClip applet, click the "Associate" button on the right side of the AppID, and use WeChat to scan the QR code on the newly opened page to complete the WeChat Mini Program Licensing binding with FinClip applet.
When the WeChat applet is bound successfully, the AppID of the WeChat applet (starting with wx) will be displayed in the AppID column. We can confirm whether the association is successful by seeing the AppID of the WeChat applet.
Then, use the FinClip developer tool to open the corresponding applet. After confirming that the applet code is developed correctly, you can click the "Upload" button in the IDE interface, and check the "Synchronously upload applet to WeChat" checkbox below.
It must be noted that the applet code uploaded here must be in WeChat WXML format.
Then you can return to the mini program management background and perform follow-up operations on the "WeChat Mini Program Management" page:
● Details: jump to the FinClip mini program details page to view the relevant details of the mini program;
● View the trial version: when you have passed the IDE After uploading the mini program code, you can click the current button and scan the QR code to experience the mini program through the WeChat App;
● Code review: Submit the current trial version of the mini program code to WeChat for review, and the review status and comments will be returned after the review;
● Publish: Publish the Mini Program that has passed the code review to the online version.