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Date Published
Author
Lachlan Kirkwood
Word count
2454
Language
English
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None

Summary

Building a Tripadvisor clone with Bubble's visual programming tool requires structuring design and database, then stitching everything together using workflows. The process starts by registering a free account on Bubble, followed by wireframing product design or building necessary fields within the database. A powerful feature of Bubble is sending data between pages, allowing for creating one generic version of a page with dynamic content from the database. Configuring a database creates different data types and fields to power workflows, including user-generated photos and reviews linked back to cities. The first feature built is a back-end portal to add new things to do/activities, followed by creating a search function, displaying dynamic content on city pages, discovering activities in cities, hosting individual activities, processing payments with Stripe, and creating user-generated reviews. With Bubble's no-code platform, users can build a Tripadvisor clone or any other product without coding, with paid plans starting from $25 per month to host the product on their own custom domain.