Mathieu Poli

A video game isn't what you'd expect from an app builder.That's exactly what makes it a good test. To find out what the AI Extension Builder is really capable of, you're better off asking it for the improbable than for one more section. So we described a full arcade game — finger-tappable, full-screen, a leaderboard shared across every player — and watched to see how far it would hold up.It held up. The lesson isn't “go publish games,” it's “the ceiling is far higher than you think”: what's true for a Flappy Bird is true for the sharp, specific feature your app actually needs. Everything was described in plain language, in a few paragraphs. Here's the result.

The AI Extension Builder already lets you create a custom app section by describing it in plain language. Now those sections can remember and share real data. Ask for a poll, a booking list, or a guestbook, and the builder sets up the data behind it and connects it to your live app — through a new integration with Supabase. Until now, the AI Extension Builder was brilliant at one thing: turning a sentence into a working section. Describe a countdown, a mood board, a mini-game — it appears in your app, styled to fit right in. But every section it built lived entirely on the visitor's device. Nothing it produced could hold on to information or pass it between people.That was the limit. Ask for a "reader poll" and you'd get a poll that worked perfectly for one person, on one device. The votes lived in the browser. Close the app, and they were gone. Open it on another phone, and the count started at zero. A guestbook only you can read isn't a guestbook. A booking list that resets on every device isn't a booking list.The reason was always the same: those features need a place to keep their data, and a set of rules for who can read and write it. That layer — a backend — is the hard part, and it's exactly the kind of thing that used to sit among the limitations of no-code app builders. The new Supabase connector brings it inside the builder. The AI Extension Builder now builds the data layer along with the section, in the same conversation, before it writes a line of code.(If you're new to building sections this way, start with how the AI Extension Builder works — this article picks up from there. It's the same tool that recently learned to handle file uploads, now with a data layer too.)

A lot of Custom Code needs to know who is using the app right now: showing premium content, greeting members by name, hiding a section from anonymous visitors, adapting a checkout. The GoodBarber App API gives you the current user through gb.user.getCurrent().And Custom Code isn't only something you write by hand anymore. With GoodBarber's AI Extension Builder, you describe the section you want in plain language and the assistant generates the extension for you — code that plugs straight into the same GoodBarber App API. Hand-written or AI-generated, it calls gb.user.getCurrent() the same way, and you test it the same way. So this guide applies whether you typed the code or prompted for it.But here's the catch every developer eventually hits: inside the back-office preview, there is no logged-in user. The preview is just a render of your app — there's no login screen, no session, nothing to authenticate against.For most app types, GoodBarber quietly works around this for you, so testing “as a logged-in user” just works. For the Membership extension, it doesn't — and that's on purpose. This article walks through how the current user behaves in the preview for each app type, and gives you a simple, copy-paste way to test the trickiest case: a logged-in member.

The 2026 World Cup has kicked off, and the matches are about to grab everyone's attention — a chance to keep your audience close and bring in a new one, right inside your app. Here's how to add a a match schedule and results section to it — each match's score, the next match up front, kickoff time in the visitor's local zone — starting from a single prompt, with GoodBarber's AI Extension Builder. From June 11 to July 19, 2026, 48 teams and dozens of matches will set the rhythm for six weeks of worldwide attention. Meanwhile, your community is following the scores on five other apps. None of them carries your name.A fixtures and results section is exactly the kind of page that, until recently, called for a developer. Today, you describe it and it builds itself. Here's how.

This month at GoodBarber : No major new features to announce. We’ve mainly focused on bug fixes.

This month, we're excited to spotlight a powerful new addition: the Privacy Center. Transparency and trust are at the core of building meaningful relationships with your users, and the Privacy Center is here to help you achieve just that. With the Privacy Center, you can now manage your app's permissions transparently and effortlessly. This new feature empowers you to centralize key privacy settings, communicate clearly with your users, and comply with the latest privacy regulations—all from one single page.   Below you'll find a summary of developments and updates during November 2024.  

During October, we launched a variety of new templates crafted to make your apps more visually stunning than ever. Each template brings unique design elements and fresh aesthetics to help you create captivating user experiences. Don’t hesitate to explore these new options and bring your app's design to the next level! Below you'll find a summary of developments and updates during October 2024.

In September 2024, GoodBarber introduces exciting new features to elevate the visual experience of your app, including LottieFiles animations. With this integration, you can seamlessly add engaging motion graphics to your onboarding screens, making the first interaction more interactive and captivating. This enhancement simplifies the process of customizing animations directly in the back-office, allowing you to create a more dynamic and branded experience for your users. Discover how these updates can transform the way your app communicates and engages! Below you'll find a summary of developments and updates during September 2024.

Do you want to give your app a fresh update? This month, we are offering new templates for the Map sections and video widgets of your app. Don't hesitate to test them out! Below, you will find a summary of the developments and updates made during June 2024.  

This month, focus on AI! 2 major new features for users of the ChatGPT section: GPT-4o and GPT-4 (Turbo) models are now available for ever more efficient and responsive chat. You can also restrict the section to your app’s users only. Enough to take full advantage of all the potential of artificial intelligence in your app. Below you'll find a summary of developments and updates carried out during the month of May 2024.

At GoodBarber, we are committed to consistently providing tools that are both technologically advanced and aesthetically appealing. We're excited to introduce our latest design innovation: the Shadow option, now available in our latest layout models. The Shadow option enables you to add subtle and elegant shadows to various elements in your templates, thus enhancing the overall aesthetic of your projects. This feature is designed to give your creations increased visual depth and a more sophisticated appearance.   Below you'll find a summary of developments and updates carried out during the month of April 2024.  

This month at GoodBarber, we're excited to unveil our latest feature of the month: the Countdown extension. Tailored for brands and creators aiming to stand out in a crowded digital landscape, this elegant and user-friendly feature allows you to integrate a dynamic countdown timer on your app's homepage. Perfect for building anticipation around events or promotions, the Countdown is our way of helping you captivate your audience and create immediate engagement. Discover how this innovation can elevate your user experience and make your app truly distinctive. Below you'll find a summary of developments and updates carried out during the month of March 2024.

This month at GoodBarber, we're breaking new ground with the launch of our ChatGPT extension, a real game-changer for your apps through artificial intelligence. ChatGPT is set to transform how your applications interact with users, making conversations smoother, more natural, and smarter. It's a big leap towards a future where your apps aren't just useful, but truly intelligent and adaptive. Check out the rest of our February updates to see how we continue to push the boundaries of what's possible.   Below you'll find a summary of developments and updates carried out during the month of February 2024:

This month, we are thrilled to announce the launch of GoodBarber Open, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at providing developers and advanced users of GoodBarber with greater autonomy in customizing their applications. The result of a year-long project led by our technical teams, GoodBarber Open embodies our commitment to fostering creativity and flexibility in application development. Through this initiative, developers and expert users benefit from unprecedented freedom to manipulate code and configuration files.   Below you'll find a summary of developments and updates carried out during the month of January 2024:

This month, we are delighted to announce the launch of a highly requested feature that adds a new dimension of customization to the home pages of your applications: the Text widget! Designed for eCommerce and content applications, the Text widget provides the freedom to add free-form text directly to the homepage of your application. Below you'll find a summary of developments and updates carried out during the month of December 2023:  

This month we're bringing you a new extension that lets you display your Substack publications in an Article section of your app. A new design template is also available for your article lists!  Below you'll find a summary of developments and updates carried out during the month of November 2023:

GoodBarber App Builder: advanced controls and customization. Get a look behind the scenes and find out how to enable some hidden features and controls.

This month, we are introducing a new feature that will elevate the experience of your new users to the next level! The step-by-step procedure. This is an essential strategy to integrate into your app. Integrated from the very first launch of your app, this guide warmly welcomes your new users and gently leads them through the various features of your application. Thanks to clear and visual instructions, users quickly discover the specifics of your interface and possible interactions, thereby reducing any friction or hesitation. Don't wait any longer to test this new feature and captivate your users from the very first seconds!   Below you'll find a summary of developments and updates carried out during the month of October 2023:  

This month we're introducing a whole host of new features for the design of your app: a new template for the Map and Calendar sections, a new template for presenting your categories... and, above all, the possibility of adding your own fonts to your back office ! Fonts play a crucial role in creating the visual identity of your application. They help define the mood and style of your app. With this new feature, you now have the power to express your creativity without limits. Below you'll find a summary of developments and updates carried out during the month of September 2023:

If you're using the Map section of your GoodBarber app and want to showcase your places on your app's Home, you're in for a treat! Today, we're introducing a brand new widget template for your Map section: the Visual template. Particularly suitable for those who want to give a highly visual impact to the places featured in their app, this new template allows you to display multiple images for a place through an integrated slideshow. It also offers actions that greatly enhance the user experience.   Below you'll find a summary of developments and updates carried out during the month of August 2023:  

This month we're delighted to offer you a much-requested little surprise: the ability to anticipate the depublication of your content items. Previously, you had the option of scheduling the date of publication. With this new option, you can now select a date on which this content will no longer be accessible. This function applies to all content within your back office, including: articles, podcasts, videos and maps. As an added bonus, each time you connect to your back office, a popup now informs you of any new developments since your last visit! Below you'll find a summary of developments and updates carried out during the month of July 2023:

This month we present a series of extensions that will help you get your content out to the widest possible audience. It's essential to distribute your content effectively to reach a wider audience and maximize the impact of your message. That's why we've designed a number of extensions that let you generate RSS feeds to distribute your content beyond your app or website, expanding your audience and managing multisite publications effortlessly. Below is a summary of the developments and updates carried out during the month of June 2023:

This month, we've focused on improving your experience as an app creator, including a new code editor that will make your work much easier when writing code. This new feature will provide a more comfortable and efficient working environment for all your development tasks. You'll find this new editor in the plug-ins sections and all the other panels offering the possibility of inserting your own code. Below is a summary of the developments and updates carried out during the month of May 2023:

This month we are pleased to release a new feature that will delight eCommerce app owners: the loyalty program. You can increase your sales and revenues by offering your customers to reward them for their loyalty. From your back office, you can set the loyalty card you will offer to your customers and the reward they will get.  You will find below the summary of the developments and updates made during the month of April 2023: