Getting Started - Zoho React Widget

New features! Clone this repository from the template

Now you can create new repositories based on this project by clicking on the "Use this template" button at the top of this repository page or by clicking here.

How to clone this repository from the template:

1. Give your new repository a name and description.
2. Choose the owner for the new repository.
3. Click "Create repository from template".

Once you have created your new repository from the template, you can clone it to your local machine using the following steps:

1. Copy the URL of your new repository.
2. Open your terminal or Git Bash.
3. Navigate to the directory where you want to clone the repository.
4. Run the following command: git clone (replace with the URL you copied in step 1).
5. Press enter and the repository will be cloned to your local machine.

That's it! You now have a local copy of the repository and can start working on it.

How to install this project in Windows from scratch

To install the project on your Windows computer, download the .zip file from the repository, unzip it and open it in your code editor.

Then, in root run this command:

npm install

How to run the app in the development mode.

Run this command:

npm start

It will open http://localhost:3000 to view it in your browser.

The page will reload when you make changes. You may also see any lint errors in the console.

How to create a package file to upload on Zoho CRM

npm run build

Note: To make sure this works properly don't delete any of the files in root

Builds the app for production to the dist folder.
It correctly bundles React in production mode and optimizes the build for Zoho.

Note: In the 'dist' folder you will find the .zip file that you can upload to your CRM!

How to test the widget in your CRM

To test the widget in your CRM you have to open your Settings and go to:

Widgets>New Widget Then you select the external host and paste your localhost server (you can get it from the npm start command)

How to install the widget in your CRM

To install the widget in your app you have to open your Settings and go to:

Widgets>New Widget

If you want to access to the widget from a button, you must select that option and then host your code in Zoho and upload the .zip file you'll find in the 'dist' folder. Then, in the route field complete with '/index.html'

To associate the widget to a button, you should go to Settings>Customization>Modules and Fields and select the module where you want to install the widget.

In that module, choose Links and buttons and create a New Button.

Select the option 'LIST VIEW UTILITIES MENU' and Create from the widget we install before.