Softr launched a native membership feature, also known as user accounts, making it possible to build membership-based communities or other platforms that require user authentication, create paid courses, or post gated content. Softr says it should take about 10-minutes to set-up the feature in your app, but notes this feature is only available for those under the paid "Web-App Startup Plan," which is currently available for a discounted $54/month as opposed to its regular price of $90.

More:

• The new membership feature comes with the following:
  • User sign-ins and sign-up forms
  • Forgot password and reset password
  • User profiles
  • The ability to set visibility rules on a block and page level
  • A data tab that displays information about all your users who have created accounts
  • Default headers and footers
• Softr says it's working on making it possible to set visibility rules based on Stripe Payments while also working on another feature offering an overview of a user's billing information
• Softr published this ~10-minute tutorial to help you get started.

Recent No-Code Tutorials / Resources Worth Checking Out:

• Airtable published an introduction to integrating with the tool for the unfamiliar.
• Obviously.AI launched a free no-code AI crash course at the very end of last year that's available as a 24-page PDF file here.
• Find out how to make a price tracker with Google Sheets and Slack using the Monitoro no-code real-time web data tool in two minutes.
• Unbounce has published a guide to landing page copywriting.

Airtable now offers support for regular (REGEX) functions. These include the REGEX_MATCH(), REGEX_EXTRACT(), and REGEX_REPLACE() functions.

More Recent Airtable News:

• Airtable is now offering Script templates in its marketplace, making it possible to install pre-built scripts into your base with a few clicks. Some of the 12 new script templates which you can install directly into a scripting app in your base include the ability to:
  • Find and replace all text matches for a field.
  • Add an image from Google Maps.
  • Upload all attachments for URLs in a field.
  • Import YouTube analytics.
  • Delete duplicates.
• At the same time, Airtable also introduced Script settings to make it easier for end-users to update a script without needing to look at the JavaScript.

More Recent Notable Tool Updates:

• Workflow automation startup AirSlate raised $40M from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, General Catalyst, and HighSage Ventures to help the company expand.
• No-code application development startup Console Corp. launched a no-code platform with low-code capabilities to help businesses create internal tools.
• TrackVia is offering free access to its new on-demand TrackVia University no-code training.

📅  No-Code Calendar:

• JAN. 14: Zapier will be hosting a live Zapier 101 webinar.
• JAN. 16: General Assembly is offering a Microsoft Excel bootcamp.

Contests / Challenges:

• NOV. 23-JAN. 15: Glide Holiday App-off contest challenging participants to build the best holiday-themed app for a chance to win a new MacBook Air

⚒️  No-Code Tool / Product Updates Recap:

Unstack:

No-code marketing platform Unstack launched a new payments and subscriptions tool, thus making it possible to quickly build commerce-enabled web and landing pages in no-code. 

Gumroad:

•  Gumroad launched a free 14 Day Product Challenge with the goal of helping you create, launch, and sell a product on Gumroad in two weeks. Every day, Gumroad will send you emails guiding you through picking a topic, building a landing and product page, launching, and more, while offering resources and tips. The challenge started Jan. 4, but you can still enroll here. 

Webflow:

Webflow announced a 21-day portfolio challenge guiding no-coders through building and launching a design portfolio website on the platform. It covers topics ranging from Flexbox and grid basics to advanced interactions and accessibility work, with content strategy tips and more. You can pre-enroll here.

 Makerpad:

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Tools Launched This Week:

Quick Hits:

• This company raised $9.3M to help orgs gift employees with glamping trips, Peloton bikes, and virtual sommelier lessons. Check out Blueboard's Experience menu.*
• Lottie has launched its LottieFiles for VS Code extension on Product Hunt.
• Makerpad and Formstack are now partners.
• Typeform is hiring for a Senior Data Engineer position.
• Adobe announced it has started blocking Flash content from running for users worldwide starting today, Jan. 12. All users will be receiving a warning advising them to uninstall Flash Player to protect their devices.
• Over 30,000 companies are building their eCommerce apps all without writing a single line of code. *

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