Medium app logo

How to Build a Medium Clone With No-Code using Bubble

Video Course

Ready to save 3-5 months learning how to build your app from scratch?

This course teaches you how to build your own community blogging platform like Medium without touching a single line of code. This course covers the step-by-step process of creating a functional Medium app that’s ready to launch. Utilizing Bubble’s no-code platform, it explains the exact workflows you’ll need to replicate Medium’s product.

Note: This complete course was created using the Flexbox responsive engine.

Ready to start learning?

Choose the best option for you 👇

Get The Full Course

Get access to both the full course, as well as the template created within this tutorial.

Just $189

Note: Template will be sent within 24hrs of purchase.

Get Access To All Courses

Get access to all the clone courses, as well as all the available templates created in each tutorial.
(All 21 templates available)

Just $499

Note: Templates will be sent within 24hrs of purchase.

Throughout 21 course modules, I’ll cover the process of building the following core features:

  • Getting started with Bubble
  • Configuring your database
  • Registering user accounts
  • Building a login page
  • Creating a user settings page
  • Allowing users to publish stories
  • Building a publisher dashboard
  • Edit an existing story
  • Building the Medium home page feed
  • Creating a search feature
  • Making the product responsive across all devices
  • Building a search results page
  • Bookmarking stories
  • Building a dynamic story page
  • Adding claps to a story
  • Creating & displaying comments on a story
  • Displaying user profiles
  • Creating notifications
  • Creating a paywall
  • Processing payments
  • Additional tips & insights

By the end of this course, you’ll have a working product that can be used to build your own startup, knowledge on how to build a Medium clone for freelance clients, and new skills to expand your Bubble experience.

Learn from an experienced Bubble developer & coach who has helped multiple founders build successful apps without code using Bubble.

In 2020, I worked directly with the Bubble team to write their ‘How-to build’ blog series. Each installment shared written instructions on how to recreate popular products using their no-code tool. To simplify the building process, I’ve created my own video series to help guide you in a more engaging way.

This course is built for:

  • Anyone who wants to quickly build an app like Mediumn with minimal cost and time input
  • Anyone interested in learning about Bubble’s no-code development tool
  • Anyone looking to extend their skills as a freelance Bubble developer
  • Makers who want to extend their knowledge into Bubble’s no-code toolset

Requirements:

  • A free Bubble account.
  • A basic understanding of Bubble, although I’ll walk you through everything is thorough detail.

Course content:

Section 1 – Getting started with Bubble

  • Getting started with Bubble’s no-code tool

Section 2 – Configuring your database

  • Creating your custom Medium clone database

Section 3 – Registering user accounts

  • Creating a workflow to register new users

Section 4 – Building a login page

  • Creating a page where existing users can login to their account

Section 5 – Building a user settings page

  • Allowing users to make changes to their account details

Section 6 – Publishing stories

  • Allowing users to create & publish Medium stories

Section 7 – Building a publisher dashboard

  • Creating a page where users can manage their draft & published stories

Section 8 – Editing a story

  • Allowing users to edit an existing story

Section 9 – Building the Medium home page

  • Creating a feed of posts and a navigation menu

Section 10 – Creating a search feature

  • Allowing users to search for specific stories or topics

Section 11 – Responsive design

  • Using the Flexbox responsive engine to make the app fully-responsive

Section 12 – Building the search results page

  • Displaying a list of relevant stories based on a users search query

Section 13 – Bookmarking posts

  • Allowing users to save stories for later

Section 14 – Building the story page

  • Creating a dedicated page to display the full details of a story

Section 15 – Adding claps

  • Allowing users to engage with a story by adding claps

Section 16 – Creating comments on a story

  • Creating & displaying comments on the story page

Section 17 – Displaying user profiles

  • Creating a dedicated page to showcase a users stories

Section 18 – Creating notifications

  • Notifying a user when someone engages with a story they’ve published

Section 19 – Creating a paywall

  • Restricting access to a story to only paid members

Section 20 – Processing payments

  • Using Stripe to make the paywall functional

Section 21 – Wrapping up

  • Additional tips & insights to help on your Bubble journey

Get The Full Course

Get access to both the full course, as well as the template created within this tutorial.

Just $189

Note: Template will be sent within 24hrs of purchase.

Get Access To All Courses

Get access to all the clone courses, as well as all the available templates created in each tutorial.
(All 21 templates available)

Just $499

Note: Templates will be sent within 24hrs of purchase.

What past students are saying

"I thought building a ride-hailing app like Uber was very complex and intimidating, but Lachlan can explain the building process using Bubble very clearly, which is easy to follow. Now I feel empowered because I know how to build MVP apps using Bubble."
Self-portrait of app developer, Hadi Rasyid
Hadi Rasyid Sono
Corporate Strategy Analyst
"Great overview that takes you from a blank page to complete MVP. Perfect length and amount of detail to set you up well and put you on the right path. Highly recommended!"
Tech founder, Harry Brown, self-portrait photo
Harry Brown
Founder - Dream Day
"If you wanted to learn more about Bubble, you should take these courses. Lachlan is a very effective instructor that clearly communicates each step of the way. Each video is focused on specific topics and the course is easy to follow."
Self-portrait of Design Lead, Michael Lee
Michael Lee
Senior Product Designer

Never miss a course 👇