Adding new dapps

For a detailed video walkthrough of adding dapps to the Valora dapps list, check out this video. This video is highly recommended for non-technical users as it shows how to properly fork the repository and make changes without any local development environment. For text instructions, continue reading below.

Required Changes

There are some fields that need to be translated into different languages, and this is done by Valora, so to add a new Dapp or category you need to follow the following steps:

Open valora-dapp-list.json. You will see that it has two root objects (both arrays), categories and applications. The fields for each are described below.
The process to add a new category or Dapp is analogous, we'll use adding a new Dapp as example. For Dapps, we need to add a new item to the applications array. Valora Inc will do translations, so you don't put an actual description there.
To write the description, open the file base.json. This json also has two root objects, categories and dapps. In our previous example, we'd add under dapps a new field called ubeswap and write the description there.
After doing this you should open a PR and ask someone on the Valora team to review it so it can be merged. Once it's merged, the Valora Inc translations team will receive the new strings and translate them into all the supported languages.
Once they do, Crowdin will automatically open a PR with all the translations. After the Valora team merges this Crowdin PR the new categories or Dapp will be visible in the Valora Wallet.

Dapps

Property	Description
`name`	The name of the Dapp.
`id`	A unique identifier for the Dapp. The current pattern is to use a lower-kebab-case string.
`categoryId`	The category id under which the Dapp should show up. This will be deprecated soon, it will be replaced by `categories`.
`categories`	An array of category ids under which the Dapp should show up.
`url`	The URL to open when the Dapp is selected. Can also be a deep link to open in-app.
`listOnAndroid`	Whether to list the Dapp on Android devices. Your Dapp must be compliant with the Play Store Content Policy.
`listOnIos`	Whether to list the Dapp on iOS devices. Your Dapp must be compliant with the App Store Review Guidelines.

The logo of the Dapp must be a 256 x 256 PNG added to the assets folder. It will be available after merging in a URL with this format: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/valora-inc/dapp-list/main/assets/{id}.png.

The English description of the Dapp should be added to base.json under the path dapps.{id}.

Please make sure that the description follows these guidelines:

Dapp descriptions must be 50 characters or less and describe what the user can do with the dapp. Dapp descriptions should not have a period at the end, but should adhere to American english spelling and punctuation otherwise. Example: Swap tokens through a decentralized exchange
Should not include a period at the end of the description.

Templating

Valora has basic support for replacing the following template parameters in a Dapps URL:

Parameter	Description
`{{address}}`	Valora Account Address

For example:

https://example.com/?address={{address}}

Property	Description
`id`	A unique identifier for the Dapp. The current pattern is to use a lower-kebab-case string.
`backgroundColor`	The color for the background of the category in-app.
`fontColor`	The color for the font color of the category in-app.

Showing Valora as a Preferred Wallet

Please consider adding Valora into the list of recommended wallets for your Dapp as this offers users a more seamless experience for Valora users. For your convenience, we have provided examples of how such an integration can be achieved using prevalent frameworks. If your framework of choice is not detailed below or if you require any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us through the #Dapp-dev channel on Discord.

@web3modal/react - Docs

import { Web3Modal } from '@web3modal/react'
...
<Web3Modal
  projectId={projectId}
  ethereumClient={ethereumClient}
  explorerRecommendedWalletIds={[
    // Valora Wallet ID https://walletconnect.com/explorer/valora
    'd01c7758d741b363e637a817a09bcf579feae4db9f5bb16f599fdd1f66e2f974',
    // Additional wallets here...
  ]}
/>

@celo/rainbowkit-celo - Docs

// Make sure to use wagmi e.g. 0.12.x or 1.x.x
import { connectorsForWallets } from '@rainbow-me/rainbowkit'
import { publicProvider } from 'wagmi/providers/public'

const { chains, provider } = configureChains(
  [Alfajores, Celo],
  [publicProvider()]
)

const connectors = connectorsForWallets([
  {
    groupName: "Recommended with CELO",
    wallets: [
      Valora({ chains }),
      // Additional wallets here...
    ],
  },
])

const wagmiClient = createClient({
  autoConnect: true,
  connectors,
  provider,
})
...
<WagmiConfig config={wagmiConfig}>
  <RainbowKitProvider chains={chains}>
    <YourApp />
  </RainbowKitProvider>
</WagmiConfig>

FAQs

What might prevent my Dapp from being listed on iOS?

The App Store Review Guidelines are constantly evolving and we encourage all Dapp builders to follow those changes.

There are a few common Dapp features that the App Store Review Guidelines currently prohibit (N.B., this is not an exhaustive list):

Purchasing NFTs without In App Purchase). This convention is targeted at collectible use cases for NFTs (instead of other uses cases like using NFTs to represent liquidity pool positions).
Gambling with assets that might be construed as "real money" without a conventional gambling license.

Adding new dapps

Required Changes​

Dapps​

Templating​

Categories​

Showing Valora as a Preferred Wallet​

@web3modal/react - Docs​

@celo/rainbowkit-celo - Docs​

FAQs​

What might prevent my Dapp from being listed on iOS?​