How a WordPress site opens as a PWA

SuperPWA Premium generates a web app manifest and adds it to your WordPress site. On supported mobile browsers, users can install the site from an “Add To Home Screen” prompt or the browser menu, then open it from their device’s home screen in an app-like interface.

Offline access depends on cached pages

Pages visitors have opened can be stored locally on their devices using the CacheStorage API and read offline. If someone requests a page that is not cached while offline, the configured offline page appears.

Configure the app’s appearance

Plugin settings let you choose the application icon, set the splash screen background color, and choose the display property. SuperPWA also works with maskable and monochrome icons, as well as WordPress installations in a sub-folder.

Options listed for the PRO version

The listed PRO capabilities extend the PWA with:

• Call To Action: an additional prompt or action for visitors.
• Android APK App Generator: generation of an Android APK from the PWA.
• Data Analytics: analytics capabilities for the app experience.
• Pre-Loader: a pre-loader for the PWA.
• App Shortcuts: shortcuts for app access.
• QR Code Generator: a QR code for the PWA.

Install and configure

1. In WordPress Admin, open Plugins > Add New, search for “Super Progressive Web Apps,” select Install Now, then Activate.
2. Open the SuperPWA settings, set the application icon and splash screen background color, and choose the display property.
3. Set an offline page for requests that cannot be served from the cache while offline, then save the settings.
4. Visit the site on a supported mobile device. Visitors can install it from the Add To Home Screen prompt or the browser menu. Previously visited, cached pages can then be opened offline from the home screen.

Manual installation is also available: upload the super-progressive-web-apps folder to /wp-content/extensions/, then activate the add-on in WordPress Admin.

HTTPS and browser support are required

The site must use HTTPS, and the browser must support web app manifests and service workers. The listed browser versions are Chrome 57+, Chrome for Android 62, Firefox 57, and Firefox for Android 58. Support varies by device and browser. Safari on iOS 11.3 and later has partial PWA support; visitors can use the browser’s Share menu and Add to Home Screen option, as a native installation prompt is not provided.

On uninstall, SuperPWA removes the database entries and files it created.