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PWA for WordPress

PWA for WordPress makes your WordPress site to PWA (Progressive Web App) and makes control of PWA data caches easy.

By Ryunosuke Shindo·Pwa·Free
5(4 reviews)
·300 active installs·Updated 6 years ago
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As of April 2026, PWA for WordPress is a WordPress pwa plugin with 300 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 9.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.4+ and PHP 5.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Last updated 6 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Super Progressive Web Apps.

5/54 reviews
300active installs
9.5K+total downloads
8 yearssince 2018

Overview

About this plugin

To make your WordPress website to PWA, this plugin make two files, “Manifest” and “ServiceWorker” in your website.
Manifest file is a json file that has configurations of web applications.
ServiceWorker is a JavaScript file that controls PWA’s functions.
To start PWA, configure two files from configuration screen.

You can fine-tune the cache, such as expiration date, time and URL exclusion.
By excluding the URLs, like a new arrival information, data acquisition destination in Ajax, this plugin can keep PWA data fresh.
You can set expire time of caches, then old cache will purged after specified time.

After version 1.1.2,
Multi sites are supported.
You can defer the PWA installation popup shown in browser default and add your own installatio…

Read full description on WordPress.org

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Ratings & Reviews

54 reviews
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1 ★
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Compatibility

WordPress4.4+ requiredTested up to 5.1.22
PHP5.4+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.2.0

Update:
Added “not set” for “orientation” parameter.
Added feature “Force Online-First” and “Force Cache-First”.

Fixed issue:
“add” button of First caches does not work.

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Ryunosuke ShindoRyunosuke Shindo
Plugin Info
Version
1.2.0
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2019
WP Requires
4.4+
Tested Up To
5.1.22
PHP Requires
5.4+
Active Installs
300
Downloads
9.5K+
Added
Aug 29, 2018
Business
Free

Tags

pwamobilepwa4wpprogressive web appprogressive web apps

Developer

R
Ryunosuke Shindo
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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