PWA for WordPress
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 installation button on your sites.
STEP1
Configure Manifest
Prepare icon image file, image file must be png format.
Make offline page, this page will cached with PWA installation and shown when PWA is offline.
Setup manifest file from Manifest Configuration page.
Image file will be resized to fit icon sizes automatically.
STEP2
Configure ServiceWorker
Setup ServiceWorker file from ServiceWorker Configuration page.
COMPLETE!
Download & install the zip archive
The plugin package installer can be downloaded from the WP2E project tab called “code”.
1 – Select the version to download if this option is available otherwise the “latest” version of the main plugin will be used.
2 – After downloading the zip archive install the plugin package installer in you local environment and activate the script from the plugin list.
3 – Under the section “Plugins” of the admin dashboard you should see a new “Dependencies & Licenses” link. Follow the instructions from this panel to finalize the installation of the missing dependencies.
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- Give a name to your project
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- Download the Installer Package
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- Install & activate the plugin locally
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- Install the suggested dependencies
Tips: Use the WP2E panel to add/suggest new dependencies to the local installation. Press F5 in the list of dependencies if the changes are not displayed right away.