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Free Plugin by iworks (Marcin Pietrzak) v1.8.0

PWA

Your easy way to Progressive Web Application.

PWA

The facts

Rating
4.8★ from 26
Active installs
2k+
Price
Free
Last updated
20 Jul 2026
Added
Mar 2021
Requires WP
6.0
Tested up to
WP 7.0.4
Requires PHP
8.0
Downloads
61,075

Our analysis

AI-assisted

PWA — easy way to Progressive Web App is a WordPress plugin that enables you to convert your website into a Progressive Web App (PWA). This technology combines features of mobile web and apps, allowing users to install your site on their home screen and access it like a native app.

Once installed, visitors on supported mobile devices will see an 'Add To Home Screen' prompt, making it easy for them to engage with your website through an app-like interface. This plugin is suitable for website owners looking to enhance mobile user experience and improve return visitor engagement.

Best for: Website owners who want to improve mobile engagement and performance.

What it does well

  • Converts WordPress websites into Progressive Web Apps
  • Users can install the site on their home screen
  • Prompts users with an 'Add To Home Screen' notice
  • Easy to configure and set up in under a minute
  • Allows for context menu shortcuts

Where it falls short

  • Limited information on specific features and customisation options

Verdict

This plugin offers a straightforward solution for creating a Progressive Web App from your WordPress site, but details on advanced features are lacking.

From the developer

iworks (Marcin Pietrzak)'s own description of PWA, lightly tidied.

Progressive Web Apps (PWA) is a technology that combines the best of mobile web and the best of mobile apps to create a superior mobile web experience. They are installed on the phone like a normal app (web app) and can be accessed from the home screen.

Users can come back to your website by launching the app from their home screen and interact with your website through an app-like interface. Your return visitors will experience almost-instant loading times and enjoy the great performance benefits of your PWA!

iWorks PWA makes it easy for you to convert your WordPress website into a Progressive Web App instantly!

Once this plugin is installed, users browsing your website from a supported mobile device will see a “Add To Home Screen” notice (from the bottom of the screen) and will be able to ‘install your website’ on the home screen of their device.

iWorks PWA allow to add shortcuts for context menu to be displayed by the operating system when a user engages with the web app’s icon.

iWorks PWA is easy to configure, it takes less than a minute to set-up your Progressive Web App!

See room for improvement?

Great! There are several ways you can get involved to help make PWA — easy way to Progressive Web App better:

  1. Report Bugs: If you find a bug, error or other problem, please report it! You can do this by creating a new topic in the plugin forum. Once a developer can verify the bug by reproducing it, they will create an official bug report in GitHub where the bug will be worked on.
  2. Suggest New Features: Have an awesome idea? Please share it! Simply create a new topic in the plugin forum to express your thoughts on why the feature should be included and get a discussion going around your idea.
  3. Issue Pull Requests: If you’re a developer, the easiest way to get involved is to help out on issues already reported in GitHub. Be sure to check out the contributing guide for developers.

Thank you for wanting to make PWA — easy way to Progressive Web App better for everyone!

The “PWA — easy way to Progressive Web App” plugin is available also on GitHub.

Read the full description on the official page →

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