by iworks (Marcin Pietrzak) 4.8 (26 reviews)

PWA — easy way to Progressive Web App

Name: PWA — easy way to Progressive Web App
Rating: 4.8 (26 reviews)
Author: iworks (Marcin Pietrzak)

Your easy way to Progressive Web Application.

PWA ranks #5,160 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000+ active installations, is #552 of 4,943 in the Utilities & Tools category, a 4.8/5 rating from 26 reviews, and was last updated Jul 20, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1)

v1.8.0 Current Version v1.8.0

Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 20 Jul, 2026

Refreshed 8 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#552 of 4,943 in Utilities & Tools Top 10% by installs Downloads -17.8% this week

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#5,160

-6 this week

Active Installs

1K+

-64%

KW Avg Position

5.8

0.2 worse

Downloads

56.5K

+14 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

96%

Review 4.8 out of 5

4.8 (26 reviews)

Next Milestone 2K

Total Progress 27.5%

1K+ 2K+

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Reviews & Ratings

4.8

26 reviews

Overall 96%

25 (96%)

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

Oct 1, 2024

PWA — easy way to Progressive Web App [iworks-pwa] < 1.6.4

CVE-2024-8967 · Fixed in v1.6.4

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.8.0
Last Updated: Jul 20, 2026
Requires WP: 6.0+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: 8.0 or higher
Author: iworks (Marcin Pietrzak)

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8
Reviews: 26
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 0%

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Progressive Web Application add to homescreen manifest.json offline pwa

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to offer their website as a mobile app-like experience. It converts a WordPress website into a Progressive Web App that visitors can add to their home screen and launch for faster, app-like access.

Add to Home Screen prompt
App-like interface for return visitors
Home screen shortcuts for context menu
Quick setup, under a minute

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about PWA — easy way to Progressive Web App

It is only possible with WPML package. Install and activate WPML Multilingual CMS and WPML String Translation plugins. Save manifest.json data on WP Admin -> Settings -> WPA. Open WP Admin -> WPML -> String translation`. Select domain iworks-pwa. Translate strings.

The shortcuts member defines an array of shortcuts or links to key tasks or pages within a web app. A user agent can use these values to assemble a context menu to be displayed by the operating system when a user engages with the web app's icon. Install Menu Icons by ThemeIsle plugin. Go to WPA -> Appearance -> Menu. Open "Menu Icon Setting" from the "Add menu items" column (it should be on the bottom). Be sure you have "Image" checked. Create a custom menu and set "Display location" to "PWA Shortcuts Menu". Add item. Select icon - it is recommended that you use a single 192x192 pixel icon. Save the menu.

Add to Home screen (or A2HS for short) is a feature available in modern browsers that allows a user to "install" a web app, ie. add a shortcut to their Home screen representing their favourite web app (or site) so they can subsequently access it with a single tap. A2HS is supported in all mobile browsers, except iOS web view. It's also supported in some Chromium desktop browsers.