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Steps to turn a website into PWA

Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) offer fast, reliable, and offline-capable web experiences. They combine the best of websites and mobile apps, providing benefits like quick loading times, reduced memory usage, and seamless offline functionality. Converting a website to a PWA can enhance user engagement and performance cost-effectively.

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Steps to turn a website into PWA

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  1. Steps to Turn a Website into PWA

  2. Step 1: Build a Basic Web Page Create a simple webpage using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. This serves as the foundation of your PWA. Ensuring a basic functional site is crucial as it will be progressively enhanced with PWA features, providing the necessary groundwork for further development.

  3. Step 2: View the Website on Your Mobile Access the website on a mobile device to check its responsiveness and performance. This step is important to ensure the site adapts well to different screen sizes and functions correctly on mobile, providing a baseline for enhancements. Enter chrome://inspect into your URL bar if you have an Android device connected in to your desktop computer.

  4. Step 3: Add Modern Head Tags Include viewport and manifest tags in the website’s HTML head section. The viewport tag ensures mobile responsiveness, while the manifest file provides metadata for the web app. These tags are essential for creating a mobile-friendly and app-like user experience. <head> <meta name= “viewport” content=”width=device-width, user-scalable=no” /> <link rel= “manifest” href= “manifest.json” /> </head>

  5. Step 4: Create a Manifest File Develop a manifest file in JSON format that includes app metadata like name, icons, and start URL. This file allows users to add your site to their home screen, making it behave more like a native app, thus enhancing user engagement and accessibility.

  6. Step 5: Add a Service Worker Implement a service worker script to handle caching and background tasks. Service workers are vital for enabling offline functionality and improving load times, as they cache resources and manage network requests efficiently. /** An empty service worker! */ self.addEventListener (‘fetch’, function(event) { /** An empty fetch handler! */ }); And that’s it.

  7. Step 6: Make the Website Work Offline Open the `sw.js` script and obtain the cache object. Update the code to cache the entire website. Check functionality by removing the current app, opening it in Chrome, and selecting “Add to Home Screen.” Ensure the service worker reloads and caches changes by adding a component with its version, so the installation process repeats whenever updates occur.

  8. Step 7: Testing Thoroughly test the PWA using tools like Chrome DevTools and Lighthouse to check performance, offline functionality, and responsiveness. Testing is crucial to identify and fix issues, ensuring a reliable, high-quality user experience across various devices and scenarios.

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