Description
CodeQuill Web to App is a lightweight, zero-configuration Progressive Web App (PWA) generator for WordPress. It allows your mobile and desktop visitors to install your website directly onto their devices just like a native app.
By utilizing a dynamic Web App Manifest and a highly optimized, Network-First Service Worker, your site will load faster, provide an offline fallback page when users lose their internet connection, and feel like a true standalone application.
Key Features:
- One-Click Install Button: Automatically displays a sleek, floating « Install App » button for supported mobile and desktop browsers.
- Dashboard Management: Easily customize your App Name, Short Name, Theme Colors, and App Icons directly from the WordPress Admin area.
- Dynamic Manifest: Automatically generates and links your
manifest.jsonfile on the fly based on your customized settings. - Network-First Service Worker: Ensures users always see your latest live content, but automatically falls back to a cached version if their internet connection drops.
- Zero Scope Issues: Dynamically serves the Service Worker from the root of your site, bypassing the strict directory limitations that break most other PWA plugins.
- Safe for WP-Admin: Carefully excludes the WordPress dashboard and login pages from caching, ensuring you never get locked out of your site.
Installation
- Upload the entire
codequill-web-to-appfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
- Navigate to PWA Settings in your WordPress Admin Menu.
- Fill out your App Name, choose your brand colors, and paste the direct URLs for your 192×192 and 512×512 app icons.
- Click Save Changes.
- Visit your website on an Android device or Google Chrome desktop to see the « Install App » prompt!
FAQ
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Progressive Web Apps have strict browser requirements. If the button is hidden, ensure that:
1. Your website is running on a secureHTTPSconnection (SSL is mandatory).
2. You have successfully uploaded and saved BOTH a 192×192 and a 512×512 icon in the settings.
3. You haven’t already installed the app on your testing device. (If you have, uninstall it first to see the button again). -
Apple iOS (Safari) currently blocks the automatic « Install Prompt » pop-up. iOS users can still install your PWA, but they must do it manually by tapping the « Share » icon in Safari and selecting « Add to Home Screen ». The automatic install button will display perfectly on Android devices and desktop browsers like Chrome and Edge.
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Will this cache my WordPress Admin area?
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No. The included Service Worker is explicitly programmed to ignore the
/wp-admin/dashboard and/wp-login.phppages, ensuring your backend management remains completely dynamic and secure.
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1.0.5
- New: Completely redesigned the plugin settings dashboard with a premium, modern UI.
- New: Added a WPCodeQuill product showcase to discover more premium plugins and themes.
- Fix: Resolved a critical issue where the Service Worker was not properly caching pages for offline use.
- Fix: Corrected the dynamic manifest generation to ensure the « Install App » prompt triggers reliably.
- Tweak: Restructured plugin core files (separated admin and frontend code) for better performance and security.
- Tweak: Resolved WPCS strict coding standards warnings for script enqueuing.
1.0.4
- Resolved minor code standard warnings for WordPress Repository compliance.
- Fixed output escaping issues.
1.0.4
- Resolved minor code standard warnings for WordPress Repository compliance.
- Fixed output escaping issues.
1.0.3
- Complete refactor for WordPress Repository compliance.
- Renamed plugin to CodeQuill Web to App.
- Implemented unique prefixing for all classes, options, and variables to prevent conflicts.
- Moved Service Worker and JavaScript logic to utilize
wp_enqueue_scriptandwp_add_inline_script. - Updated Service Worker to a true Network-First strategy with offline fallback.
- Solved Service Worker scope limitations using dynamic PHP header injection.
1.0.0
- Initial release.