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PWA

PWA — easy way to Progressive Web App

by iworks (Marcin Pietrzak) · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.8.0 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 8.0+

PWA has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 61,257 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on July 20, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

PWA at a glance

Active installs
1,000+
Total downloads
61,257
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is PWA well maintained?

Support threads resolved
0 of 1
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1
One-star reviews
4%
1 of 26 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • 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…
  • 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…
  • 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…

PWA reviews and ratings

26 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.8 out of 5

26 reviews

5★
25
4★
0
3★
0
2★
0
1★
1

  • Excellent Solution

    Keep going on!

    jehanzebahmed

  • Ótimo

    Muito prático e simples de configurar!! Recomendo!

    renerbh

  • Easy PWA setup

    I run this on three different sites - works well.

    asjl

  • Cool Plugin

    This is very cool plugin

    hs

  • Cool little software

    Thanks a bunch for this plugin!!

    Opeyemi Timothy

  • I have a question

    It works well on the desktop. But then I went to my tablet, which is where I need to install the app I generated, and there the option to download via Chrome doesn't appear. How can I do that?

    gbusato

PWA alternatives

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Details

Your easy way to Progressive Web Application.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • add to homescreen
  • manifest.json
  • offline
  • Progressive Web Application
  • pwa

More from iworks (Marcin Pietrzak)

Version
1.8.0
Last updated
Jul 20, 2026
First published
Mar 18, 2021
Requires WordPress
6.0
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
8.0
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

PWA FAQ

What does PWA do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, PWA offers 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, 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 and 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.

How many active installs does PWA have?

WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for PWA as of September 7, 2026.

Is PWA still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on July 20, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Does PWA have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 0 of 1 recent support threads for PWA are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is PWA free?

PWA is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.