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PWA

by Weston Ruter · WordPress.org page · Website

v0.8.2 Tested up to WP 6.8.8 PHP 7.2+

PWA has 20,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 609,853 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on April 10, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.

PWA at a glance

Active installs
20,000+
Total downloads
609,853
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is PWA well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.8.8, not yet with the current 7.1
One-star reviews
19%
5 of 27 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

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

  • Reliable – Load instantly and never show the downasaur, even in uncertain network conditions
  • Fast – Respond quickly to user interactions with silky smooth animations and no janky scrolling
  • Engaging – Feel like a natural app on the device, with an immersive user experience

PWA reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
4.3 out of 5

27 reviews

5★
22
4★
0
3★
0
2★
0
1★
5

  • Good plugin and awesome support

    this has been one of the most help full plugins in my work

    shawnpita

  • works well

    I didn't notice much of a difference when I tried it about 2 years ago, but now it seems to be working well. In my case

    nnnln

  • Does exactly what's needed

    It just works out of the box. No frills, no thunder, it just does exactly what is should do. And responsive support to boot. Excellent work!

    Rolf Allard van Hagen

  • Works amazingly

    In the Site Identity option, just go and make sure your 512x512 icon is maskable.....and voila.

    Cristian J. Hidalgo

  • Very Good!

    I like it

    krjojo

  • The AVADA options page becomes a blank page

    In the AVADA option page will become a blank page, do not know whether compatibility problems or bugs, switch in the page will become a blank page, need to refresh can be.

    刘洪鑫

PWA alternatives

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Details

WordPress feature plugin to bring Progressive Web App (PWA) capabilities to Core

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

Tags

  • progressive web apps
  • pwa
  • service-workers.
  • web app manifest

More from Weston Ruter

Version
0.8.2
Last updated
Apr 10, 2025
First published
Jul 12, 2018
Requires WordPress
6.6
Tested up to
6.8.8
Requires PHP
7.2
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

PWA FAQ

What does PWA do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, PWA offers Reliable – Load instantly and never show the downasaur, even in uncertain network conditions, Fast – Respond quickly to user interactions with silky smooth animations and no janky scrolling and Engaging – Feel like a natural app on the device, with an immersive user experience.

How many active installs does PWA have?

WordPress.org reports 20,000+ active installs for PWA as of September 7, 2026.

Is PWA still maintained?

The last release was on April 10, 2025, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is PWA free?

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