Mobile applications are offering the best user experience for mainstream mobile users. We are all looking forward to making use of the features to the full potential. The Progressive Web Apps (PWA) are booming as they are improvizing the mobile experience.

A Progressive Web Apps are a mix of the flexibility of a web app with the experience of a native app to ensure the users get the best experience on all devices including smartphones, tablets, desktops, and laptops. In this blog, we are going to see what is PWA, features and how to convert WordPress sites into Progressive Web App.

What is PWA?

A Progressive Web Application is Software Application. It leverages modern browser capabilities. It looks and feels like a mobile application, which means the users will be able to browse the progressive web apps just like websites.

PWA provides an installable, app-like experience on desktop and mobile which are built and delivered through the web. It has the advantage of the larger web ecosystem, plugins, deployment and website maintenance when compared to native apps.

Benefits of Progressive Web Apps

There are multiple reasons to use Progressive Web App, take a look at some of the major features of a PWA.

Fast

The content loads faster than the website. It takes only 2-3 seconds to load a page. It is extremely fast to load the app again even without the internet connection with the help of cache data. A PWA requires minimum storage space, so the chances of installing the save to home screen will be higher and faster to download. Users can directly save the application from the browser without having to go to the app store.

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