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LH Web Application

Description

This plugin transform your WordPress website into a fully configurable progressive web application.

Features Include:

  • Upload a home screen icon into the WordPress media library, this plugin will resize the image appropriately (for different device viewports).
  • Customise the short_name of your application.
  • Set the display mode of your application.
  • Works offline!

Check out our documentation for more information.

Installation

  1. Unpack the download-package
  2. Upload the file to your plugin-directory, default is /wp-content/plugins/
  3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress or alternative Network Activation
  4. Go to Appearance->Customise and add a Site Icon under Site Identity. This icon is used as the app icon (Some browsers require this icon to be a PNG)
  5. Configure the options under Settings -> Web Application
  6. You may need to go to Settings->Permalinks and regenerate links
  7. If you are upgrading the plugin you may need to redo setps 4 and 5 after the upgrade

FAQ

Can I see an example of a site using this plugin?

Sure my sports league uses this plugin and therefore has a progressive web app: https://princesparktouch.com/

How can I check if my site works as a progressive web app?

There are three ways:

*1. Try installing your site on a modern mobile using android chrome (or another compliant browser).

*2. Use the validator here: https://manifest-validator.appspot.com/

*3. Install the “Lighthouse” browser extension on your Chrome desktop browser (this will give you great feedback)

Will this work on an IOS device?

Yes. However IOS does not not spport the full functionality as yet.

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Contributors & Developers

“LH Web Application” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

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Interested in development?

Browse the code, check out the SVN repository, or subscribe to the development log by RSS.

Changelog

1.00 – March 17, 2017

  • Initial Release

1.01 – March 23, 2017

  • Added options and documentation

1.02 – March 25, 2017

  • Cron flush rewrites etc

1.03 – March 30, 2017

  • Use isset

1.04 – April 02, 2017

  • Etag support

1.05 – April 02, 2017

  • Add to home support

1.06 – May 21, 2017

  • Moved inline to own file

1.07 – May 30, 2017

  • Better service worker and file loading

1.08 – June 08, 2017

  • Multiple fixes

1.10 – July 18, 2017

  • Various

1.13 – November 09, 2017

  • Major improvements

1.14 – November 09, 2017

  • Bug fix

1.15 – November 09, 2017

  • extra error checking

1.16 – November 13, 2017

  • static manifest

1.18 – November 13, 2017

  • added write manifest on activate

1.21 – November 27, 2017

  • removed versions, filemtime everywhere

1.22 – December 01, 2017

  • better apple support

1.23 – December 23, 2017

  • Checked response status

1.24 – December 26, 2017

  • Clear old caches

1.25 – March 05, 2018

  • Additional functionality

1.26 – March 05, 2018

  • Bundling assets

1.27 – May 16, 2018

  • Multiple changes

1.28 – September 14, 2020

  • Multiple changes