The "Progressive Web App" add-on allows to convert your store to mobile application with PWA technology
PWA is a technology that allows you to convert websites into mobile applications. They load quickly on phones and tablets. Concerning interface, Progressive Web App is practically the same as ordinary applications, but it is easier to develop and support them. You do not need to place PWA in the AppStore and Google Play - this can be done from the site.
The main benefits for the site owner:
• Budget savings - you need only one application that will function on all platforms
• PWA is indexed by search engines - robots do not index ordinary applications
• conversion increase and natural expansion of target audience due to users who are used to do shopping online;
• brand awareness increase due to the icon on the gadget's home screen.
The main benefits for user:
• installation in one click from the site;
• the ability to adapt the images to the device size and resolution;
• secure data exchange via HTTPS protocol;
• small weight of the application (up to 1MB)
MAIN FEATURES:
- Ability to set your own PWA application name
- The ability to upload an icon for the application
- The ability to send PUSH notifications (created manually and when the order status changes)
- From the uploaded image is automatically created icons of different sizes for different devices
- Start splash-screens are created for the PWA application when opening the application for all types of devices
- Functionality to set the background colors for screen saver and address bar of the application, background icons for iOS
- The user can be prompted to add the application to the home screen
- Looks like a native mobile app
(!) On iOS devices, Apple's policy forbids PWA apps to pop-up notifications inviting installation, installation must be done manually by the user through "Share" and "Add to home screen"
(!) The site must use a secure (HTTPS) domain. If the secure domain is not activated contact your hosting support !
(!) Multiple store-fronts are not supported. If you use several store-fronts on your CS-Cart or Multi-Vendor, you should select one store-front for PWA
- Advantages
- Comment
1.8 July 2025
Version 1.8, 03 July 2025
[!] During the initial configuration of the PWA application, an error was recorded in the server logs stating that it was impossible to create a directory for images. The images were not written to the directory. Fixed.
[!] When receiving the list of push notifications, errors occurred when accessing the database. Fixed.
[!] There were incorrect redirects when creating, editing, and deleting push notifications. The user got to the list of applications, not the list of notifications. Fixed.
[!] For non-default order statuses, the language variable about the order status was not supplied when sending a push notification about a change in the order status
[!] Fixed an error saving cookies in the iOS installation suggestion.
[!] The algorithm for generating icons of various sizes for applications has been changed due to the deactivation of the RealFaviconGenerator API.
[!] Minor fixes and improvements.
[*] The ability to select the background color for the splash screen and the theme color of the PWA application has been removed due to the deactivation of the RealFaviconGenerator API.
1.7 April 2025
Version 1.7, 19 December 2024
[!] - During the initial configuration of the PWA application, an error was recorded in the server logs stating that it was impossible to create a directory for images. The images were not written to the directory. Fixed.
[!] - When receiving the list of push notifications, errors occurred when accessing the database. Fixed.
[!] - There were incorrect redirects when creating, editing, and deleting push notifications. The user got to the list of applications, not the list of notifications. Fixed.
[!] - For non-default order statuses, the language variable about the order status was not supplied when sending a push notification about a change in the order status
[!] - Fixed an error saving cookies in the iOS installation suggestion.
1.6 November 2024
[!] - Fixed errors in the operation of the addon with the store's database
1.5 October 2024
[+] Added support for multiple storefronts (CS-Cart Ultimate). Now you can create your own PWA application for each storefront.
[*] Due to the change in the Favicon Generator API, the ability to create splash screens for applications has been removed
1.4 October 2024
[!] On the addon settings page, the list of layouts was loaded only for the storefront by default, ignoring the selected storefront for which the PWA will be created. Fixed it.
1.3 August 2024
[+] Push notifications for order statuses were added
[+] Added the correct operation of the addon with shops whose files are in a subfolder on the server (for example, "var/www(site root)/cscart_4144")
[*] The process of mass sending custom push notifications to users has been accelerated
[*] Small fixes and improvements
[!] Fixed an error where the name of the last subscribed user was set for all subscribers in the admin panel on the push notification subscriber list page
[!] When deleting the PWA application and reinstalling it, even if the user agreed to push notifications, the subscription to notifications did not become active, notifications were not sent. Fixed.
[!] Fixed an error in which the user's subscription to notifications was not activated on the latest versions of JQuery with explicit permission to do so
1.2 August 2023
[!] Small fixes and improvements
1.1 May 2023
[+] Push notifications were added
[+] Layout can be selected for PWA
[+] Splash screens were added for iOs devices
[+] The ability to manually set the number of days after which the offer to install PWA for iOs devices will be shown
