Why does your Magento Site need to be a Progressive Web App?
Do you remember how four years ago everything needed to be responsive? Well, in the next two years, the best performing sites are going to be Progressive Web Apps (PWA). So what makes a site a Progressive Web App?
It’s actually a combination of technologies and approach to implementation that results in a set of qualities. As defined by Google, they are:
Progressive - Works for everyone, features enable if they’re compatible with device.
Responsive - Caters to a wide range of device sizes.
Connectivity independent - Saves content for later to maintain functionality if offline or on poor quality connection
App-like - Feels like an app to the user with app-style interactions, navigation and shell.
Fresh - Loads in latest content when it can
Safe - Everything is over HTTPS for security.
Discoverable - Provides registration so search engines and browsers can identify it as a progressive web app
Re-engageable - Makes use of features like push notifications.
Installable - Users can save to their home screen like they would an app without needing to go to the app store.
Linkable - It’s the web, so it’s easy to share URLs.