Turn Webflow websites in Progressive Web Apps

Can you add the ability to upload two files a manifest.json file and a serviceworkers.js file to the location where the website is hosted. (these files are extremely small). Once we can upload these 2 files, we can add a couple of javescript lines to the header of each page, and we can start taking advantage of the Progressive Web Apps (PWA's). When a website is PWA compliant, we can start using local cache so websites load even when there is no internet. In Africa everybody access the internet through a phone, but a signal is not always available, when we use local cache they can still see the website without internet connection (of course they need to visit the website before when there is internet)

Also when the website is PWA compliant, it can act like a native app on your cellphone.I exported a website from webflow, added two files Manifest.json and serviceworker.js and added 10 lines of code in the header of each page, and the website became WPS compliant. No other change are needed.

  • Erik Vanderlaan
  • Aug 31 2018
  • Reviewed
  • Frank Filipplli commented
    04 Feb 18:37

    This is just too simple, if you guys don't do this after all this time you just don't care!

  • Frank Filipplli commented
    04 Feb 18:35

    WOW over 5 years and nothing! I can't tell if Webflow is just lazy or clueless. This is such a basic feature that lesser web builders have already had for years now.

  • Dean Gray commented
    13 Jan 00:04

    Massive impact possible with this feature, with ecosystem players like Wized around plus ability to make Webflow websites PWAs this combo could be massive - please make it happen.

  • Allen Hart commented
    06 Jan 18:17

    I'll pay $1k per year for this.

  • Miles commented
    October 12, 2023 18:18

    I will pay for this (as a freelancer) and the corporation I work for (enterprise) will also pay for this

  • HYPE Team commented
    October 06, 2023 22:57

    Imagine how cool it would be to have this pretty straightforward feature implemented! It could have an awesome impact, enabling us to create installable web apps with Webflow!

  • Patrick Luzny commented
    June 07, 2023 20:03

    This strikes me as a low effort, high-reward feature to implement, given the nearly 1,000 (as of this writing) votes.

  • Gregory Brewton commented
    May 24, 2023 03:58

    This is pretty much a necro post at this point, but here it goes: Webflow is the only site builder I use. I always built all of my sites and applications from scratch. Most (not all) are Mongo Express React Node stack because of the flexibility and control and, most importantly, the ability to build for the web and have a platform-agnostic app on a phone or desktop. I've built a few PWAs by hand, so I know it can be a pain, but I would love to see this feature. My clients would love it, and would likely be willing to pay for it.

  • jåW dîN commented
    May 22, 2023 13:47

    "Reviewed" in 2021... what's the next step? 🤞

  • Ruhan Carlos Bortolanza commented
    May 13, 2023 14:45

    +1

  • Yannick Caron commented
    April 05, 2023 13:22

    This would be awesome since I love using Webflow to design and build web-apps. the only thing is that turning a webflow project into a pwa is such a hassle now. You have to either use progressier, webviewgold or any other solution that i might not be aware of.

  • Jean-Baptiste Minier commented
    December 19, 2022 14:04

    +1

  • Simon commented
    September 26, 2022 13:50

    +1

  • Sebbe IK commented
    July 13, 2022 09:44

    +1


  • Reece Ward commented
    July 08, 2022 16:51

    +1

  • Guest commented
    February 18, 2022 17:07

    Finally!


    You can transfer you site to GitHub automated, where you can setup custom scripts OR you can use the intelligent prefetching feature which allows you to have a website available offline without any service worker!


    https://dash.stacket.app/


    https://stacket.app/


  • L F commented
    January 18, 2022 05:32

    +1

  • Sandro Hagen commented
    October 24, 2021 09:24

    Come on let's make root directory access happen for this! Its 2021 and soon 2022! :-)

  • Maximilian Mäser commented
    October 06, 2021 17:54

    They should just add the option to access the root directory to make us create a service worker!

  • Lucas commented
    September 14, 2021 12:22

    This seems a MUST have in 2021. Let's do it !

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