Boosting User Engagement in PWAs

1. Overview

Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) combine the best of web and mobile apps. They are designed to deliver a native app-like experience directly through the web browser. This lesson focuses on strategies to enhance user engagement in PWAs.

2. Key Concepts

• **User Engagement**: Refers to the interaction level of users with an application.
• **Progressive Enhancement**: A strategy for web design that emphasizes core webpage content first.
• **Service Workers**: Scripts that run in the background and manage caching and background sync.
• **Web App Manifest**: A JSON file that provides metadata about the app, enabling native-like installation.

3. Best Practices for Boosting Engagement

4. Code Examples

4.1 Example of Service Worker Registration

if ('serviceWorker' in navigator) {
    window.addEventListener('load', () => {
        navigator.serviceWorker.register('/service-worker.js')
            .then(registration => {
                console.log('Service Worker registered with scope:', registration.scope);
            })
            .catch(error => {
                console.error('Service Worker registration failed:', error);
            });
    });
}
        

5. FAQ