Convert a WordPress or WooCommerce site to an Android app

Prepare WordPress (10 minutes)

• Responsive theme. Check every important page in mobile Chrome. Block themes and most modern themes are fine.
• HTTPS everywhere. Mixed http/https content can be blocked inside the app.
• Speed. A caching plugin and compressed images make the app feel much snappier.
• Pop-ups. Cookie banners and newsletter pop-ups feel heavier in an app — show them once, or hide them in the app (below).

Convert it

1. Install Website to App and sign in once.
2. Paste your site URL. Shops often start on /shop/; membership sites on /my-account/.
3. Upload your site icon (Appearance → Customize → Site Identity uses the same 512 px square).
4. Set the theme colour to your header colour.
5. Build, install and test login, cart and checkout end to end.

WooCommerce specifics

• Payments: card forms (Stripe, Square) work in the app. PayPal and some bank gateways open their own pages — that's expected.
• Sessions: customers stay logged in between launches.
• Google login plugins: Google blocks its sign-in in embedded WebViews; offer email login too.
• Downloads: digital products (PDFs, ZIPs) download to the phone's Downloads folder.

Clean up the layout inside the app

Add a small snippet to your theme (or a code-snippets plugin) that adds a class when the page is shown inside your app, then hide the bits the app doesn't need:

<script>
if (/; wv\)/.test(navigator.userAgent)) document.documentElement.classList.add('in-app');
</script>
<style>
.in-app .site-footer, .in-app .get-our-app-banner { display: none; }
</style>

The WebView detector shows what your phone reports and generates a version of this snippet.

Push notifications for new posts and orders

With Pro, the app supports native push notifications, so you can tell readers about a new article or shoppers about a sale — far more visible than email.