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About

A Web App Manifest is a file that permits a user to install your application (website) in:

  • a mobile
  • or computer's home screen

without an app store.

How to see the manifest

Via the Manifest Url

You can see it by going to the following URL:

for this website:

Via the browser

You can see your manifest in the Application tab of the devtool

App Manifest Firefox

Schema

The JSON file contains several information 

{
    "display": "standalone",
    "scope": "/",
    "name": "ComboStrap",
    "short_name": "ComboStrap",
    "description": "The most performant way to Web publication",
    "start_url": "/",
    "background_color": "#fff",
    "theme_color": "#dee7ec",
    "icons": [{
            "src": "http://localhost:81/_media/logo.svg",
            "sizes": "any",
            "type": "image/svg+xml"
        }, {
            "src": "http://localhost:81/_media/android-chrome-192x192.png",
            "sizes": "192x192",
            "type": "image/png"
        }
    ]
}

Configuration

  • manifest is a dokuwiki action and should not be disabled.
  • icons should be put at the root media library. logo.svg and android-chrome-192×192.png are taken into account. See How to configure the Favicons