13.1 PWA Initial Set-Up on Dashboard

Setting up PWA on Dashboard (CMS) #

1. Log into your CrowdComms dashboard (CMS) and input your details. 
2. Select the Event App that you would like a PWA to be set-up on. * If your App was created before PWA was released (31 January 2022), the feature won’t be enabled on your App. In this case, please contact your Account Manager or Support Specialist to enable this feature for you.
3. Within the ‘Features’ tab, click on ‘Progressive Web App’ that appears as an option in the secondary menu to the right.  
4. Type the name you want the App to be called in the ‘Short name’ field. This should be a concise name, as it will appear at the bottom of the App – there is a character limit of 12 in this field. You could choose an acronym or a short event-specific name that your attendees will instantly recognise.  
5. Below the name field you will see an option to upload an image and this image will become the icon for your event. Company logos and event branding work well here (we suggest an image size no larger than 512 x 512 pixels). Please note that your App icon will only appear on Android, macOS and Windows. To ensure that your App icon matches across IOS devices*, the icon image will need to be additionally uploaded on the ‘Branding’ page for your event.  
6. Within this window, you are also able to select a colour for your splash screen background. This will be the splash screen colour for any Android devices.  
7. Click ‘Save’

*Icon for iOS devices

Remember: to set your iOS App icon, please ensure that you have set the App icon image in ‘Branding’ in your Dashboard (CMS) setting. To do this, click on ‘Settings’ on the left-hand menu before selecting ‘Branding’ in the secondary menu. Select ‘Images’ from the tab menu before selecting an image to upload. And don’t forget to ‘Save’  

PWA Push Notifications #

For more information on configuring push notifications for the PWA please see here.

Turning Off the PWA Feature  #

If you decide that you don’t require the PWA feature for your event or if you don’t wish the App to be installable after your event has finished, we are able to easily turn this off for you. Simply contact your CrowdComms’ Account Manager who will disable the feature. 

User Installation #

To ensure a quick and easy installation process, we recommend that you send your delegates directly to the installation link in the App Settings Menu, which can be found by clicking on their profile icon.

For more information for delegates on downloading a PWA please see here.