Choosing how to develop our web app

There are a few different methods we could choose to develop our app, and the one we go for will depend on the app’s design and the existing site design. These methods are as follows:

• Using a plugin to deliver an app-like experience “out of the box”

• Taking our responsive design further to make the site look and feel like an app on mobile devices

• Developing a separate theme for use on mobile devices, which will look and feel app-like

• Creating a new site on a subdomain of the main site, which will have its own theme and content

Pros and cons of the different methods

Let’s take a look at each of those methods in turn and when each might be relevant:

Approach	Advantages	Disadvantages
Using a plugin can be the quickest and easiest option but involves some compromises.	Installing, activating, and configuring a plugin can be much quicker than the other options.	We have much less control over the design and functionality of our web app if we use a plugin. Some...