How to make a website work offline

Beck Moulton
3 min readJun 25, 2024

Do you want your website to work normally even when you occasionally lose internet access? Just like YouTube allows you to download videos even without Wi-Fi.

Do you want your website to be able to do the same thing, even without internet access?

Today we will introduce in detail how to create a trustworthy website — always providing services to users, even in offline conditions.

We will use HTML5 games as an example, because who wouldn’t like a good game, right?

Why do we need offline?

First, let’s talk about why we should go to the offline website track.

Imagine unstable internet, remote areas, and connections that are prone to disconnection — not everyone can have smooth and uninterrupted internet traffic.

Providing users with offline options ensures that they can always enjoy the content to the fullest, whether they are in the wild or on a plane.

All for Enhancing User Experience!

How to make a website work offline

1. Service Workers’ help is essential:

Service Workers can be seen as backend workers for website offline performance. They are like website bodyguards, deciding what to display during internet interruptions.

  • Register as a Service Worker: Drag the following script into the HTML of the website to…

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