Is your website fit for 2011?
It’s just the way we function nowadays….mobile phones (or cell phones, depending on where you are!) are so vital to the way the majority of us function in our daily lives that we can’t imagine ever doing without them… yet less than 20 years ago they were new technology.
With so many people browsing the Web these days with their mobile devices (Blackberrys, iPhones or iPads to name but a few), if we could make our WordPress websites work better on those devices as well as on computers & laptops wouldn’t that be a great advantage?
Browsing web sites using a mobile device is becoming more and more common among our technologically advanced society. Why not take a few minutes to make sure your web site looks and performs well in a mobile environment?
Does it sound way too complex & “techie” though?
Well, the good news is that there’s a plugin that will help you out with this… the WPTouch plugin helps you make your site more “mobile friendly”, by automatically detecting when a visitor to your website is using a mobile device. It then displays a customised mobile theme (optimised for small screens) instead of your normal WordPress theme. WPTouch automatically transforms your WordPress blog into an iPhone application-style theme when viewed from various devices, such as iPhones, the iPod Touch, or the BlackBerry Storm.
Here are a couple of photo sequences of my own iPhone, showing you how things will look: (click on each image to see a full-size version of it; the images will open in a new window or tab.)
Picture 1: the converted site, and how you can switch back to “normal” mode
and
Picture 2: the normal site, and how you can switch to “mobile” mode
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[IMPORTANT NOTE: if a user switches between the 2 modes they may need to clear their browser cache on their mobile device for the changes to take effect - e.g. on an iPhone, go to settings, Safari, and "empty cache"]
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The free version of WPTouch can be installed by go to “Plugins” ==> “Add New” and searching for “wptouch” (all one word), and then installing “WPTouch iPhone Theme“.
If you want to get really fancy, go for the Pro version, which you can read about & buy at the WPTouch website.
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Wishing you success…
You are so awesome Tracey. This, like all of your posts offers simple and great solutions. Christiane and I think of you every time we visit or work on our blog. The mobile phone connection is another hurdle and this post offers another great solution.
May your year be everything you imagine,
Mary Margaret and Christiane
Hi Mary Margaret & Christiane,
Happy New Year to you two as well – and may your business steam ahead in 2011
Thanks for your continued support on my blog, and such positive comments – glad to be able to help!
Very best wishes
Tracey
Hi Tracey,
Thanks so much for the mega amount of value you’ve offered this year. I am so happy to have connected w/you via the U.T. and although I am no longer w/the U.T. I wanted to reach out and say thanks for all I’ve received from you by offering you a gift. When you visit my blog before the end of 2010 you’ll get a nice little gift to take you into 2011.
Hope you have a wonderful new year.
Hi Alison,
Thanks for your lovely comment – and so pleased too to have “met” you through the Unified Tribe – I’m no longer a member either but am in touch with so many of the people I connected with – a great community! Wishing you a super 2011 too…