Mobile only site?
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- omahadesigns
What's the best way to have a version of your site that only shows up on mobile?
In other words, there's the main version that works on all other platforms, but a different version shows up when someone looks on their phone.
- orrinward20
Using htaccess to redirect based on useragent works well.
- ESKEMA0
a completely different version or just a reskin?
- A different design with just text and logo.omahadesigns
- then what orrinward saidESKEMA
- rabbit0
look up responsive web development
- omahadesigns0
I don't really want responsive design. I don't want all of my content on the mobile site.
- you can control what shows and what doesn't with responsive design.section_014
- Yes but it's far more complicated than a redirect, and even scale-up responsive is heavier load.orrinward2
- instrmntl0
build two sep sites, do device detection on landing page
- sublocked0
google RESPONSIVE DESIGN
- prophetone0
you do want responsive design. mainly because it isn't a simple matter of the phone version and the desktop version anymore. invest time into the one site to rule them all.
- prophetone0
then perhaps use css to control the visibility of content-impregnated divs given a specific media query. easy peasy.
- prophetone0
living steezy?
- omahadesigns0
I found this and it's really easy to add an iPhone only css:
http://www.idev101.com/code/Mark…Is there a way to make it so that only some of the divs show up?
- load a different css file for mobiledbloc
- But the divs are in still in the html file???????omahadesigns
- display:none;uan
- That works?omahadesigns
- monNom0
I'm gonna chime-in and go against the grain. I sugggest using orrinward2's approach and just push users to a separate website. That saves downloading all the desktop content and code, which will just be turned-off with CSS and JS. Think of your mobile website in terms of what's good for mobile, and structure it to be the best mobile experience, rather than trying to fit the square peg of a full website into the round hole of a mobile view.
A responsive full-site that adapts to tablet/touch interaction rather than mouse is probably important.
Here's a suggested approach for htaccess:
http://stackoverflow.com/questio…and an interesting article on responsive vs dedicated.
http://www.nngroup.com/articles/…- A php script could probably save any images from being downloaded.section_014
- Here here. There are times when responsive is best and times when dedicated is best.orrinward2
- Responsive for same content, different display. Dedicated for different content.orrinward2