Responsive WordPress design is all the rage these days.
More and more folk are accessing the web via tablets and
smartphones, and WordPress designers are scrambling to make themes that can
gracefully adapt to smaller screens.
If you’re not quite ready to abandon the non-responsive
WordPress theme that you’re currently using, but still want to make your site
more mobile-friendly, you might consider the WP Mobile Detector Plugin, written
by the team at Websitez.
What it does
Detects whether
your WordPress site is being accessed on a) a smartphone or b) a regular mobile
device.
Automatically
loads your site with a mobile-friendly theme of your choice (your original
theme still displays when your site is accessed from a normal computer).
When your site is
viewed on a regular cell phone, the plugin disables all images and advanced
HTML, for quicker loading and less hassle.
If viewed on a
smartphone, the plugin resizes any images that are too large to display
properly.
Offers mobile
analytics – you can track the stats of your mobile visitors and see what kind
of devices they’re using (smartphone or regular cellphone).
The idea is that everyone who accesses your WordPress site
gets a customized version that’s best suited to the device they’re using.
WP Mobile Detector comes in two flavors: Free (available in
the WordPress Plugin Directory), and Premium (available for download at
Websitez for $49.95).
What you get in the free version
Mobile analytics
A choice of seven
mobile-ready WordPress themes, built on the jQuery Mobile Framework. (These
come pre-installed with the plugin, but you can add as many more themes as you
want).
What you get in the paid version
Everything in the
free version, plus:
An additional two
pre-installed themes (for a total of nine)
Mobile ad support,
so any advertising on your WordPress site can be optimized for a mobile
audience
A theme editor
that allows you to customize your mobile themes (change colors, add logos etc)
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