Register Advertise with usHelp Desk Today's Posts Search

Closed Thread
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Unread 28th Oct 2012, 04:48 PM   #1
Isaac Ezeoma
War Room Member
 
Join Date: 2011
Location: USA, New York
Posts: 187
Thanks: 3
Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts
Blog Entries: 1
Default
How to Setup a mobile website for FREE
Share on: 
fb share twitter share gplus share more share

here are some steps to setup a mobile version of your website.

step 1: install wordpress blog on a folder or subdomain on your server eg http://yourdomain.com/mobile or http://mobile.yourdomain.com

step 2: go to your wordpress installed directory or subdomain, then login and go to add plugin and search for "mobile phone plugin" choose one and install then activate the plugins. Then configure the plugin according to your configuration or your main site at http://yourdomain.com then start creating pages and add contents in the main website into your new mobile website you have created using word press platform and plugins. when adding contents make sure they are the same with the main website.


NOTE: To make sure the description and title of the mobile site indicates it is a mobile version site eg "Mobile -Terry Pizza Request Store - Best Pizza In The World" so the user searching the search engines will see it. Now go to the main site http://yourdomain.com and add some image of mobile phones like blackberry, ipad, andriod on top and below your website. so they can select by them site which device they use. But if you want it to auto switch then you can use a java script to auto direct to the mobile version which is http://mobile.yourwebsite.com or http://yourwebsite.com/mobile

also note that when access the mobile version from your pc it looks like a website but from a mobile phone it look different. so that is how to get a mobile version of your website up without spending a dim.

<< The Worlds #1 Cheapest Blog Set-Up Site >>
FREE BACKLINK: 266 Link Directories + 757 Article Directories + 512 Bookmarking Sites NOW FREE.

Last edited on 28th Oct 2012 at 04:51 PM. Reason: correction
seeyou is offline  
Unread 29th Oct 2012, 04:55 AM   #2
Howdy
War Room Member
 
Valdor Kiebach's Avatar
 
Join Date: 2008
Location: England
Posts: 679
Thanks: 101
Thanked 149 Times in 123 Posts
Default
Re: How to Setup a mobile website for FREE
Share on: 
fb share twitter share gplus share more share

Good idea but a major hassle if your main site is only a few pages of HTML or php.

In that case it would be easier to just have a seperate CSS for mobile browsers and have the site use that.
Valdor Kiebach is offline  
Unread 29th Oct 2012, 06:27 AM   #3
Active Warrior
 
Join Date: 2010
Posts: 30
Thanks: 0
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
Default
Re: How to Setup a mobile website for FREE
Share on: 
fb share twitter share gplus share more share

There are some nice WP plugins for Mobile needs. You might want start there.

Virtual Web Market
www.virtualwebmarket.com
Virtual Web Market is offline  
Unread 30th Oct 2012, 03:55 AM   #4
Isaac Ezeoma
War Room Member
 
Join Date: 2011
Location: USA, New York
Posts: 187
Thanks: 3
Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts
Blog Entries: 1
Default
Re: How to Setup a mobile website for FREE
Share on: 
fb share twitter share gplus share more share

Originally Posted by Valdor Kiebach View Post

Good idea but a major hassle if your main site is only a few pages of HTML or php.

In that case it would be easier to just have a seperate CSS for mobile browsers and have the site use that.
You are right, have a sperate css will save a hole lot of task. I agree with you, you can still use one css if you like it that way.

<< The Worlds #1 Cheapest Blog Set-Up Site >>
FREE BACKLINK: 266 Link Directories + 757 Article Directories + 512 Bookmarking Sites NOW FREE.
seeyou is offline  
Unread 30th Oct 2012, 04:02 AM   #5
Isaac Ezeoma
War Room Member
 
Join Date: 2011
Location: USA, New York
Posts: 187
Thanks: 3
Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts
Blog Entries: 1
Default
Re: How to Setup a mobile website for FREE
Share on: 
fb share twitter share gplus share more share

Originally Posted by Virtual Web Market View Post

There are some nice WP plugins for Mobile needs. You might want start there.
I will recommend wp touch it is free and also there is paid one. You get it in your word press installation.

Go to plugins-add- then seach for "wp touch" that is it, then install and activate.

<< The Worlds #1 Cheapest Blog Set-Up Site >>
FREE BACKLINK: 266 Link Directories + 757 Article Directories + 512 Bookmarking Sites NOW FREE.
seeyou is offline  
Unread 30th Oct 2012, 02:18 PM   #6
Active Warrior
 
ih8themall's Avatar
 
Join Date: 2012
Location: Sunny Florida
Posts: 43
Thanks: 0
Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts
Default
Re: How to Setup a mobile website for FREE
Share on: 
fb share twitter share gplus share more share

Thank you for sharing!
ih8themall is offline  
Unread 30th Oct 2012, 02:21 PM   #7
IMGrind.com
War Room Member
 
Ruck's Avatar
 
Join Date: 2006
Location: USA
Posts: 196
Thanks: 17
Thanked 148 Times in 74 Posts
Default
Re: How to Setup a mobile website for FREE
Share on: 
fb share twitter share gplus share more share

Just use a Responsive Wordpress Theme. Simple.

Ruck is offline  
Unread 30th Oct 2012, 06:51 PM   #8
Isaac Ezeoma
War Room Member
 
Join Date: 2011
Location: USA, New York
Posts: 187
Thanks: 3
Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts
Blog Entries: 1
Default
Re: How to Setup a mobile website for FREE
Share on: 
fb share twitter share gplus share more share

Originally Posted by Ruck View Post

Just use a Responsive Wordpress Theme. Simple.
Thanks for your input. It is welcomed.

<< The Worlds #1 Cheapest Blog Set-Up Site >>
FREE BACKLINK: 266 Link Directories + 757 Article Directories + 512 Bookmarking Sites NOW FREE.
seeyou is offline  
Unread 30th Oct 2012, 08:55 PM   #9
Mobile+WP = JumpMobi.com
War Room Member
 
Jay Moreno's Avatar
 
Join Date: 2009
Location: San Antonio, Tx
Posts: 1,270
Thanks: 301
Thanked 449 Times in 309 Posts
Default
Re: How to Setup a mobile website for FREE
Share on: 
fb share twitter share gplus share more share

Responsive themes are great for desktop and tablets visitors but if you want to offer the best mobile experience they typically fall short... responsive is a quick way to get your site and content to be accessible on a mobile device but don't get confused between mobile ready and mobile optimized solutions and sites - there's a huge difference... a lot of designers/developers are going with responsive because its an easy and fast partial solution, and there really isn't anything on the market that gives them a cost effective alternative.

Look at the corporate top 500 companies I guarantee you will find +95% are using mobile optimized sites delivered either standalone or with adaptive content... for them its about the end user experience... to me that speaks volumes... its also what Google recommends under the GoMo initiative from a mobile user perspective...

Google does state from a search point of view that responsive is recommended - but so is adaptive/dynamic content delivered on the same url and so is a stand alone site mobile site if configured correctly it just means on the latter they have to do extra work.

FYI WP-Touch uses an adaptive design approach in that it renders different HTML depending on the user agent viewing the site - albeit in a very limited manner... out of the box i personally think its more suited to WP blogs and lacks those features that you would associate with a regular mobile site required for a brick and mortar business.

Sorry, I am too busy helping people to think of a cool signature!
Jay Moreno is offline  
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Jay Moreno For This Useful Post:
Unread 1st Nov 2012, 04:09 PM   #10
Isaac Ezeoma
War Room Member
 
Join Date: 2011
Location: USA, New York
Posts: 187
Thanks: 3
Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts
Blog Entries: 1
Default
Re: How to Setup a mobile website for FREE
Share on: 
fb share twitter share gplus share more share

Originally Posted by Jay Moreno View Post

Responsive themes are great for desktop and tablets visitors but if you want to offer the best mobile experience they typically fall short... responsive is a quick way to get your site and content to be accessible on a mobile device but don't get confused between mobile ready and mobile optimized solutions and sites - there's a huge difference... a lot of designers/developers are going with responsive because its an easy and fast partial solution, and there really isn't anything on the market that gives them a cost effective alternative.

Look at the corporate top 500 companies I guarantee you will find +95% are using mobile optimized sites delivered either standalone or with adaptive content... for them its about the end user experience... to me that speaks volumes... its also what Google recommends under the GoMo initiative from a mobile user perspective...

Google does state from a search point of view that responsive is recommended - but so is adaptive/dynamic content delivered on the same url and so is a stand alone site mobile site if configured correctly it just means on the latter they have to do extra work.

FYI WP-Touch uses an adaptive design approach in that it renders different HTML depending on the user agent viewing the site - albeit in a very limited manner... out of the box i personally think its more suited to WP blogs and lacks those features that you would associate with a regular mobile site required for a brick and mortar business.
Thanks for your input. To optimize a regular website for mobile requires a plan
and the application one is using.

I will recommend having a mobile version of your website to be on your own server not another.

<< The Worlds #1 Cheapest Blog Set-Up Site >>
FREE BACKLINK: 266 Link Directories + 757 Article Directories + 512 Bookmarking Sites NOW FREE.
seeyou is offline  
Closed Thread


Bookmarks

Tags
free, mobile, setup, website


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off




All times are GMT -6. The time now is 09:25 AM.