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Wordpress - Mobile website and forum?

by Mcoroklo
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I am looking for a way to add a forum to my Wordpress website. That seems to be pretty simple using software like bbPress, but my challenge is:

How to make a mobile optimized website for it all?

It seems the mobile plugins for Wordpress forums is outdated, and I don't really want to spend days to work with this.

I want it to be extremely simple to enter the website using a mobile phone, click the "Forum" link in the top of the website, and then very easy to add an entry using the mobile phone. The standard setup is not

Any easy solutions? Or how much do you need to fix it? Or do you know anyone who can fix it?
#forum #mobile #website #wordpress
  • Profile picture of the author Mcoroklo
    Does anyone have an idea?
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  • Profile picture of the author mmrumii
    Wordpress is the best way to do this, Huge number of users take control their website and customize them. I think Wordpress is the most popular platfrom .
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  • Profile picture of the author loganwenger
    Originally Posted by Mcoroklo View Post

    I am looking for a way to add a forum to my Wordpress website. That seems to be pretty simple using software like bbPress, but my challenge is:

    How to make a mobile optimized website for it all?

    It seems the mobile plugins for Wordpress forums is outdated, and I don't really want to spend days to work with this.

    I want it to be extremely simple to enter the website using a mobile phone, click the "Forum" link in the top of the website, and then very easy to add an entry using the mobile phone. The standard setup is not

    Any easy solutions? Or how much do you need to fix it? Or do you know anyone who can fix it?
    Hi Lars,

    I have came across two thus far, one paid and one free pluging that integrates with WordPress and mobile devices. The paid solution is Vanilla Forums. It integrates seamlessly with WordPress right out of the box and looks awesome on mobile devices. The huge drawback is the $49/month pricing.

    The free route is WP Symposium which is:

    Social Networking for WordPress: forum, activity, member directory, mail, chat, profile page, groups, events, gallery, mobile, RSS and more!
    Paid: Vanilla Forums - Evolved Community Forum Software
    Free: WordPress › Vanilla Forums « WordPress Plugins

    Not sure if these will work for you, but I hope it helps!

    Best,

    Logan
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  • Profile picture of the author superduperuser
    Originally Posted by Mcoroklo View Post

    I am looking for a way to add a forum to my Wordpress website. That seems to be pretty simple using software like bbPress, but my challenge is:

    ........It seems the mobile plugins for Wordpress forums is outdated, and I don't really want to spend days to work with this.

    ..........Any easy solutions? Or how much do you need to fix it? Or do you know anyone who can fix it?
    Hi M,
    I was also looking to convert my Wordpress website into a mobile friendly site where I came across this Mobile Website Builder for Wordpress by DudaMobile. It works with all wordpress themes. It has three simple steps to follow- installing the dudamobile wordpress plugin, customizing your mobile website or use the site editor and publish!! Absolutely amazing.. thanks DudaMobile

    DudaMobile's mobile website builder for wordpress is a great way to making your website mobile friendly. I just loved it. It is simple, easy- no coding is required..this is one great thing noncoders like me loved about this plugin . Moreover you can optimize the site according to your requirement too.

    Just search Mobile Website Builder in Google to find it out. Its in the WordPress plugin directory
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  • Profile picture of the author clickbump
    Since we are in the "Design" forum, the best way to implement a mobile optimized experience for your site is to add a media query enabled stylesheet (or a custom css branch within your existing stylesheet) to apply custom styles based on the device's screen size.

    Here's the basic idea:

    Code:
    @media only screen and (max-width:850px){
//css rules here will only apply to those devices which have a max screen resolution of 850 pixels
}
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  • Profile picture of the author gregkuras
    All you need is here: bit.ly/Nm8Dxo

    Regards
    Greg
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  • Profile picture of the author thememass
    You should try to make your layout responsive! It doesn't matter what plugin you are using. Just make the design responsive. that's all! Good Luck!
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  • Profile picture of the author MrMonetize
    Ive never used a forum plugin but this is the official wordpress one - bbPress.org

    Me personally, I would create a new database, and then install a board into a sub directory or a new subdomain. This way, if you have some problems with a database you dont lose both the wordpress install and the forum. Set it up like -

    - forum.example.com

    or

    - example.com/forum

    Then install something like phpBB

    I've done this before for a client, and it works perfectly if you know what your doing.

    As for your mobile site, I would use media queries as mentioned above and create a style sheet to match up to the screen sizes of the devices your targeting. You could also seek out a responsive theme if your not familiar with this type of designing.
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