In order to support different platform,you need to devise some strategies as every device may use any number of web browsers. Also due to the significantly decrease in screen sizes,it’s hard to reach atoptimal solution. In this article, we have put together some best practice guidelines to tackle these issues for creating effective mobile web development.
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How to Build a Mobile Website
1. How to Build a Mobile Website
Due to considerably increase in use of mobile devices for accessing the web, web
developers and designers can’t afford to ignore it while making a business
website for their clients. Even some ecommerce owners are demanding a
separate mobile version of their main functional website so that they can stand
ahead of competitors.
With a limited viewing space, mobile platform has a layer of complexity that can
be difficult for developers to solve. Mobile development should be cross platform.
It is practically impossible to test it for large number of mobile devices, as it may
leave developers insane for days when they had to support only few browsers.
2. In order to support different platform,you need to devise some strategies as
every device may use any number of web browsers. Also due to the significantly
decrease in screen sizes,it’s hard to reach atoptimal solution. In this article, we
have put together some best practice guidelines to tackle these issues for creating
effective mobile web development.
How To Implement Mobile Stylesheets
What To Change With Mobile Stylesheets
Beyond Stylesheets
Special Concerns For iPhone / iPad
1. How to Implement Mobile Stylesheets
The first step is to include a special stylesheet to adjust the CSS for mobile
devices:
- SERVER-SIDE METHODS & THE UA STRING
3. To include mobile stylesheets one approach is detecting the user agent string with
a server-side language such as PHP.
- CLIENT-SIDE METHODS & MEDIA QUERIES
An easiest approach involves detecting the mobile device on the client side.
<link rel="stylesheet" href="site.css" media="screen" /><link rel="stylesheet"
href="mobile.css" media="handheld" />
@import url("screen.css");
@import url("antiscreen.css") handheld;
@import url("antiscreen.css") only screen and (max-device-width:480px);
2. What to Change with Mobile Stylesheets
Increase and alter screen real estate
Reduce Bandwidth
Improve readability by increasing the font size
3.Beyond Stylesheets
Add a number of special mobile features:
Clickable Phone Numbers
Special Input Types
Viewport Dimensions and Orientation
4. Special Concerns For iPhone / iPad
No Flash
Special IPhone /iPad Enhancements
4. Conclusion
As the mobile users surpassed the desktop ones, hand held device support will
also become popular. Hopefully this article will help you develop a separate
mobile website design although the techniques described in this article are only
temporary, so it is your duty update yourself with this ever-changing technology
to stay on the top of this competitive field.