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Mobile friendly web design

  • 12-07-2018 4:55pm
    #1
    amandstu
    Registered Users Posts: 3,369 ✭✭✭


    I have an old html web site that apparently is now going to be ranked by Google based on its "mobile phone friendliness"

    Aside from "Viewport not set" apparently the text is too small and the "clickable elements" are too close together.

    Any suggestions? Can I tweak my site to satisfy these latest requirements or should I probably build a separate site just for mobile phones?

    Will my html skills be up to this? (Some of those old mobile formats never came to anything,did they ?eg wml as well as I remember was a waste of time.


Comments

  • #2
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,005 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    Moved from Comp & Tech.

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  • #3
    shane7
    Registered Users Posts: 66 ✭✭shane7


    If your site is old and not mobile friendly just changing the viewport won't make much difference. It will more than likely need a complete overhaul. But its hard to say without a link to the site. Maybe post the link or PM me the website and Ill have a quick look


  • #4
    amandstu
    Registered Users Posts: 3,369 ✭✭✭amandstu


    I'll pm ,thanks for looking.


  • #5
    grahamor
    Registered Users Posts: 872 ✭✭✭grahamor


    Use Twitter Bootstrap to create the HTML structure and your site will be fully functional on all devices - https://getbootstrap.com/

    Having a separate website for mobile is unnecessary


  • #6
    amandstu
    Registered Users Posts: 3,369 ✭✭✭amandstu


    grahamor wrote: »
    Use Twitter Bootstrap to create the HTML structure and your site will be fully functional on all devices - https://getbootstrap.com/

    Having a separate website for mobile is unnecessary

    Thanks ,I will have a look.


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  • #7
    mneylon
    Registered Users Posts: 7,739 ✭✭✭mneylon


    Is the site static HTML or is it using a CMS of some kind?

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  • #8
    amandstu
    Registered Users Posts: 3,369 ✭✭✭amandstu


    Sorry to be late getting back. Yes ,since I am the "author" it is simple html.

    There was a designer whose work I updated over the years . This is the heading ,minus the specifics(I can pm you the site if needs be) which should give you an idea of how it goes from there.

    <head>
    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"><title> ****</title>
    <meta name="description" content="****e" >
    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
    <script language="JavaScript">
    <!--
    // mmLoadMenus()
    //-->
    </script>
    <script language="JavaScript1.2" src="menu/mm_menu.js"></script>
    <!-- inserted from Fireworks -->
    <link href="croc.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
    </head


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