In the website context this means sites that are designed to be viewed on devices with lower resolution screens than desktops.
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URL for separate mobile site
I've had a look through this site and found several similar questions but none which address my current needs.
Normally I create responsive sites but on occasion I will create a 'desktop' and a ...
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https (SSL) instead of http for mobile users
I am building myself a new website, out of privacy and security concerns I am contemplating trying to make it https only.
It will be mobile-friendly using media queries but I am concerned--especially ...
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1answer
45 views
How to share web content to mobile?
I am newbie. I built a site. But I am not know how to share web content to mobile? I mean add some button, user click the button, share site url or content to android, iphone or even basic symbian ...
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Subdomain versus .mobi domain
I'm planning to extend an existing website by a version which is optimized for mobile devices. Would it be a good idea to register a .mobi domain or is it better to use a subdomain (for ...
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What are the different ways of making a Joomla! website mobile friendly?
I am involved in the development of a number of Joomla! websites and we would like to make these websites mobile friendly. I have done a bit of searching online and I can't seem to find any standard ...
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133 views
Google Analytics: How can I traffic and referrals from iPad applications?
In Google Analytics, there is extensive information on the mobile device, version and browser version. However, this doesn't seem to go beyond the mobile browser.
I would like to determine which ...
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54 views
Is it legal to charge extra fees for copyrighted content on mobile platforms?
this question just came up as we recently bought content from image stock portals. Many of those altered their license agreement in favor of charging more for using in mobile apps. So instead of using ...
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427 views
Websites or tools similar to Ginwiz (mobile website creator)
I have a website which i want to make more mobile friendly(currently its not). While searching about this i found this awesome website Ginwiz; my website can be modified into an mobile friendly site ...
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478 views
Should I block indexing of my mobile site?
I notice that Yahoo and Bing have started indexing the mobile version of my website, which is located at /mobile from the root. All of the mobile content is just a reduced layout version of the real ...
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125 views
In the website for a mobile app, is it legal to show photos of actual phones?
In most websites that showcase mobile apps, photos of actual phones are shown as an example of what the app looks like. Sometimes, the phone's brand is visible; other times, the device is clearly an ...
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167 views
How can I test for a URLs existeance before redirecting to it?
I am using Apache's mod_rewrite to redirect mobile users to my mobile site based on their http_user_agent. However not all pages have a mobile equivalent. Also mobile pages end in .html and "full" ...
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Should I create a mobile version of my site if my Adsense revenue is mostly from mobile visitors?
I have a website running Adsense. According to Google Analytics, most of the revenue is from mobile visitors. Currently the website does not have a mobile version and does not sport a ...
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Is there a report in Google Analytics for visit duration for mobile only?
I recently improved the mobile experience of a site and I want to see if it has had an impact.
In Google Analytics, can I get a report on the visit duration limited to mobile devices?
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state of art paradigm? 1 website for browser and mobile or 2 different websites
I would like to know what the standard aproach for mediumsized websites is, if you want to have users with browser and mobile.
Make 1 Website with a lot of if-else because of browser/mobile or make 2 ...
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How to confirm the Mobile Numbers of my users?
How can I confirm the Mobile Numbers of my users in order to reduce the number of scammers claiming to be in the US but who are actually in another country?
A free solution would be preferred. I use ...
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0answers
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Should I index my mobile duplicate of my desktop website on google? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can a mobile version of site be considered duplication by Google if the page is the same only the css is different?
I have a duplicate of http://he.thenamestork.com with ...
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2answers
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Mobile redirect strategy
Looking for help on deciding how to redirect users to a mobile optimized version of my site (m.mysite.com).
Looking at two methods:
Server configuration (.htaccess or even varnish)
Webapp (php)
...
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3answers
130 views
Users narrowing window on desktop to see mobile version?
I know this is going to seem like a strange question, but are their any stats on users narrowing their browser window so that media queries kick in and display the mobile optimised version of the ...
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2answers
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Mobile site: Should I be redirecting to a different subdomain, or just serving mobile-specific markup?
I'm currently putting together a mobile version of an existing site (Django-based) and there seems to be two ways of doing this. I can do one of two things:
Detect a mobile useragent and redirect ...
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2answers
300 views
mobile subdomain seo optimization
Hi we developed a site and just released a subdomain for mobile
mysite.com
m.mysite.com
we have different robots.txt and sitemaps for each so for a search engine they all look totally different ...
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2answers
564 views
Redirect QR code
Is there a way to "intercept" incoming traffic from a QR code and redirect it to another page of your site?
I have a QR code that is printed on physical paper. The scan will take the visitor to my ...
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1answer
260 views
Javascript reliance an issue for mobile optimised sites?
I'm mobile optimising a site with media queries. As I understand mobile browsers are generally quite modern and can handle CSS3 etc well. So does this mean javascript reliance for the mobile version ...
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2answers
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Extremely large spike in traffic on the 1st - 4th of every month from mobile browsers
I've noticed that on the 1st - 4th of the recent months (since January), several sites I maintain are getting thousands of requests from mobile browsers, whereas throughout the rest of the month, the ...
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Can a mobile version of site be considered duplication by Google if the page is the same only the css is different?
Hearing about the problems with mobile browser detection I plan to add a button to my site which enables the users to switch manually between normal/mobile version of the site. The button sets a ...
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View source on smart phones? [closed]
Is this something that should be integrated in smart phone browsers for the future of web developers, programmers and designers? I know there's the Snoopy bookmarklet (and maybe other options I'm not ...
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1answer
695 views
.htaccess mobile redirect issues
I'm trying to set up a mobile redirect for a site with 2 subfolders, and I cannot get both to work at the same time.
This is the structure of the site
www.mysite.com/EN/
www.mysite.com/ES/
This is ...
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1answer
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How can I advertise on Android Market while offering a mobile website for all platforms?
I developed an Android application and I am amazed at how effective Android Market has been at spreading the word about it. It basically advertised my application for free.
Now I have an idea for a ...
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1answer
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Is it possible to create a logo for your web application for Windows Phone, just like for iOS?
We can create logos and have iOS and Android recognize these by using
<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="image.png" />
Is there a way to create a logo and include it so that it ...
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1answer
267 views
Google Analytics just start tracking Windows Phone as an OS?
Just wondering if anyone else has dug into the Windows Phone traffic they have in Google Analytics?
The graph below describes it better than I can. The timeline is showing the last year, and we ...
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2answers
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How do you create a mobile app that basically allows you to…?
I was wondering what the simplest and cheapest way to create a reliable mobile app (android or iphone) would be for the following situations. We are about to pick one of the following two situations:
...
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Reponsive Web Design : Does it download the same amount of data on every device?
I want to redesign my blog and website on wordpress to accommodate ever increasing mobile users and tablet users.
I am also hearing about responsive design. I want to know does a responsive web ...
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1answer
278 views
Does having a mobile version of a website improve the page rank?
Does google crawl the mobile version of a website? I would think not, since the user agent would be that of the google bot.
If it doesn't crawl it, does it mean that having a mobile version of a ...
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Should a mobile-only site use robots.txt?
I have a mobile site that is distinct from the corresponding desktop site. The sites share the same content, but the mobile site files are in a completely different directory. The main site had a ...
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2answers
474 views
Which screen resolution should I target for modern mobile phones? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Building for different screen sizes
I am developing a site which needs to work on mobiles as well.
I avoid specifying width and height by pixel. Mostly I am using ...
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1answer
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Targeting advertising for T-Mobile and Virgin Mobile users
We'd like to target our advertising to Virgin Mobile users.
However, Virgin Mobile is actually on the T-Mobile network. So when we do a lookup of the IP address it reports T-Mobile.
So this gives 2 ...
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1answer
239 views
Downside to mobile first (media query / js reliant) design?
Im working on a site where mobile optimisation is important. I like the idea of a mobile first approach, where ALL CSS styles are loaded with media queries, and none are loaded as a ‘base’. This ...
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1answer
383 views
Do mobile devices support file uploads via HTML forms?
I'm making a job application form for a website where one of the fields lets you attach a CV. I'm also mobile optimising the site with media queries. Can any mobile devices upload files in this way ...
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3answers
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Mobile browser statistics by versions? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What mobile browsers for testing?
Where can I find more detailed mobile usage statistics so I know which devices to test on?
This link gives info by OS, but not by ...
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1answer
45 views
Which Blackberrys to buy for testing?
I want to test my mobile optimised site on Blackberrys. Ive managed to find out Blackberry's market share, but where can I find out the rough market share of each individual handset so I know which to ...
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1answer
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List of phones that support media queries? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Majority of mobile devices support media queries for screen width?
Is there any resource that lists what phones support media queries?
Im optimising my site. It works ...
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1answer
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1 touch zoom issue for mobile site on opera
I'm optimising my site for the web. For testing I've downloaded the Opera mini app for my iPhone and the Opera mobile desktop browser for my PC.
Often when you click or touch a link, rather than ...
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3answers
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Mobile device screen resolution statistics?
Are there any statistics (or an industry standard) for mobile device screen resolutions?
Im optimising a site for mobile. So far ive just used 1 media query and it works fine down to about 240px ...
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1answer
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What mobile browsers for testing?
I've mobile optimised a site with media queries and I now want to know what devices / emulators I should test with. Where can I find information on what mobile browsers are out there, ideally with a ...
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2answers
507 views
Can I use CSS to hide the tracking gif used by Google Analytics Mobile?
I am redesigning my mobile website which uses a 1x1px Google Analytics for Mobile Websites tracking gif.
The old design displayed the image at the foot of the page, but my new design hides the gif ...
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1answer
407 views
Multiple meta tags for mobile optomisation?
For mobile optimization Ive read that you should include all the following meta tags:
<meta name="HandheldFriendly" content="true" />
<meta name="MobileOptimized" content="320" />
...
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2answers
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Pointing to Google that a specific website is for mobiles
I have 2 websites: let's call them A and B.
A is a Desktop optimized website.
B is a mobile version of A, but it's not on the same domain. It also has a smaller amount of content/pages than A
How ...
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1answer
76 views
Contact details on a mobile site
On the mobile version of a site I am working on I would like the user to be able to download a contact card straight into their address book.
Is this possible with microformats (or anything for that ...
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1answer
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Majority of mobile devices support media queries for screen width?
Where I can find statistics on what % of mobile devices browsing the web support media queries for screen widths?
I want to know whether for mobile optimization I can assume the majority of users' ...
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2answers
107 views
What do you consider a “mobile” device?
I'm implementing a mobile-friendly version of our corporate web site and will be using WURFL to detect mobile browsers and redirect them to our mobile site. Having recently purchased an Android ...
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4answers
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Add valuable dynamic content to a mobile oriented (local) website, any suggestions?
HI to all,
I'm developing a mobile website containing some valuable dynamic content for people living in my city. I did find some useful informations that aren't available in a quick, light mobile ...
