How do I separate websites between mobile and desktop?
If the functionality you would like to provide to your users on mobile devices is extremely different from that on a desktop, then using separate sites is likely to be the most practical choice. This is because you have the option of sending completely separate HTML, JavaScript, and CSS to phones and PCs.
How can I make a mobile site different?
12 Steps to Make Your Website Mobile-Friendly
- Make Your Website Responsive.
- Make Information People Look for Easier to Find.
- Ditch Text-Blocking Ads and Pop-ups.
- Make Website Speed a Priority.
- Keep Your Web Design Simple.
- Make Your Button Sizes Large Enough to Work on Mobile.
- Use Large Font Sizes.
- Don’t Use Flash.
What is a mobile version of a website?
So what is a mobile version of a website? Basically, it’s an alternate version of a website that is optimized for use on smartphones or similar mobile devices. Today’s mobile devices are mostly touch-based. Compared to desktop and notebook computers, they have small screens with limited screen resolution.
How do you separate a URL?
To help our algorithms understand separate mobile URLs, we recommend using the following annotations:
- On the desktop page, add a rel=”alternate” tag pointing to the corresponding mobile URL.
- On the mobile page, add a rel=”canonical” tag pointing to the corresponding desktop URL.
How do mobile sites work?
How do mobile sites work? Mobile sites are specifically designed for smartphones, tablets, and other hand-held devices. These sites are made to work on small screens with quick load times and clear contact information to encourage users to contact the company as quickly as possible.
Do you have to have a separate mobile site?
The key is that your separate mobile site needs to have the full content, meta data, structured markup, etc. that your desktop pages have if you want them to maintain the same ranking. Because it’s hard to maintain two separate websites, a fully responsive design will often make the most sense, but it’s still not a hard requirement.
Do you need to create a mobile website?
If you use an online website builder, you might find that the package includes a mobile site. In some cases, you may need to configure the mobile site through the website builder. In other cases, there’s no need to create a separate mobile website, as it’s all done for you.
Why are there separate sites for desktop and mobile?
If the functionality you would like to provide to your users on mobile devices is extremely different from that on a desktop, then using separate sites is simply likely to be the most practical choice. This is because you have the option of sending completely separate HTML, JavaScript, and CSS to phones and PCs.
Can You host a mobile version of a website?
You can also host a mobile version of your site on separate URLs, such as a mobile sub-domain (m.example.com), an entirely separate mobile domain (example.mobi), or even in a sub-folder (example.com/mobile). Any of those are fine as long as you properly implement bi-directional annotation between the desktop and mobile versions.