i asked jane and here is a helpful answer and link from an SEO expert, Neil Patel.
Sometimes its worth combining client side respnsiveness (using css queries..) with server side detection (in the street: “ua sniffing”). Using server side techniques we can:
-render different sizes of images. For example, before sending a 1000px*750px image to a 320px wide device, we could resize it using the server power and send a small version of the image, which is all the mobile device needs.
-Instead of “hiding” html we could avoid rendering it as its not going to be used, thus reducing the number of bytes sent..
Examples of libraries, most free, in this post: http://mobile.smashingmagazine.com/2012/09/24/server-side-device-detection-history-benefits-how-to/
Can someone let me know if we can get free domain names for clients since we have an account with them? Do you have discounts on these domains?
If we are changing domain names for a client, shouldn’t we be responsible for purchasing it too?
We pay hostgator just like they do. On top of that, we add extra services — security monitoring and WP and plugin upgrades.
We are not a registrar. We simply provide add-ons to hosting and package it all in a hosting package that is more affordable and more secure than if they were to obtain those services on their own.
So, no… we don’t get involved in the domain name acquisition game. They can do that on their own.
There is really no such thing as changing domain names. You buy a new one and discard the old. We make a recommendation on what we think is best and they agree or not.
If they don’t want to go to their registrar and purchase a new domain name, we can do it for them in their account with their credit card for our hourly fee.
Domain names are very cheap. We are spending more money talking about than the domain name costs 🙂
Hi
I am running into issues with responsive themes – the TRIM theme from ELEGANT themes shows up this way on mobile devices –
http://screencast.com/t/8RECoMfnetB
but client wants it this way:
http://screencast.com/t/HlG10HkhH
I have seen other responsive sites (wordpress) that display all menu items automatically: like this one – twenty eleven –
http://awesomescreenshot.com/079th7c7d
Is there a quick workaround, like doesn’t cost a thing, for displaying all nav items on mobile devices for a responsive WP site?
If not, I have had an estimate of about 1 hr to make it so. Are there any other tricks to display the nav item.
What is the standard (if any) navigation for responsive sites?
THANK YOU ALL
thanks.
Actually, the mobile menu isnt automatically created on any theme. Whats happening is that navs are duplicated: one for desktop and tablets, and one for mobile. So if you inspect header.php for exampleyou may find that two navs are created, but in the css one of them will be hidden depending on the device’swidth. This is the technique used in Trim, I have highlighted both menus in the code: http://prntscr.com/2pnkdq
Other times the same menu is used and the floats are cleared in mobile, so that each nav item extends the whole line. However, not always this is possible, and thats why we have to resort to the option above..
Another possible solution is to overwrite the css codes that displays and hides the menu depending on the device’s width.
ok to overwrite the css codes or change the classic default css on a mobile device, how long does this take???
Around an hour or two depending on the codes used in the theme
Hi all,
I know we use Backup Buddy and Askimet but are there others we use or recommend that we use for clients? Clients have been asking me.
thanks.
We use sucuri for malware monitoring. Its a premium plugin and I think we have a package for it – http://www.counselingwise.com/wordpress-hack-monitor-service/
Note that if the client signs up for our Security Plan hosting, the $20/month plan, we utilize Sucuri on their behalf to monitor their site every 6 hours. We also use another paid plugin, ManageWP, that notifies us when their WP version and/or any of their plugins are downlevel and causing a security risk, and we upgrade these with not additional charge.
It’s probably cheaper for them to go with us than to pay for these paid services.
B.
Hi smart developers
if a site is responsive – on the mobile device is there a way we can place an option on the mobile site to say ‘view full version of site’ to link to the desktop version??
thanks.
Yes, if the css is properly designed you should have (at least):
-css file with main styles
-css file with media queries and device specific rules
In a traditional request you would load all the css files, and let the browser apply them. If the user requests the desktop version, you should only load the css files that apply desktop rules (usually, main file and the device-specific file that correspons to desktop.. 968-1200px wide)..
To decide wether to force desktop or not, id create a link as follows:
–“>Go to Desktop version of this site
In the php code:
if( isset( $_GET[‘force’]) OR IF THERE IS A COOKIE ALREADY SET){
// here we should set a cookie set_cookie(‘force’, …. ), otherwise the user will see original site in subsequent requests
// get desired version
$version = $_GET[‘force’];
}else{
$version = ‘all’;
}
in header.php or wherever you are loading css:
//load main css
…
//decide wehter to load device-specific css
if( $version == ‘all’ || $version ==’desktop’){
//load desktop
}
if( $version == ‘all’ || $version ==’mobile’){
//load mobile
}
Thats a quick draft but it could be shorter if we think a little about it hehe
WordPress removed my php code.. to create the link use:
href=” CODE HERE”
CODE HERE = PHP>> echo add_query_arg(‘force’,’desktop’) <
thanks – a lot of that makes no sense to me but the developers will get it 😉 . So here is another question – a client wants his site ‘responsive’ but wants the top navigation items visible as opposed to a responsive site saying ‘Navigation Menu” so that a user can see his specialties right away. Can we do this – alter what is responsive and what is not>????? how long would this take and what would it entail?
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