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TwitterWPB offers two basic layout types: fixed and liquid. A liquid layout is pretty nice as it adapts to the screen size. Responsive Design with media queries goes one step further and it also brings printed web pages into shape. So for WPB, I wonder if there is anything in the pipe?
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Responsive Design
- Thread starter dave-ha
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Hi Dave,
We are starting to use Responsive Design in 11.0.10 to make websites easier to browse on mobile devices. We are also investigating the possibility of improving and developing our Responsive Design in the next versions of WPB. If you have any specific ideas or recommendations on this topic, I'd love to hear them. Thanks!
We are starting to use Responsive Design in 11.0.10 to make websites easier to browse on mobile devices. We are also investigating the possibility of improving and developing our Responsive Design in the next versions of WPB. If you have any specific ideas or recommendations on this topic, I'd love to hear them. Thanks!
Hi Custer,
Thanks for the news, I am looking forward to it!
My recommendation is to bring blocks of content into the order of their priority in the code itself. That's advantageous for users with small screens, for SEO and for the success of people using WPB. The style sheets should take care of presenting the content on the appropriate device. In other words, the priority of content influences the order in the code as well as the styling.
A challenge could be how to determine the priority of content blocks for making them appear in the right order. A no-brainer is the two column layout with the main navigation on the left, the main content in the middle: Priority: 1-2 (left - right column). Or if the main navigation is in the right column: Prioritiy: 2-1. The navigation is more important than the main content. But what about e.g. a two column layout with the main navigation across on top: Should it be 1-2-3 or rather 1-3-2 (top - left - right)? Would it make sense if the priorities could be assigned as an option in the WPB user interface?
Thanks for the news, I am looking forward to it!
My recommendation is to bring blocks of content into the order of their priority in the code itself. That's advantageous for users with small screens, for SEO and for the success of people using WPB. The style sheets should take care of presenting the content on the appropriate device. In other words, the priority of content influences the order in the code as well as the styling.
A challenge could be how to determine the priority of content blocks for making them appear in the right order. A no-brainer is the two column layout with the main navigation on the left, the main content in the middle: Priority: 1-2 (left - right column). Or if the main navigation is in the right column: Prioritiy: 2-1. The navigation is more important than the main content. But what about e.g. a two column layout with the main navigation across on top: Should it be 1-2-3 or rather 1-3-2 (top - left - right)? Would it make sense if the priorities could be assigned as an option in the WPB user interface?
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Hi Dave,
Thanks a lot for your input, this is very useful -- I've forwarded this information to our developers for further consideration. It's difficult to say at this point whether users should have the ability to assign the priorities of content blocks. We need to do more research on possibilities of Responsive Design before I can promise anything specific. Your feedback is very useful, though -- thank you!
Thanks a lot for your input, this is very useful -- I've forwarded this information to our developers for further consideration. It's difficult to say at this point whether users should have the ability to assign the priorities of content blocks. We need to do more research on possibilities of Responsive Design before I can promise anything specific. Your feedback is very useful, though -- thank you!
Hi Custer,
These recommendations from Google could be interesting for your developers: https://developers.google.com/webmasters/smartphone-sites/?hl=en
These recommendations from Google could be interesting for your developers: https://developers.google.com/webmasters/smartphone-sites/?hl=en
