The recent statistics shows that there are 5.3 billion mobile phone users worldwide whereas only 1.8 billion Internet users. The uses of mobile phones is growing faster than those of computers. Many mobile users do not or very rarely use a desktop or laptop computer to access the Internet. In the US, 25% of the mobile web users are mobile-only. The percentage is higher in Japan and China. If your website is not mobile friendly, you may lose a big chunk of mobile traffic. How to get your WordPress website mobile-ready? Is it going to cost a fortune? The good news is that WordPress plugin WPtouch does the magic work for you in just a few minutes.
wptouch
WPtouch is a WordPress plugin that will automatically transform your WordPress website into an iPhone application-style theme. It is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, Android, Palm Pre, Samsung touch and BlackBerry Storm/Torch mobile devices. What I like WPtouch most is that you can get your website mobile-ready without changing any code of your website. Besides you still keep your regular theme. The visitors can switch between WPtouch mobile theme and your regular theme.
WPtouch plugin comes with a free version (WPtouch 1.9.x) and WPtouch Pro version.
The free version gives you most of the features with limited options to customize the mobile theme. The installation is pretty easy. You do it through WordPress “Add New” plugin page just as you install any other WordPress plugins. Once you have installed and activated the plugin, you need to go through the WPtouch setting to do configuration. There is no customized banner. As an alternative, you can customize the header background under the “Style & Color Options”. You can also upload your website logo in .png format to be displayed on the banner.
Now you have your mobile version website live. There is a button at the bottom of the mobile page which allows visitors switch between the mobile theme and your website’s regular theme. I’ve found out the switch does not work very well sometimes. I have also noticed the mobile theme does not work well with my opt-in popup form. I hope the developer will improve these in the future release.
The newly released WPtouch Pro version has included new features such as more style, color and branding customizations, themes, 10 languages, more advertising options, Web-App mode, and more. Despite WPtouch Pro being a much larger plugin than the free version, it still loads faster on mobile devices. Learn more about WPtouch Pro »
In short, WPtouch is an excellent plugin to get your website mobile-ready instantly and effortlessly. Get your copy of WPtouch Pro Today!
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