Mobile-friendliness - Web Development. What is Mobile Friendliness?
Mobile friendliness can mean a multitude of things, depending on who you’re talking to. It can be helpful to think of it in terms of three goals for improving your site’s user experience: Presentation, Content, and Performance. Goal #1 (Presentation) “Make websites that work well on a variety of screen sizes.” These days, users can access the web on devices in a wide range of form factors, including phones, tablets, and eReaders. Goal #2 (Content) “Adjust your content for mobile users.” Think about what your users want to do at your site if they are on a phone.
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Twice a month, we revisit some of our readers’ favorite posts from throughout the history of Nettuts+.
This tutorial was first published last September. When people think of .htaccess configuration, the first thing that might pop into their minds is URL manipulation with mod_rewrite. But they're often frustrated by mod_rewrite's complexity. This tutorial will walk you through everything you need to know for the most common mod_rewrite tasks. Mod_rewrite Rants Thoughts on mod_rewrite vary quite a bit. Mldk: Aargh! Bsterzenbach: Man do I love mod_rewrite. Mikemackay: Still loving the total flexibility of mod_rewrite - coming to the rescue again.
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