Responsive
It’s been a few days now since WordCamp and everything has begun to sink in a little. Here are my main bullet points from the event:
- WordPress is huge.
- It’s no longer a pain in the ass to run on Windows.
- Responsive web design is the way to go.
- Plugin development is something I’d like to dive deeper into.
- I discovered the distraction free writing feature.
In the short term, responsive web design was the presentation that triggered me the most. I’m familiar with response web design and use a lot of responsive sites. Even this site is somewhat responsive, it’ll remove some white space on a device with a smaller screen, for instance a tablet device. Now I want to make the site’s design even more responsive and better looking on mobile devices. WPtouch is a great plugin, but when it’s possible to get the site to look familiar even on small screen, there’s really no need to use it.
One option would be to make the current theme more responsive, but that will probably be a lot of work for someone like me. Also, from past attempts to do my own redesign from scratch, I know my limitations. So my best bet is what I always do: Find a nice looking, free theme and hack away!
I’ve been looking around a little, and at this point Renova seems like a good option. But I’d prefer to have two columns, not just one. That can probably be arranged, though. It might take a while, but I’m positive the next design will be responsive. For more responsive goodness, have a look at the Media Queries showcase.
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You can steal my mobile-first framework for free. Almost no code and works perfectly on all devices, even in old IE’s. Can you spot WHY it works in IE6-IE8???
Forgot the url
http://cms.webadvice.no/site/9/test
classic :)
Appreciate the offer, but doubt I have the time to create something from near-scratch. Initializr looks awesome, though. Thanks for the link.
