How to redirect website to its mobile version ?

yoyo33

Regular Member

Jan 29, 2011

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• Apr 17, 2015

• #1

I search a way to redirect website to it's mobile version.
It's a simple website html / php / no database. I just want to manually create it's mobile version and upload it to something like m.website.com

I want this method to be compatible with the google test (to ensure it's ok for the 21 april change)

I have found this script, but i'm not sure it's the right thing to do....

Code:

<script type="text/javascript">
  <!--
  if (screen.width <= 800) {
    window.location = "http://m.domain.com";
  }
  //-->
</script>

Any ideas?

 

acidol2

Supreme Member

Sep 8, 2011

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• Apr 17, 2015

• #2

You can do a simple check via PHP - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6524301/detect-mobile-browser
You can also try making your website responsive, so when you have mobile traffic the theme would adjust itself to look good on a mobile phone.

 

JOSourcing

Regular Member

May 19, 2011

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• Apr 18, 2015

• #3

The javascript that you have will do just fine. I have the same thing on my website (which passes Google's mobile test, thank you very much) and it works just great!

 

S

seapunk

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Dec 28, 2014

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• Apr 18, 2015

• #4

Don't do that.

Design a responsive layout instead.

This will be helpful regardless: https://developers.google.com/webmasters/mobile-sites/mobile-seo/?hl=en

 

JOSourcing

Regular Member

May 19, 2011

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• Apr 18, 2015

• #5

seapunk said:

Don't do that.

Click to expand...

Don't do what? And why?

 

JasonS

Elite Member

Sep 15, 2012

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• Apr 19, 2015

• #6

@OP: you can easily do this via Cloudflare. It has feature to detect mobile devices and redirect to your mobile friendly design.