Mobile plugin...again..

[mobilexhtml]

Howdy...


I have bought a licensed version of CMSMS.. 

And after many months with struggling and somewhat beginning to understand basic html.., I have managed to make all my templates xhtml-mp ...(yey)

But now I am stuck with implementing  WURFL to the site... and that would probably take a year for me, If I should do it alone..

I am also really starting to like WordPress as a CMS.. ("What did you just say ?")..("sorry !!..") But, I would really also like to continue using CMSMS, because I feel that it is the best cms and that it is getting better and better by the month..

And here is my point.. Couldn't someone make a mobile/wurfl plugin to this system ?

This solution for wordpress is brilliant and open source..:
http://www.beeweeb.com/mwt/index.php/pr ... b-toolkit/

It will make any site fit almost any handset/browser..as it scales down and........ well see the link above...

So if anyone could...they should make a similar plugin for people like me..the "html dummies"....  I know there is a styeswitcher and a browserstyler plugin for this cmsms..but as I understand, they are nothing like the above plugin...

What do people think about this ?


-John

[Russ]

If you structure your site correctly (template / XHTML ) layout, then the switch to a mobile format should be just a matter of CSS. That is the whole point of the separation of structure and style! I've never liked the idea of writing a specific website for mobiles, maybe some parts...

You could start with a 'handheld' css which forces everything back to a single column and has a fluid width. It should override the current 'screen' CSS. I'd also suggest you keep it quite text based as this will work for the maximum number of mobile browsers. (Some mobile browsers do not support 'handheld' CSS, e.g. iPhone, so they will use the normal screen CSS.)

If you want to go further, then they are many others ways to do it. Google is your friend.

Hope this helps,
Russ

p.s. There is nothing wrong with a text based site for mobile navigation, it's quick to load and easy to read on very small screens. You can make it progressively better on browsers which support more features.