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jlocke
January 10, 2012
12:20pm
A while back Susan MacPhee asked this question...
If a client asked me "how well do Drupal Gardens sites work on mobile phones and PDAs," what would DG say? What would DG's elevator speech be? Is there a Drupal module/theme being considered to sniff out mobile devices and serve up a mobile friendly website?
I have been asked this question a few times recently and have not had a good answer. Is there one?
Thanks, Jeff Locke
Status: Resolved
Comments
4:45pm
Jeff,
Mobile and responsive design are being discussed for the next development of Drupal.
Here's some links from the blog of Dries Buytaert that further outlines this development.
Dries 1
Dries 2
There currently isn't a timetable or other details to release at this time other than what is mentioned in the blog posts above. One option for creating a mobile site is to use a third party application. Acquia has patnered with Mobify to provide such services. An internet search will turn up many others that offer similar services. Mobile detection can be done in a Gardens site through the use of JavaScript.
Best regards,
Dave | Drupal Gardens Client Advisor
10:09am
I'm very excited about what Drupal 8 will be like for us. If anyone wants to help with the Drupal 8 release, please dive in. Here's the link to the Mobile initiative: http://groups.drupal.org/mobile and the whole initiative: http://groups.drupal.org/drupal-initiatives.
PS, I'm very happy the way my sites look on my iPhone. If you use advanced CSS, which I always do, definately check your mobile devices to make sure it still looks good.
http://www.susanmacphee.com/
10:51am
Susan,
Thanks for the links. I am going to mark this thread as resolved, but feel free to add further comments as they are relevant.
Best regards,
Dave | Drupal Gardens Client Advisor