Wordpress Themes

[Online18Casino]

Not necessarily, I guess it depends on who you're asking when it comes to "looking good". It really just means that it will "fit" on any device, usually at the cost of looks and/or functionality.

Depends on the website too, it works well and looks good for some, but 90% of the websites I visit on my phone the first thing I look for is a link to the full website or button to turn the mobile theme off.

100% agreed! I want the full site experience even when on my phone.. Without even realizing it (until now) I tend to stay away from 'mobile versions' of most sites I visit. But I think that's what RWD is intended to do, give the full site experience, but fit it to your browser no matter what the size of screen.

 

[Perc]

100% agreed! I want the full site experience even when on my phone.. Without even realizing it (until now) I tend to stay away from 'mobile versions' of most sites I visit. But I think that's what RWD is intended to do, give the full site experience, but fit it to your browser no matter what the size of screen.

True, I guess it still depends on the site design and layout. Like mine for example (link in sig) has a big sidebar on the left that holds a lot of navigation links that aren't in my top menu. I spent the weekend updating the theme and I didn't like the responsive version, it kept putting that sidebar on top of the content, so a visitor would have to scroll past it all to see what they were there for.

I'm sure I could change it so that it moves the sidebar under the main content, or doesn't show it at all, but I'd just rather it stayed where it is.

A lot of design decisions are all about compromise, I haven't seen an option yet for RWD or a mobile theme on my site that I like better than just having the full site shown. Especially with the screen sizes on the most popular phones these days.

 

[Online18Casino]

True, I guess it still depends on the site design and layout. Like mine for example (link in sig) has a big sidebar on the left that holds a lot of navigation links that aren't in my top menu. I spent the weekend updating the theme and I didn't like the responsive version, it kept putting that sidebar on top of the content, so a visitor would have to scroll past it all to see what they were there for.

I'm sure I could change it so that it moves the sidebar under the main content, or doesn't show it at all, but I'd just rather it stayed where it is.

A lot of design decisions are all about compromise, I haven't seen an option yet for RWD or a mobile theme on my site that I like better than just having the full site shown. Especially with the screen sizes on the most popular phones these days.

True, I also think most users know and accept that not every site is going to look perfect on their phone and most just deal with it. I know I do.. I would rather have all the options / info and ignore some little design flaws, then to have half the information for the sake of design.

 

[muffincrumbs]

Some themes hat have a specific mobile version are just awful. I only use themes that are identical in functionality no matter the device, at least that's the idea.

Others are quite smart. For instance, if you go to mobilecasinoparty (sig) and hold your phone or tablet vertically the side bar drops below the page content. If you hold it horizontally or landscape the side bar pops back to its normal spot. Some themes like those from flytonic make the side bar disappear completely when viewing from a mobile device. But yes I'm with you guys... All or nothing!

 

[baldidiot]

Some themes like those from flytonic make the side bar disappear completely when viewing from a mobile device. But yes I'm with you guys... All or nothing!

Yeah, that's a tad annoying but a fairly easy fix - you just need to move a bit of code and edit the css file. Have been meaning to do it with one of my flytonic sites actually, will give it a fiddle now...

 

[baldidiot]

Yeah, that's a tad annoying but a fairly easy fix - you just need to move a bit of code and edit the css file. Have been meaning to do it with one of my flytonic sites actually, will give it a fiddle now...

Here's an example of a flytonic theme edited to show the sidebar on all devices (drops below the main body instead of being hidden): Mobile Slots - Play Real Money Online Slots On Your Phone & Tablet

Fairly simple, only took a few minutes - changes involve moving this (had to edit out the < ? and ? > from the start/end to get it to show):

php if ($fullwidth != 'y') { include(STYLESHEETPATH."/sidebar.php"); }

From the end of header.php to the beginning of footer.php

And then edit the media.css file so that the relevant classes read as follows (there are two instances you need to edit for different width settings: 1px to 480px, and 481px to 768px):

#sidebar, .custom #sidebar{display:block;float: none;width: 96%;padding: 10px 2%;}

.custom #middlecontent, #middlecontent{width:96%  !important;  padding:10px 2% 25px 2%; border:0; margin:0;float:none; }

// disclaimer - back up your site before making any modifications, and do so at your own risk!

 

[santoshjain87]

Some of our affiliates use mobilize from themeforest for promoting mobile casinos - works very well for them.

The site looks great on mobile/tablets and is very user friendly/quick IMO! Worth a look!

 

[tryme1]

That 'mobilize' theme looks awesome - although I also rather like this free one, which also looks cool on desktop: WordPress › Responsive « Free WordPress Themes

 

[Pokerpot]

Genesis is the best theme framework for wordpress
but i would really like to move to pure html websites instead of cms for small websites

 

[byebyebaby]

I like the themes from MySiteMyWay. They are all very customizable and mobile repsonsive. They also have a great forum and help section.

 

[LandofOz]

I really like the Flytonic wordpress themes, and will use one to build my next website. The only problem is that if too many people use the same theme, then the sites will more or less start looking very similar.

 

[PaaskeUK]

I really like the Flytonic wordpress themes, and will use one to build my next website. The only problem is that if too many people use the same theme, then the sites will more or less start looking very similar.

They already do

 

[Online18Casino]

PaaskeUK is correct. Be creative, find a non-gambling theme and turn it into your own! That is what I have done with all my sites.. Seeking a theme that is already a 'gambling theme' really limits what you could have.