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The Ultimate Mobile Joomla Guide

October 25, 2010 | Written by Steve Burge

One of the most common questions we get from our Joomla training students now is: "how do I make my Joomla site ready for mobile phones?"

There are two different ways to do this and the choice depends largely on whether you have a template or not.

  1. Template Frameworks. If you're looking for a template, choose one of the designers whose templates automatically adjust for mobile browsers. Click to visit this section.
  2. Template plus plugin: If you already have a template, there are systems that will provide both the mobile template and a plugin to detect when someone is visiting from a mobile phone. Click to visit this section.

Here is a guide to the different ways to make your site mobile and at the end we'll show you how to manage and update your site from your phone.

Template Framework: Rocket Theme. and the Gantry Framework

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Template Framework: Joomlart and the T3 Framework

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Template Framework: Joomla Junkie and the Morph Framework

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Template plus Plugin: Tap Theme

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  • Site: http://taptheme.com
  • Price: $29 each for the iPhone, Android and iPad versions.
  • Screenshots and video:
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Template plus Plugin: Mobile Joomla

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Managing Your Site From Your Phone: J! Admin Mobile

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Comments  

 
#1 hungdv 2010-10-25 21:18
Thanks Steven for putting them all together.
It ll be more awesome if you can make a list of pros & cons of each system so we can have a chance to improve them
 
 
#2 iPhone Applications 2010-10-26 01:17
its quite helpful . wow i really loved it
 
 
#3 OneSpecs Opticians 2010-10-29 14:31
Lovin' the Mobile Joomla component. Have downloaded it before but was a little scared by the number of configurations. Good video which has pursuaded me to revisit it. Reckon when it gets to version 1 it will become a paid extension so best hurry...
 
 
#4 Andrew J. Holden 2010-11-24 16:13
Thanks Steve, this is a great list. We just announced "Weever: Your Joomla! Site. Mobile. In Minutes." today. (www.weever.ca). Please add it on if you don't mind - should be a really unique and useful service for a lot of people. (it's free, too.)
 
 
#5 kl6H_steve 2010-11-26 10:21
Thanks Andrew - let us know when it's publicly available and we'll review it.
 
 
#6 Matt Thomas 2011-02-09 20:13
Hi Steve,

I know that I'm a bit late for this article, but it's worth noting that the Construct template framework from joomlaengineering.com/ has integrated mobile support as well. It's a bit different in that it is a framework intended to be built upon, not something that comes pre-designed. It may be of use for the designers in the crowd.

Best,

Matt
 
 
#7 StackIdeas 2011-02-10 01:11
Great compilation! Now which one is best for our EasyBlog for mobile viewing... hmm
 
 
#8 Thomas Dobner 2011-07-10 08:43
Very useful article! Thanks for sharing.
I tried Mobile Joomla and its very easy to setup.
Works fine!
 

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