Have just watched video on 'Settings' and this lead me to check out the Backupbuddy webpage, which in turn lead me to discover their Mobile plugin.

I have read the post here on WPtouch and was wondering if anyone had had any experience using the Pro Version and if anyone knows how that compares to Pluginbuddy mobile?

I'm looking to offer mobile websites to my clients and both these plugins both look pretty impressive.

Hi GWS,

I haven't used any of the Wordpress mobile plugins (other than just playing around with some of them), but I'll attempt to point you in the right direction.

The chart at the bottom of the WPTouch Pro page gives a good comparison between the free and pro version.

The FAQ at pluginbuddy.com explains the major difference between the two:PluginBuddy wrote:
While WPTouch's site describes WPTouch as:WPTouch wrote:
Wordpress Mobile Pack is another good one to take a look at:
wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-mobile-pack/

In my opinion, try the free version of WPTouch. If you really like it and are looking for extra features, then buy the WPTouch Pro version.

Also, are you just starting your site or is it already fully developed? If you're still developing, you should really check out responsive themes as they'll give your site mobile compatibility right out of the box and there won't be a need for a plugin. Check out our blog post on Wordpress Responsive Themes to get some ideas:
www.ostraining.com/blog/wordpress/10-res...ve-wordpress-themes/

Hope this helps! :)

Kind regards,
Nick

Hi Nick

WPTouch Pro does look extensive, so i should learn to crawl before I can walk...and have a play with the Free version first.

I would say, however, that Pluginbuddy would also probably say that they have spent as many hours also developing their plugin, so am not sure if this is a reasonable differentiation or just marketing speak.

'Responsive themes' will mean you don't have to fiddle about with mobile pluggins, however, one of the features of mobile, as I understand it, is that they allow you can provide specific information, without necessarily showing a whole site, which lets face it, on a smartphone screen is not everyone's idea of fun.

So I'm not sure how a Responsive site could provide this type of specific functionality.

Anyway Nick, thanks for giving me lots more to think about and consider.

Regards
GWS

You're welcome, GWS! :)

For responsive themes, you can show the whole site or just part of it. It's just a matter of re-arranging (and resizing) the content to fit the screen.

Kind regards,
Nick

Hi Nick,

I'm not sure I my point was clear from your answer so I will try again :)

Say you had a site of 30 pages, but you only wanted a mobile site only showing 5 pages of those 30.

I believe this could be achieved this with a mobile plugin, but how could this be achieved with a Responsive theme?

Regards
GWS

Hi GWS,

Sorry for initially misunderstanding. That's right, a Responsive theme's purpose is to make the whole site mobile friendly and is not meant for just specific pages.

Kind regards,
Nick

No worries Nick,
I guess it all comes down to whether a site is small or large, and what the requirements are, when displaying the site on a mobile device.

The best thing is that there are solutions to meet all requirements, and levels of experience.

Thanks again
GWS

You're welcome! Glad to have the conversation with you! :)

Yes, definitely. It's nice having different tools and options for different jobs.

Kind regards,
Nick