29 Apr 2022
Making your website work for both mobile and desktop devices
So many people use mobile devices and tablets to browse the web these days that it is vital that your website works well on all different device sizes and browsers. Years ago, you only really needed to ensure that it worked well on Internet explorer and Firefox but since mobile devices have come on the scene there are now a huge number of additional browsers and screen sizes to consider. Google also take in to account how mobile friendly a website is when they use their algorithm to rank the site on the search engine result pages.
Although you can test your website on many different devices to get a true feel for how it looks and works, you can also use Google Search Console to check for compatibility issues. This will show you if font is too small or if clickable elements are too close together for example. This can help build a better website. It may be that you program the site in such a way that some elements are not visible or work in a different way on smaller screens as they just may not be needed on mobile devices. You may also want to consider creating an app for people to download and use on mobile devices instead of using the website.