There are several mobile themes for self-hosted blogs. I used a couple of them. Unfortunately, I always break them when I add a heavy plugin of some sort. Currently still using the WordPress Mobile Pack - http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-m... - which I don't think has been working too well since I added the wbook plugin, haven't checked :P But it does a very good job of displaying your content on a mobile platform, and includes the option to switch between the desktop and mobile versions on the fly. Has a lot of nice features.
But it would be nice to have that native support from Automattic :(
Ahem, another reason why WordPress vs Tyepad was not really a fair face-off for the latter.
barringtonarch
· 1 month ago
WPtouch is great, we've been using it with a couple of different projects for a while now.
maique
· 1 month ago
self hosted blog administrators can install wptouch by themselves. not a lot of trouble, and a great plugin.
rhukill
· 1 month ago
I too have been using wptouch with my self-hosted WP as a plugin. Seems to work great!
Robert Basil
· 1 month ago
"While we think the news is great for hosted WordPress blog owners, we’re slightly disappointed that the mobile themes aren’t available for those of us who have self-hosted WordPress blogs."
Jennifer:
Did you even bother to search for WPTouch in the plugins area of your admin area? Of course not, or you would have seen it's a one touch install for your self hosted Wordpress install.
I'm beginning to wonder if any of the staff at Mashable ever do any research before writing a story...
Brandon @ Purple Raincloud
· 1 month ago
We use WPtouch and it works pretty well and easy to customize. Check it out at http://purpleraincloud.com
jwo
· 1 month ago
Watch out for this plugin when using caching... We used the WP-Touch plugin for a while; but then we added the super-cache plugin... I got comments like "uhh the site looks weeeeeiiird".... what happened was the super-cache had cached the HTML from an iphone visitor and displayed it to everyone else. We disabled the plugin quickly.
@Duane Storey that's awesome! Thanks highly; looks like a good method [for everyone else: it tells the .htaccess file to bypass cached file if iphone]. Will try it out!
eas
· 1 month ago
I'm pretty sure that caching conflicts are why I ditched the mobile theme I installed over a year ago. Of course, since they, I've ditched caching plugins in favor of better hosting and the ability to run a PHP opcode cache, so, I'm back to having a mobile theme on my blog.
keithdsouza
· 1 month ago
There are several plugins already available for self hosted blogs including Mobile Press and WP Touch, all you have to do is to install the plugin on your blog and bam you have a mobile friendly website.
Delighted
· 1 month ago
Thank you for this!.. I appreciate it.. WPtouch has good ratings here so I think I will try!
sms scrape
· 1 month ago
wow thats superb news 60 million page views in wordpress.com blogs. thats nice its mean every webmaster try on same site on mobilesite. yas its good for his website to incress his traffic. Thanks for this information Jennifer Van Grove. carryon.
richgubby
· 1 month ago
The problem with having Wordpress mobile edition for everything other than an iPhone is that for the vast majority of the mobile phone market, a bad user experience is being served out. Sites look plain and boring and look like every other mobile site around.
Another option for anyone with a self hosted blog is the Wapple Architect Mobile Plugin for WordPress - it makes your site look awesome on EVERY device, not just the iPhone. The URL for my plugin is: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wapple-arch...
It also has a load of options so you can really configure your mobile site to look and function how you want - after all, the mobile browsing experience is very much different to a web one.
clavier
· 1 month ago
Thank you SO much for this. Finding the right templates has really been a challenge for me, and these are exactly what I am needing.
Henry
· 1 month ago
wonderful article I really hope that the mobile themes can be available for those of us who have self-hosted WordPress blogs.
Mixotic
· 1 month ago
WPTouch is available for self-hosted wordpress blogs. I haven't done any major customization of it yet, but you can see it in action at my site by visiting it on an iPhone. I just relaunched the site, and am working on newer better content, so bear with me.
But the mobile template works!
Mixotic
· 1 month ago
This is actually a problem with bloggers across the web. In many cases they post without ever doing even the simplest of research...like a Google search!
Wired.com just ran an article about how parents should all vaccinate their kids against H1N1 because "the research is undeniable" and yet didn't include any information about "the research", the source, the actual statistics, etc.
I'm beginning to think they do it because they think we'll believe anything we see online.
Pixelrage
· 1 month ago
Why on earth is this not available for Wordpress.org? :/
Sam Thomas
· 1 month ago
It's such great improvement as now a dys more and more ppl are using mobiles to browse the net well done guys at wordpress!
Haress Das
· 2 weeks ago
Hi, I made a special mobile theme coupled with a plugin!
Introducing you IamMobiled Mobile Plugin
Here are some key features: 1) Comes with a mobile theme "Blue Heart" 2) Automatic mobile detection 3) Images are optimized for mobile view 4) Make $$$ through integrated ad system. 5) Optimized for touch screen phones 6) Mobile users can even leave comments 7) Mobile users can search for contents.
Hi, I made a special mobile theme coupled with a plugin!
Introducing you IamMobiled Mobile Plugin
Here are some key features: 1) Comes with a mobile theme "Blue Heart" 2) Automatic mobile detection 3) Images are optimized for mobile view 4) Make $$$ through integrated ad system. 5) Optimized for touch screen phones 6) Mobile users can even leave comments 7) Mobile users can search for contents.
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But it would be nice to have that native support from Automattic :(
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Jennifer:
Did you even bother to search for WPTouch in the plugins area of your admin area? Of course not, or you would have seen it's a one touch install for your self hosted Wordpress install.
I'm beginning to wonder if any of the staff at Mashable ever do any research before writing a story...
Another option for anyone with a self hosted blog is the Wapple Architect Mobile Plugin for WordPress - it makes your site look awesome on EVERY device, not just the iPhone. The URL for my plugin is: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wapple-arch...
It also has a load of options so you can really configure your mobile site to look and function how you want - after all, the mobile browsing experience is very much different to a web one.
I really hope that the mobile themes can be available for those of us who have self-hosted WordPress blogs.
But the mobile template works!
Wired.com just ran an article about how parents should all vaccinate their kids against H1N1 because "the research is undeniable" and yet didn't include any information about "the research", the source, the actual statistics, etc.
I'm beginning to think they do it because they think we'll believe anything we see online.
I made a special mobile theme coupled with a plugin!
Introducing you IamMobiled Mobile Plugin
Here are some key features:
1) Comes with a mobile theme "Blue Heart"
2) Automatic mobile detection
3) Images are optimized for mobile view
4) Make $$$ through integrated ad system.
5) Optimized for touch screen phones
6) Mobile users can even leave comments
7) Mobile users can search for contents.
Please check it out and let me know your feedback and suggestions at
http://iammobiled.com
Plugin can be found at:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/iammobiled-...
I made a special mobile theme coupled with a plugin!
Introducing you IamMobiled Mobile Plugin
Here are some key features:
1) Comes with a mobile theme "Blue Heart"
2) Automatic mobile detection
3) Images are optimized for mobile view
4) Make $$$ through integrated ad system.
5) Optimized for touch screen phones
6) Mobile users can even leave comments
7) Mobile users can search for contents.
Please check it out and let me know your feedback and suggestions at http://iammobiled.com
Plugin can be found at:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/iammobiled-...
Thanks!