Warm wishes for a safe and happy holiday season from all of us at BraveNewCode!
A big thank you to everyone who joined in on the journey in 2012! New plugin updates, the three millionth download of WPtouch, and the unveiling of our new logo were just a few of the stories we were proud to share with you over the past year.
Looking forward to seeing you in 2013!
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Our “Tips Central” blog series spotlights WPtouch Pro-powered sites built and maintained by designers, developers and site owners like you. Read about other designers, developers, and site owners’ experiences with WPtouch Pro and get ideas for your own projects. Our experts also provide their recommendations for additional site enhancements using WPtouch Pro.
Site URL: gmmcal.com.br
Site Owner Gustavo Cunha
License Type: Developers’ License
Twitter: @gmmcal
How long have you been using WPtouch Pro?
Since July 2012, but I’ve used the free version of WPtouch for over two years on my blog and on some clients’ sites.
Why did you choose WPtouch Pro to power your mobile site?
Because it is easy to setup — almost effortless. It works on all major tablets and phones and my clients are satisfied.
What do you like most about using WPtouch Pro?
The easy setup and the default theme (which includes some powerful icons) allows my developers and clients fast results.
What improvements would you like to see included in future WPtouch Pro updates?
It would be nice to have some other themes with great animations and gestures support.
Note: Links to support documentation are available exclusively to current WPtouch Pro customers who are logged into bravenewcode.com.
1. Scale the contact form.
The form on the contact page uses fixed dimensions for its fields. Fixed dimensions, by definition, override any scaling offered by iOS or WPtouch. To remedy this for mobile devices, custom CSS may be added to the mobile theme to allow those fields to scale.
Support Documentation: Applying Custom CSS
Scale the contact form
2. Add startup images and a custom home screen icon.
With iOS Web-App Mode enabled in the mobile theme, options are available to add a custom home screen icon and startup images for a variety of screen sizes. Adding a custom icon and images are another way to polish your online presentation.
Support Documentation: iOS Web-App Mode
Enable Web-App Mode Startup Screens
3. Add social media network links.
The site’s links to Twitter, Facebook, and Orkut may be added as additional links in the mobile menu. This will allow visitors to easily access those networks sitewide. Adding links can either be handled via Menu + Icons > Custom Menu Items or through a custom WordPress Menu.
Support Documentation: Using a Custom WordPress Menu
Add social media network links
4. Bring desktop theme styling to the mobile theme.
With the nearly unlimited styling options available through the WPtouch Pro admin panels and through its child theme functionality, bringing as much or as little of the desktop theme’s styling to the mobile theme is easy. For example, the blue of the background image can be used as the mobile theme background by adding its hex value to Active Theme > Style/Appearance > Background then setting the background tile to “none”.
If more in-depth styling control is desired, custom CSS may be added to an active WPtouch Pro child theme.
Support Documentation: Applying Custom CSS
Theme style-matching
Are you interested in having your WPtouch Pro-powered site featured in our “Tips Central” series? Please drop us a note through our contact form to inquire.
New plugin updates, the three millionth download of WPtouch, and the unveiling of our new logo were just a few of the stories we were proud to share with you over the past year.
1. Three Million Downloads of WPtouch
We began 2012 with a celebration of the 3,000,000th download of our flagship plugin WPtouch and, as the year draws to a close, it looks like we may see the 4,000,000th WPtouch download in the not-too-distant future.
2. WPtouch Used By 31% of Top Mobile-Powered WordPress Blogs
WPtouch provides the best mobile experience for your site visitors but you don’t have to take our word on that; just ask the top mobile-powered WordPress blogs on the web which mobile solution is the best. In April 2012, 49 of the top 100 blogs were running on WordPress. Among those 49 sites, of the sites that employed a mobile solution, 31% used WPtouch or WPtouch Pro.
WPtouch Running 31% of the Top Mobile-Powered WordPress Blogs
3. 2012 Plugin Updates
Embedded videos, expanded custom-post types support and full Retina support for iPad are just a few of the many WPtouch Pro improvements we introduced this year. Our 2012 plugin releases also included new versions of WPtouch, WordTwit Pro, Earth Hour and Piggy Lite. Here’s a selection of our 2012 release announcements:
4. The Benefits of Going Server-side
Server-side tools, like WPtouch and Mobile Joomla!, deliver a fast and flexible mobile experience that can’t be duplicated by other mobile solutions. Read our posts to learn the hows and whys of choosing server-side solutions.
Responsive Themes vs. Server Side Optimization: WordPress Mobile Solutions Compared
5. Our New Logo
In April, we unveiled our new logo created by west coast designer Cara McCarthy. Our new logo captures the spirit of BraveNewCode, symbolizing our goal of delivering excellent products that revolutionize standards for WordPress mobile development.
BraveNewCode launches a new look: Introducing our new logo
6. Our First Ever WPtouch Pro Top Site Award Winner, CigarDojo.com
CigarDojo.com packed so much awesomeness into their WPtouch Pro-powered site that we decided to award them with our first ever Top Site Award. CigarDojo.com was just one of many fantastic WPtouch Pro-powered sites spotlighted in our Tips Central series this year.
7. BraveNewCode Goes to WordCamp
We had the pleasure of being involved in fourteen WordCamp events in 2012. We’re very proud to show our support, through our WordCamp sponsorships and appearances, to the WordPress community who’ve provided our bread and butter for many years.
A big thank you to everyone who joined in on the journey! Looking forward to seeing you in 2013!
Keep up-to-date with our news and announcements by connecting with us on Twitter or Facebook!
New plugin updates, the three millionth download of WPtouch, and the unveiling of our new logo were just a few of the stories we were proud to share with you over the past year.
1. Three Million Downloads of WPtouch
We began 2012 with a celebration of the 3,000,000th download of our flagship plugin WPtouch and, as the year draws to a close, it looks like we may see the 4,000,000th WPtouch download in the not-too-distant future.
Help us celebrate 3 million downloads of WPtouch
2. WPtouch Used By 31% of Top Mobile-Powered WordPress Blogs
WPtouch provides the best mobile experience for your site visitors but you don’t have to take our word on that; just ask the top mobile-powered WordPress blogs on the web which mobile solution is the best. In April 2012, 49 of the top 100 blogs were running on WordPress. Among those 49 sites, of the sites that employed a mobile solution, 31% used WPtouch or WPtouch Pro.
WPtouch Running 31% of the Top Mobile-Powered WordPress Blogs
3. 2012 Plugin Updates
Embedded videos, expanded custom-post types support and full Retina support for iPad are just a few of the many WPtouch Pro improvements we introduced this year. Our 2012 plugin releases also included new versions of WPtouch, WordTwit Pro, Earth Hour and Piggy Lite. Here’s a selection of our 2012 release announcements:
4. The Benefits of Going Server-side
Server-side tools, like WPtouch and Mobile Joomla!, deliver a fast and flexible mobile experience that can’t be duplicated by other mobile solutions. Read our posts to learn the hows and whys of choosing server-side solutions.
5. Our New Logo
In April, we unveiled our new logo created by west coast designer Cara McCarthy. Our new logo captures the spirit of BraveNewCode, symbolizing our goal of delivering excellent products that revolutionize standards for WordPress mobile development.
BraveNewCode launches a new look: Introducing our new logo
6. Our First Ever WPtouch Pro Top Site Award Winner, CigarDojo.com
CigarDojo.com packed so much awesomeness into their WPtouch Pro-powered site that we decided to award them with our first ever Top Site Award. CigarDojo.com was just one of many fantastic WPtouch Pro-powered sites spotlighted in our Tips Central series this year.
WPtouch Pro Tips Central: CigarDojo.com Wins Our First Top Mobile Site Award!
7. BraveNewCode Goes to WordCamp
We had the pleasure of being involved in fourteen WordCamp events in 2012. We’re very proud to show our support, through our WordCamp sponsorships and appearances, to the WordPress community who’ve provided our bread and butter for many years.
Meet members of the BraveNewCode team at WordCamp Toronto!
A big thank you to everyone who joined in on the journey! Looking forward to seeing you in 2013!
Keep up-to-date with our news and announcements by connecting with us on Twitter or Facebook!
Our “Tips Central” blog series spotlights WPtouch Pro-powered sites built and maintained by designers, developers and site owners like you. Read about other designers, developers, and site owners’ experiences with WPtouch Pro and get ideas for your own projects. Our experts also provide their recommendations for additional site enhancements using WPtouch Pro.
Site URL: www.dinosaurjr.com
Web Designer: Anthony Santarosa of Guhru Studio
License Type: 5-Pack
Guhru Studio on Twitter: @GuhruStudio
How long have you been using WPtouch Pro?
I have been using WPtouch Pro since July of 2011.
Why did you choose WPtouch Pro to power your mobile site?
I chose WPtouch Pro for its well-executed visual experience on the iPhone.
What do you like most about using WPtouch Pro?
I like WPtouch Pro for its ease of use and its well-documented support.
What improvements would you like to see included in future WPtouch Pro updates?
Nothing that I can think of. WPtouch Pro has so many features I have not used yet.
Note: Links to support documentation are available exclusively to current WPtouch Pro customers who are logged into bravenewcode.com.
1. Customize menu to match desktop theme.
The mobile theme menu very nearly offers access to all the content available through the desktop theme. To complete it:
FlickrRSS Plugin Support
2. Customize the home screen icon.
The mobile theme has iOS Web-App Mode enabled but does not yet have a custom home screen icon assigned. Custom icons sit on the home screen as a branded badge. A custom home screen icon may be set at Menu + Icons > Menu and Icon Setup > General Icons + Menu Setup > Site, Theme & Bookmark.
Support Documentation: iOS Web-App Mode
Customize home screen icon
3. Add startup screens.
For similar reasons that adding a custom home screen icon is beneficial, custom startup screens can be added to the iOS Web-App experience. Startup screens may be added for a variety of screen sizes at Active Theme > iOS Web-App Mode > Startup Screens.
Support Documentation: iOS Web-App Mode
Enable Web-App startup screens
4. Center the Spotify playlists with CSS.
The page located at http://www.dinosaurjr.com/discography/ uses a custom page template that contains third-party content within iframes. The template is generally well-constructed so we have only a small adjustment to make it perfect: the Spotify playlists contained in the iframes can be centered by wrapping their iframes each in a named div (we’re calling it .spotifyiframe for this example) then applying the given CSS in the WPtouch Pro child theme located at /wp-content/wptouch-data/classic-child-1/iphone/.
.spotifyiframe {margin-left: -10px;}
or try
.spotifyiframe {margin: 0 auto !important;}
Support Documentation: Applying Custom CSS
Apply custom CSS
Are you interested in having your WPtouch Pro-powered site featured in our “Tips Central” series? Please drop us a note through our contact form to inquire.
December 11, 2012 — By WPTouch Admin
If you are serious about providing a fast and well-formatted multi-device experience for your site visitors think server-side solutions.
The average size of a web page in 2012 is now 1249 KB, up 40% year-over-year, according to httparchive.org. Assuming this trend continues, average page sizes in 2014 will be over 2 MB-four times larger than average page sizes in 2010. Unfortunately the method of mobile web design, commonly called responsive design, is not adequately positioned to reverse this trend; in reality, it is likely to significantly add to average web page sizes.
In contrast, server-side solutions leverage the benefits of detecting mobile device types like phones and tablets in order to deliver a fast and dependable mobile-optimized web experience.
Download our white paper, co-published by Mobile Joomla!, to find out more about the benefits of choosing server-side solutions.
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