I can’t seem to find a comparison of the two. I’m not sure which one to choose. I noticed this link (https://forum.tagdiv.com/topic/mobile-version-not-working-properly-2/) was provided by tagdiv staff to offer a comparison, but the link is not working. Which option requires less work? Which option runs faster? What are the positives and negatives for each? Thank you.
Hello!
Please copy the link and paste it in a new tab, so it will work.
We have 3 options of mobile versions that you can use:
1. Responsive version: A responsive version of your website is looking similar like on desktop, edit the page with TagDiv Composer, click on the mobile viewport: https://www.screencast.com/t/XDQJedlggSB ; there you can see your mobile version and you can edit the elements there or adjust them to look better.
2. Mobile pages: https://tagdiv.com/newspaper-10-3-7-update-brings-customizable-and-fast-mobile-pages/
3. Mobile theme plugin: The Mobile Theme is a performance optimized theme included in the Newspaper main theme and it loads only for mobile devices. It comes with its own templates/design for page, post, category, etc so your current templates from the desktop theme will get converted to the mobile theme layout. For more details, please take a look here: https://forum.tagdiv.com/the-mobile-theme/ and https://forum.tagdiv.com/mobile-theme-introduction/
A full explanation you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpGkOnJeNZY
You can choose to use which one is more affordable and useful for you.
Thank you!
Thank you.
But which options are best for website speed?
Which options are best for ease of use?
It seems that the tagdiv mobile page templates would be much more time consuming because the website has to be rebuilt everytime there is a change on the desktop version. Is that correct?
Is the “responsive version” simply Newspaper theme without Mobile Theme or Mobile Pages?
Thank you.
This is just a helpful comment and not support 🙂
‘Responsive’ is the theme without the mobile plugin activated
I have a very busy news site – it depends if you’re building a new one or have an established site I think –
I wouldn’t bother with AMP at all – the theme with good hosting can be as fast as AMP –
AMP isn’t a ranking factor on search results, AMP doesn’t need to be implemented to be on Google News carousel either now – publishers are leaving AMP because it’s a pain to keep preparing for it – and you lose your URL because everything on AMP starts google.com/xxxxx
Check out SearchEngineJournal’s article – Should You Abandon AMP? 4 Considerations To Help You Decide
I don’t think anyone should bother worrying about AMP now, it’s pretty much dead – when I dropped it nothing changed at all on search rankings – if anything they got better
With my site the desktop is a design from a Cloud Template and edited how I want
I’m building a mobile page that’s less cluttered and easier to view than the desktop – so you don’t have to change it every time you change the desktop – unless you really want them to be identical, in which case you may as well stay responsive
Honestly the theme if you take time to read the docs and ask support can literally do anything you want – and with some tweaks ( there are forum posts about it down the years ) you can make it really fast. Check westbridgfordwire.com mobile speed – currently just the responsive version ( mobile page under construction )
Also in TagDiv Composer choose viewport at the top and some design changes can be applied there without the need for a separate ‘mobile page’
As I said just what I find best – I’m sure TagDiv support may be clearer for you 🙂
Hello!
@PatWire You are right.
@PIF21 It depends which version you prefer, so that one will be suitable for your needs.
You can improve a better score with any version, but you need to take into account some factors:
External factors: server speed, if you are using CDN or not, the external resources loaded by your website like ads, fonts, tracking scripts like Facebook Pixel, Google Analytics, Twitter analytics, Hotjar and so on.
Internal factors: the number of elements on the page, image size, image formats, if you are using mobile optimized layouts, console errors.
Thank you!
Thank you very much for the information and recommendations. I currently have both Mobile and Amp turned on. I was able to edit the site within TagDiv Composer’s phone viewport. When I’m editing in TagDiv’s phone viewport, while also having Mobile & Amp turned on, am I using the “responsive” theme or the “Mobile” theme?
Hello!
If you have the Mobile theme plugin installed and active, then you use the Mobile theme version. In order to display the responsive version, you need to uninstall the Mobile Theme plugin.
Thank you!
