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Going Mobile with WordPress
Shelley KeithManager of Web Communications & Marketing
Southern Arkansas University
● about.me/shelleykeith● Teaching faculty to use email since 1994.● Since 2005 only Web staff on campus of
~3600 students & 400 faculty/staff. ● Sixth year on the HighEdWeb conference
program committee; chaired regional HEWEB event last 3 yrs.
● HigherEdExperts presenter – OpenSource CMS Fair: WordPressMU, April 2010.
● Technical reviewer for Apress book Beginning WordPress 3.0 by Stephanie Leary released in June, 2010.
● Launched WPMU in May 2009. Alone.
Me. Shelley. @sk140
o.0
2011 vs 2010● 240% increase in mobile visits● 237% increase in mobile pageviews● 13% increase in average mobile time on site● Top mobile referrers: Google, Facebook● 40% direct traffic
The push
155 Admissions applications completed on mobile devices
She came out of nowhere captain!
To boldly go...
Caveats● no coder● minimal budget● WP Network
The Project
Criteria● Minimal "touch"● Flexible "touch"● Reuse work● Comparable features● Multi-platform● Visible growth● Responsive support● Easy to update
SCIENCE!
Plugins
Some plugins are seamless & work beautifully...
...others, not so much.
● WPTouch*● WP Mobile Detector● WordPress Mobile Pack● Wapple Architect Mobile● WordPress Multi Site Mobile Edition● Weever Apps● PluginBuddy Mobile*
Plugins
Mobile detectionTheme switcherAnalyticsAdmin interfaceLast updated Dec. 2010
WordPress Mobile Pack
Site-wide activationCarrington MobileLink to/from mobile versionNo per-blog customizationLast updated in 2010
WordPress Multi Site Mobile
Spockitty is not impressed.
Mobile Apps
Mobile Apps - NativeShoutEm Mobile by Conduit MobileRoadie BiznessApps
Monthly Price $29.90 - $119.90 $0 - $79.95 $99 - $499 $39 + $10/each iPad, Android, HTML5
WordPress Integration Plugin, RSS RSS RSS RSS
Targeting All users All, Geographic All, Geo, Platform, + All users
QR X X Unlockable Content Integrated Scanner
Badges/Gamification Badges X Unlockable Content, Badges
X
Reviews Yes Yelp, CitySearch
Events .ics import & internal system
EventBrite, Google Cal, Facebook Events
Internal, Artistdata, SongKick
Internal only
HTML5 Web App Coming Soon Yes Yes Yes
iOS iPhone, iPad coming soon iPhone iPhone, $499/mo iPad iPhone, iPad
Android Yes Yes Yes Yes
Other Windows, Blackberry, Bada
Windows, Blackberry Blackberry
WappleWeeverWPTouch Pro
Mobile Apps - Web
Responsive Design
Le sigh.
● Frameworks○ Genesis○ PageLines○ HeadWay○ Whiteboard○ Catalyst○ WooFramework
● Standalone themes○ Responsive○ Business Lite○ iFeature
Responsive Design
the needs of the many...
...become a hot mess.
@sk140
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