WPtouch is a WordPress plugin by BraveNewCode Inc. that makes your WordPress website load fast on touch mobile devices, showing the content beautifully and without interfering with your regular theme. Here is how my MilkAddict website looks like on my iPhone using WPtouch:
As you can see, WPtouch WordPress plugin automatically transforms your WordPress blog into an iPhone application-style theme, without the need for you to modify any bit of code. It’s complete with ajax loading articles and effects and it works when viewed from an Apple iPhone or iPod touch, Android, Palm Pre or BlackBerry touch mobile device.
One of the reasons why you should use WPtouch to speed up loading your website on mobile browsers is because many WordPress websites today make heavy use of several javascripts which significantly increase the load time of pages, especially when using 3G/EDGE.
Screenshots
Here is how my hompage looks like after clicking the arrow to show the excerpt of a post:
Here is how a post entry will show up on the mobile browser:
It’s possible for users to leave comments and there’s an option in the footer with WPtouch that allows visitors to easily switch between the WPtouch view and the website’s full regular appearance, even saving a cookie for future visits:
WPtouch WordPress Admin Panel
WPtouch comes with all the standard WordPress blog features: search, login, categories, tags, archives, photos & more. You can customize the way your website will appear on the mobile device through a simple WordPress admin panel:
Part of the WPTouch WordPress Admin Panel
For instruction about how to install and customize WPtouch check out WPtouch WordPress plugin or the WPtouch plugin homepage.
Please feel free to share your opinion and advices about WPtouch!
