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Connor Zwick

Hi, I'm Connor Zwick-freelance blogger and designer. I love learning and teaching new topics in areas like HTML, CSS, PHP, and last but certainly not least, jQuery. I also enjoy creating both native and mobile web apps for all platforms of mobile devices.

Mobile Browser Detection

Mobile Browser Detection

When creating mobile web apps like our wordpress theme series, it is important to be able to detect a mobile browser and serve the appropriate mobile version. Many readers requested information on how to do this in the comments, so here it is! First, we will cover a wordpress solution, then a PHP solution, and then a popular existing solution. By the end of this tutorial, you will be exposed to the whole spectrum of options and well equipped to handle this scenario!

Mobile WordPress Theming: Day 4

Mobile WordPress Theming: Day 4

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Mobile WordPress Theming

Welcome to the final installment of our Mobile WordPress Theming series! In this tutorial, we will be loading posts and pages dynamically into our mobile web application. By the end, we will have a usable mobile WordPress theme! Let’s jump right in!

Mobile WordPress Theming: Day 3
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Mobile WordPress Theming: Day 3

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Mobile WordPress Theming

Welcome to the latest installment of Mobile WordPress Theming. Last week, we created the HTML version of the WordPress theme that we will be creating in this tutorial. By the end of this tutorial, we will have a basic WordPress theme that can be applied to any existing WordPress site. Next week, we will package and finish it. Let’s get right down to it!

Mobile WordPress Theming: Day 2

Mobile WordPress Theming: Day 2

This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Mobile WordPress Theming

Last week we explored, jQTouch, the framework we would be using to create our mobile wordpress theme. This week, we will pick up where we left off and apply what we learned to create the theme files that we will use to integrate with a WordPress theme. Let’s get to it!

Mobile WordPress Theming: Day 1

Mobile WordPress Theming: Day 1

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Mobile WordPress Theming

In my last article introducing Sencha Touch, we discussed approaching mobile users through web apps instead of native apps and the distinct advantages and disadvantages of this approach. This is nice, but what about if you just want to push out simple content to users on their mobile devices and don’t need the sophistication of a regular “app” at all? This is where creating a mobile website comes in. In this series, we will create a powerful mobile WordPress theme that anyone can apply to their blog to make their site easily accessible to mobile users.

Sencha Touch: The HTML5 Mobile App Framework

Sencha Touch: The HTML5 Mobile App Framework

Developing a mobile application requires many decisions to be made before the first line of code is even written. For instance, should you go with a web app or a native app? If so, should you use a framework? There is no incorrect answer to either of these questions-it depends on the situation. Today we are going to talk about a specific solution to these questions: Sencha Touch.