I've set up a template for my forums that is "mobile friendly". The URL is not so friendly, so my obvious thought was to set up a redirect. What's the best way to do this from a SEO perspective. I don't want Google or any SE to think of the mobile URL as a "new content". Should I just setup mysite.com/mobile and then make modifications ot my robots.txt
Google has a mobile version - I suggest you figure out how they do it an copy them. Its probably a case of detecting the user agent and providing a different css file.
Well, I've been able to track down a mobile friendly template for Joomla. This gives me mobile versions for both vBulletin and Joomla. On the Joomla template, I can simply change the forum link to the correct style. Should I insert Javascript to sniff the client browser? Rather than creating subdomains or redirects, sniffing and then feeding the proper template is probably the most efficient way to handle this. Now, how do I set up sniffing on my site so that : a. It recognizes the mobile device and feeds the proper template (every other browser gets the full blown version) b. I do this with minimal code and everything is SEO friendly. Anyone doing sites with mobile counterparts? -Chris
I used the Mobile Online hack in phpBB2 and simply used a free "url shorten" service to make it easier to access from a cell phone- but I'm not sure what kind of SEO effect you are looking for. I did it simply to allow folks to log-in, read and post from their phones.