Professional Mobile Web Development with Wordpress, Joomla! and Drupal

by James Pearce

How to develop powerful mobile Web sites using popular content management systems (CMS)Mobile is the hottest thing going-and developing content for mobile devices and browsers is even hotter than "that." This book is your guide to it all-how to design, build, and deploy sites, blogs and services that will work brilliantly for mobile users. You'll learn about the state-of-the-art of mobile web development, the tools available to use, and the best practices for creating compelling mobile user interfaces. Then, using the most popular content management systems, WordPress, Joomla!, and Drupal, you'll learn how to building world-class mobile web sites from existing platforms and content.. The book walks you through each platform, including how to use third-party plug-ins and themes, explains the strategies for writing your own logic, how to switch between mobile and desktop, and much more.Provides a technical review of the mobile landscape and acquaints you with a range of mobile devices and networksCovers topics common to all platforms, including site topologies, switching between mobile and desktop, common user interface patterns, and moreWalks you through each content management platform-WordPress, Joomla!, and Drupal-first focusing on standard plug-ins and themes and then exploring advanced techniques for writing your own themes or logicExplains the best practices for testing, deploying, and integrating a mobile web siteAlso explores analytics, m-commerce, and SEO techniques for mobileGet ahead of the the mobile web development curve with this professional and in-depth reference guide!

554 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 16, 2011

Reviews

[Rachel Aranda · Rating 3 out of 5]

So this isn't a very special textbook. It's pretty standard in truth except for the fact that the information in this book required me to reread it a few times. I'm not sure why it was so difficult for me to absorb the information but it was probably due to how technical and varied the information could be at times. If you're interested in getting this book, I would rent or buy a cheap copy from someone who already has it. Personally I wouldn't keep it on my reference shelf, but I can't find anyone who needs it.

I would recommend it to those wanting to learn about mobile web development but be aware you might not easily absorb the information or like this book. It can be useful but it's just a classic textbook that I probably won't remember in a few years.

[Carl Macki · Rating 3 out of 5]

practical sane fairly comprehensive