Website Errors On Mobile

[watto]

So the left hand side of my website seems to not display correctly when I view it on my iphone and ipad. Any suggestions on how I can fix this without developing a mobile version? The site in question is:

www .business-trader.com.au

Thanks!

[kgun]

So the left hand side of my website seems to not display correctly when I view it on my iphone and ipad. Any suggestions on how I can fix this without developing a mobile version?

No. Start here: http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/media.html

If you still need deeper information use Google translate on this

http://www.diskusjon.no/index.php?showtopic=1313268

Norwegian thread about platform independent web design.

[DaveSawers]

The Firefox HTML validator reports 299 errors in your HTML, and that's just on the home page. Fix all of those and then test using Safari and then see if there's a problem with iPhone use.

You don't need a special mobile version, although it can make it easier for small screen users.

[morestar]

My advice would be to always create a mobile section of your website or at least have a plan to create one in the future if you're concerned about ranking in the mobile results. It's suggested to do so in Google's SEO Starter Guide and by doing so you open up a whole new area to work with Google and the search results PLUS the positives that come with it.

Here's more information about mobile SEO I found at WebProWorld and am posting this watto cause I know you're taking these things seriously.

[watto]

The Firefox HTML validator reports 299 errors in your HTML.

I get a pass in html validation:

http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=ww...Inline&group=0

[kgun]

I get a pass in html validation:

http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=ww...Inline&group=0

Where you have used utf8-encoding and XHTML + RDFa doctype.

If you translated the Norwegian thread I linked to above, you will have noted that some posters there also wrote that valid code could be good enough.

Do you mean that different validators give different results?

Personally, I would prefer a mobile script driven version where the user-agent of the visitor is identified and a seamless css style sheet delivered based on that test.

[morestar]

Do you mean that different validators give different results?

Yes, I've seen several validators give different results. My first signature link validates to W3C but doesn't for some of the more advanced validators.

[kgun]

Yes, I've seen several validators give different results. My first signature link validates to W3C but doesn't for some of the more advanced validators.

So this

The Firefox HTML validator reports 299 errors in your HTML, and that's just on the home page. Fix all of those and then test using Safari and then see if there's a problem with iPhone use.

will fix it?

[watto]

My dev is working on fixing the errors displayed on the firefox html validator and I will update and let you know if this fixes the issue.