15.Sep.2008 Mippin WordPress plugin

This site is now Mobilize by Mippin WordPress Plugin enabled. What this does is direct mobile traffic to Mippin.com which is rendering a mobile version of my site. In theory it should load quicker and cleaner on mobile devices of any size. The proof is in the pudding so I will have a little play with it and amend this blog entry as time goes on.
So far the iPhone and e71 render very well. the interface is minimalistic and clean. There are quick links to switch from the Mippin ‘mobilized’ view to the original view of my site as seen by a desktop browser.
There are importantly quick links to email blog posts, twitter them, share on facebook and sms links of my site. All handled by mippin’s plugin/rendering engine.
One downside appears to be that comments are not supported. For a site with heavier traffic this might prove to be mildly problematic. Comments can still be accessed by choosing to view the page in it’s original form/google mobile format. It is not intuitive and looks at first glance that the interactivity of leaving a comment is not wanted.
I will hopefully speak with the dev team and ask them about support for comments in their wordpress plugin.
The rating for this plugin is pretty good so far…