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  • March 11, 2015 at 10:10 pm #410138
    LAHWebDesigns

    I’ve read that others are having similar warnings from Google that their site does not pass the Google mobile test and I’ve tried other solutions with no luck.

    It is probably some adjustment I’ve made, but I actually took out all my CSS and it still didn’t pass. My menu doesn’t seem to collapse on their test as it should. The errors are Size Content Viewpoint and Size tap targets.

    Any assistance would be greatly appreciated! I’ve been trying to fix this for weeks.

    March 12, 2015 at 5:59 pm #410609
    Elliott

    Hi LAHWebDesigns!

    Try installing this plugin, https://wordpress.org/plugins/bwp-minify/.

    And then take out the advertisement on your homepage and let us know when your done so we can check it again.

    Cheers!
    Elliott

    March 12, 2015 at 9:59 pm #410752
    LAHWebDesigns

    Elliott,

    Thanks for the reply! I already have Better WordPress minify running, I took out the two ads on the homepage and same results. Google’s message says 124 pages have the same error (according to them): Content not sized to viewport and Touch Elements too Close.

    I’m using 1310px overall width, FYI in case it matters.

    March 13, 2015 at 8:00 pm #411254
    Elliott

    Hi!

    Try adding this to your custom CSS then check it again.

    
html #top #wrap_all { position: static; }
@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {
#wrap_all { position: relative !important; }
}

    Best regards,
    Elliott

    March 14, 2015 at 12:36 pm #411489
    LAHWebDesigns

    I put that in yesterday and checked several times, no luck. Still the same results.

    March 16, 2015 at 4:01 am #411821
    Rikard

    Hey!

    What google knows about your site is up to the last time it was indexed, and even then it might not be the latest code. I would suggest you to wait at least a few days in order to see the results of the changes.

    Best regards,
    Rikard

    March 18, 2015 at 2:47 pm #413657
    LAHWebDesigns

    Hi,

    I checked the mobile test again today – 5 days since I put the suggested code – and still the same results. And now when I check the site on PageSpeed Insights the desktop version shows the navigation menu wrong.
    https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/?url=gaderinge.com&tab=desktop

    March 19, 2015 at 5:54 am #414160
    Rikard

    Hi!

    Don’t worry too much about the image they are showing there, I checked you site and it looks fine in all sizes.

    The most pressing note you are getting though is to optimise images.

    Best regards,
    Rikard

    March 19, 2015 at 2:29 pm #414402
    LAHWebDesigns

    The concern about Google upcoming requirements of being completely mobile friendly is important as I can see from many people here.

    The biggest problem is not passing their mobile-friendly test. You’re right about the image optimization – Smushit doesn’t work anymore because Yahoo apparently stopped the service they were using, so I’m looking for an alternative.

    So any ideas about the mobile test issue?

    March 20, 2015 at 2:54 pm #415271
    LAHWebDesigns

    UPDATE – I fixed the problem with the site not passing the new Google mobile friendly standards.

    When I inspected the code on the front end the .container kept showing this rule:
    .responsive .container {
    max-width: 1310px;
    }

    Where as on other sites I’ve created with Enfold the first CSS for .container is:
    .container {
    max-width: 1010px;
    }
    So I created a new rule like this:
    .responsive .container {
    max-width: 1010px !important;
    }
    This did not change anything or show up until I deactivated the Better WordPress Minify, then the width changed and the site instantly passed the Mobile-Friendly Test.

    I hope this helps someone and makes more sense to someone else than to me! Thanks for all you help!

    BTW – The changes made on a site are reflected right away on https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/mobile-friendly – they don’t rely on Google’s cached versions.

    March 22, 2015 at 3:12 am #415839
    Andy

    Hi!

    thank you a lot for sharing this with us. I am sure it will be useful for many people.

    Let us know when you need some more help in the future.

    Regards,
    Andy

    March 22, 2015 at 1:40 pm #415954
    LAHWebDesigns

    You very welcome and thanks to you.

    I also notice that when I push the Content – Sidebar Ratio from 73%/27% up to 71/29 – to widen the sidebar – Google doesn’t like that either (Persnickety!) it failed their mobile test. FYI

    March 23, 2015 at 11:43 am #416323
    Rikard

    Hi!

    Thanks for sharing, they seem to be very picky at Google :)

    Regards,
    Rikard

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