Taking it further—using a responsive theme just for mobile devices

It may have occurred to you while working through this chapter that some of these themes give the Carborelli’s site a look and functionality that is great on mobiles. But, it’s a shame to lose the desktop theme with all its detail and elements such as the call to action button and contact details in the header.

It will probably also have occurred to you that some of these themes gave us a really quick and easy way to create a responsive site without writing any code.

So, what if we could have our cake (or our ice cream) and eat it? Is there a way to display the existing theme for desktop visitors, but display a responsive theme for mobile and possibly tablet visitors?

The great answer is yes, there is, and it involves the use of theme switchers.

Note

Do you remember what a switcher is, which we saw in Chapter 1, Using Plugins to Make Your Site Mobile-friendly? It’s a plugin that switches the site’s theme when someone visits it...