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WordPress Web Application Development - Second Edition

You're reading from   WordPress Web Application Development - Second Edition Build rapid web applications with cutting-edge technologies using WordPress

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2015
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781782174394
Length 404 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Rakhitha Nimesh Ratnayake Rakhitha Nimesh Ratnayake
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Preface 1. WordPress as a Web Application Framework FREE CHAPTER 2. Implementing Membership Roles, Permissions, and Features 3. Planning and Customizing the Core Database 4. Building Blocks of Web Applications 5. Developing Pluggable Modules 6. Customizing the Dashboard for Powerful Backends 7. Adjusting Theme for Amazing Frontends 8. Enhancing the Power of Open Source Libraries and Plugins 9. Listening to Third-party Applications 10. Integrating and Finalizing the Portfolio Management Application 11. Supplementary Modules for Web Development A. Configurations, Tools, and Resources Index

The responsive nature of the admin dashboard


The responsive design has become one of the major trends in web application development with an increase in the usage of mobile-based devices. Responsive applications are built using stylesheets that adapt to various screen resolutions with the help of media queries. Fortunately, the WordPress admin dashboard is responsive by default, and hence, we can make responsive backends without major implementations.

Let's consider the following screenshot of an admin dashboard in its default resolution to understand its responsive nature:

Now, let's preview the mobile version of the same screen using the following screenshot:

With the low screen resolution, the theme has made adjustments to keep the responsiveness by minimizing the main navigation menu and increasing the size of the dashboard widgets. This is an example of the responsive nature of the WordPress admin section. Try other screens to get an idea of how elements are adjusted to keep the responsive...

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