Thread:Talk:Mobile support in MediaWiki core/Here's what Google Webmaster Tools has to say/reply (2)

Thanks. I recall that at least last year whatever convenience MobileFrontend provided was offset by ... well I forgot the details, but I ended up getting rid of it. Also if it was so good then why isn't it standard (built-in) yet? Which leads to the question of why can't what WikiPedia is using for mobile just allow not hardwiring wikipedia.org and allow one to use it for any MediaWiki wiki. I bet it would work 99% OK. But alas, my idea was not accepted. Not for even trial purposes.

Anyway I'm just saying that Google proves that MediaWiki sites look terrible and thus get their rankings chopped too, and there's still no OFFICIAL solution that MediaWiki dares distribute because those solutions are not ready for prime time... (OK if they are then why aren't they built in yet?) and there is no heat on MediaWiki's neck because WikiMedia sites all have their own fix so MediaWiki wiki users are left out in the cold.

Also here's an idea for how you can test how my site would look with MobileFrontend etc. stuff installed, without "imperiling" my other users: Start putting MobileFrontend in trunk, so my svn updates would pick it up. However -- only have it kick in when a browser with User-Agent: "MediaWiki MobileFrontend etc. test team browser/0.1" was browsing! Then you could check every nook an cranny (and sidebar!), to see if mobile users would still get the most out of my site. Thanks!

I might finally even help out again in that case.

Anyway, take Google's word for it, you've got a BIG problem. Can't just stay back in year 2006...