With the rate at which mobiles access the net, it is no news that every wordpress user has to make their wordpress blog mobile friendly either by the use of mobile responsive wordpress designs or by the usage of plugins that would easily revert your visitors to a mobile version of your wordpress blog.
Today, I decided to make a guide on how you can easily build a customized mobile version for your wordpress blog using Carrington mobile theme. Though I’ve been a huge fan of the mobilepress plugin as that’s what I’m currently running on this blog, I still find it necessary to point a guide that would guide Carrington mobile lovers install and use the mobile pack theme for their wordpress websites.
Installing Carrington Mobile In WordPress
Don’t worry, we won’t be messing around with codes as you can easily install and activate the Carrington theme from your wordpress dashboard following the given steps below. Firstly you have to download the Carrington mobile theme from here.
1. Login to your wordpress dashboard. On the left sidebar, go to Appearance > Themes > Add New > Upload . A new page would load where you can upload the theme you downloaded earlier.
2. Upload and install the theme, but DO NOT ACTIVATE it.
3. Now, you have to install a plugin known as WPMS Mobile Edition from the WordPress repository and activate this plugin.
- Must Read: How To Install A WordPress Plugin
4. Go to Appearance > Mobile and make your desired settings as suits you and click on Save Changes.
Hurray! You have successfully installed and activated the Carrington Mobile theme for your wordpress blog. You can now check your blog on mobile devices to see what the theme looks like.
26 Comments
Hello Oscar,
There can be nothing like ‘too much responsiveness’. While the whole world is gravitating to mobile devices, our task as webmasters is to give them a very great site that would blend in an excellent fashion with their devices. Great entry with very easy steps and procedures I must say.
Always,
Terungwa
NB
The intext idea looks very great now. How do you like it?
Thanks. I’m glad you love it.
Please I need niajaloaded.com.ng footer and header style
Pls Mr Oscar..I love this post.. I have been searching for this long ago. But…. My carrington theme makes my blog have just 6 posts and I would love to extend it. Also, I would love to have the share buttons back on the page too.. Pls help…
Hi Abdul,
Why not check your Carrington settings page in your WP dashboard. The required settings would be found there.
I can’t find add new even after going to Appearance > Themes pls help please cause I love carr.
Hi Swergvic,
Login to your WP dashboard and locate Appearance from the left sidebar, hover over the link with your mouse to reveal “Themes” and then click on it.
I’ve. Done that and I still did not see the add new
Hi sir oscar…I love this your site theme,please boss..can you share it for me???? Please..
Hi Donspy,
Do you mean the mobile or full site theme?
Yes boss a meant, the full theme!!!!!
Good day bros
I love this theme so much,, and have been trying to get it done… But confuse, ,,,please I click on the theme but I can’t see any where they write Add New,,, please your reply,,,thanks.
please must i be on self hosted before i can use this theme?
That’s right Augustine, you need to be self hosted to install this theme on your wordpress blog.
I am currently working on adapting my website Morenaija.com to mobile phones. In order
to achieve that, I am using a special theme for mobile
users (carrington mobile). Besides,
I am currently trying to adjust styling but modifying my
carrington mobile style.css file won’t result in any
changes as far as styling. Paying a close look to the code
in the header-default file of CM, I have noticed that
much of the styling is actually coming from the /css/
advanced.css file instead of the style.css file, which
actually doesn’t seem to be triggered in my header file.
Consequently, I have tried to modified styling in the
advanced.css file but nothing is happening. I still get the
default styling coming with the carrington mobile theme.
In conclusion I would like to be able to edit all the css
parameters mentionned in the advanced.css but I just
have no clue how to do that…
For information, my stylesheet lines in the header are
the following
@import url();
I am currently working on adapting my website
Morenaija . Com
to mobile phones. In order
to achieve that, I am using a special theme for mobile
users (carrington mobile).
I am currently trying to adjust styling but modifying my
carrington mobile style.css file won’t result in any
changes as far as styling. Paying a close look to the code
in the header-default file of CM, I have noticed that
much of the styling is actually coming from the /css/
advanced.css file instead of the style.css file, which
actually doesn’t seem to be triggered in my header file.
Consequently, I have tried to modified styling in the
advanced.css file but nothing is happening. I still get the
default styling coming with the carrington mobile theme.
In conclusion I would like to be able to edit all the css
parameters mentionned in the advanced.css but I just
have no clue how to do that…
For information, my stylesheet lines in the header are
the following
@import url();
Thanks oscar. I will try it out today.
Pls do and let me know what you came up with.
Hi sir oscar…I love this your site theme,please
boss..can you share it for me???? Please..
Oscar! Please i am having problem installing this, as i instal & activate the “WPMS Mobile Edition” it says “The required mobile theme carrington-mobile is not found. Please check the”
how can i fix that?
hello Oscar, pls how do I upload through WordPress repository. It keeps saying the wordpress mobile edition is incorrectly installed.
Hi Sunday,
You have to install this as a normal WP theme.
Please help am having trouble creating a static page on carrington themes.
Thanks for the Tips.. GOD bless you
You’re welcome Collins
i can’t find WPMS Mobile Edition from the WordPress repository what do i do now sir