Responsive web design is an approach for building websites compatible with portable, tablet, and desktop platforms. Websites that do not have mobile-friendly risk alienating a large proportion of visitors. 

According to Google Webmaster Central.”We’ll be increasing our use of smartphones as a ranking indicator starting April 21st, 2015.” This change will affect phone searches in all different languages, and it will have a significant influence on our search results. As a result, consumers will have a better chance of finding relevant, elevated search results tailored to their specific devices.”

Set Appropriate Responsive Breakpoints

A breakpoint is the “point” at which a website’s content and design adjust in a particular way to deliver the greatest possible user experience in responsive design.

Start with a Fluid Grid

Before here, websites were measured in pixels. They are now, however, built using a fluid grid. A fluid grid, in essence, arranges and adjusts web items on a site in proportion to the screen size on which they are displayed. 

Take touchscreens into consideration.

Consider touchscreens while considering how to make a website responsive. Touchscreens are now standard on most mobile devices (phones and tablets). Some laptops are also catching up, featuring touchscreens in addition to keyboards.

Use Responsive Images and Videos

Make photos responsive to any device and screen resolutions using contemporary image tag properties. Consider the following scenario:

Decoding the code

Setting max-width causes the image to resize itself depending on the width of its container. The picture, source, and img tags are combined to generate only one optimized idea for the user’s device. Reference refers to a WebP image that can be viewed in browsers that support it. For browsers that don’t support WebP, a second source tag points to a PNG file of the same picture. WebP is an image format for web-based images with improved compression.

To save time, choose a pre-designed motif or layout.

If developers and designers are under a tight schedule and need to create a flexible website, they can use a theme or pre-designed layout with built-in responsive features. WordPress offers a variety of options in this area (both free and paid). Designers must decide on color, branding, and content following the theme selection.