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David Harper

Winksite Releases Major Upgrade – Love the Mobile Web.

You asked for it. We built it.

What’s new?
Here are the most prominent benefits in our July 6th release:

It’s mine and I want it to look that way.
Personalize your mobile site with your own sense of style. Mix and match various color schemes and backgrounds. Sure it sounds pretty standard but we came up with something different that you can proudly call yours while still working across a great variety of mobile devices and screens.

100% valid XHTML code.
With this release every mobile site published at Winksite is fully compliant with W3C Mobile Web Standards. Without having to lift a finger or squint at code your Winksite is guaranteed to score 5/5 on dotMobi’s MobiReady Report. What does this mean beyond bragging rights? Broad support across every browser on the planet to start. …and for those visitors still using WAP, no worries we serve that up just as neatly as ever. Combined with our RSS-driven content deployment, this approach delivers fresh and fast-loading content to you and your audience.

Preview: From a desktop browser (not mobile) hop over to the dotMobi’s MobiReady Report generator and copy & paste http://winksite.com/xhtml/ms_main.cfm?susid=1561 into the validator to run an analysis and receive it’s MobiReady score.

Simple to navigate. Simple to use.
Each Winksite benefits from thousands of hours of fresh research, user testing and community feedback. From it’s simple, channel-based structure, to it’s universal “Main Menu” link, Click-to-call dialing options, and easy to use community features – each mobile site you launch comes bundled with a pleasurable mobile experience.

Before the world can beat a path to your door first you have to be discovered.
With your content and our search engine optimization features you can start your climb to first page mobile search results. First, add descriptions & keywords to your mobile pages to allow search engines to index your website more efficiently. Then sit back while our smart presentation templates make the best of Title, H1/H2 tags, and link naming to tweak your pages for maximum SEO goodness.

…but that’s not all – every mobile web site now comes complete with it’s own Google Mobile Sitemap.

The mobile Web is not just for phones anymore.
We’re now delivering your site and content to new places. Gamers and their WiFi connected version of the Internet have been largely ignored by Mobile & Web 2.0 publishing and community platforms. We’re changing that. Whatever you choose to build at Winksite is now served up optimized and fully functioning to the Sony PSP browser and Nintendo DS Lite Opera browser over WiFi connections. With the DS-Lite in mind we provide a fast loading and readable version while in overview mode. The PSP is delivered a version that eliminates the horizontal scrolling (and reduces the vertical scrolling) required to read posts and chat with your friends. (Note: This part of the release is based in part on feedback we received from the download and use of the WordPress Ultimate Gamer’s Pack we provided to WordPress publishers several months ago.)

What about the Apple iPhone?
No worries. We have it covered with a set of iPhone-optimized web site templates. Fire up your iPhone’s Internet browser and check out your Winksite by tapping in your mobile site address or the following mobile URL – http://winksite.com/xhtml/ms_main.cfm?susid=1561 – changing the susid number to your own.

What about the Helio Ocean, Nokia Nseries/s60, and others?

  • Apple iPhone – Supported.
  • Blackberry Devices – Supported.
  • Helio Ocean – Supported.
  • HTC – Supported.
  • LG – Supported.
  • Motorola – Supported.
  • Nintendo DS Lite (Opera Browser) – Supported.
  • Nokia Nseries – Supported.
  • Nokia s60 – Supported.
  • Nokia (Other) – Supported.
  • Obigo Browser – Supported.
  • Opera Browser – Supported.
  • Openwave Browser – Supported.
  • Palm Devices – Supported.
  • Samsung – Supported.
  • Sharp – Supported.
  • Sony Ericsson – Supported.
  • Sony mylo – Supported.
  • Sony PSP – Supported.
  • T-Mobile Sidekick – Supported.
  • Window’s Mobile Devices – Supported.

Winksite. Love the Mobile Web.
Winksite makes it easy to publish mobile Internet sites and build simple mobile connections via mobile phones. Winksite is the first standards compliant mobile Website builder that also includes RSS-driven content deployment and mobile-tuned community features such as forum, chat, and polls. This approach delivers fresh content, fast-loading screens, and universally accessible community features to you and your audience. The Winksite service is a free and fully hosted solution. No software install on your phone is necessary to view a Winksite powered mobile site. Learn more about how it works.

One platform. Many uses.
Use your mobile site as your personal podium to the world, a convenient mobile dashboard to all you find important or as a space to build and manage a mobile community. Create a mobile edition of your blog, journal or news service. Start a mobile chat room, forum or poll. Glue together your friends, feeds, and favorites into your own mobile personal portal. Organize an event or street team and spread the word on the where, when and why. Link SMS, QR Codes, mobile ads, or Twitter & Jaiku messages to a mobile destination where people can see and do more.

David Harper

WordPress Ultimate Gamer's Pack

Download the WordPress Ultimate Gamer’s Pack
For Nintendo Wii and DS-Lite, Sony PSP…and next week come back for the Apple iPhone version.

Why is Winksite Providing These Plugins?

  • Share the love. We personally use WordPress and think these plugins are useful.
  • Sites for small spaces. We use these plugins as part of our Winksite template R&D to support gamers and their favorite devices. …and who’s WiFi connected, portable version of the Internet has been largely ignored by publishing platforms and communities. We’re changing that.
  • The future is in your hand. Come back in the near future and we’ll give you a preview of our iPhone-optimized templates (and widgets) and how it will integrate with Winksite.

About the WordPress Ultimate Gamer’s Pack
The WordPress Ultimate Gamer’s Pack is an essential set of plugins that automatically renders an optimized version of your posts and pages when visitors come to your blog on a Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS-Lite, or Sony PSP. Each device is automatically detected, there is no configuration needed. The theme used by each plugin optimizes your blogs layout and fonts for each device. For example, the Wii Edition plugin uses the “Wii” font at sizes that provide for easy reading on TV screens.

Why Are These Plugins Useful?
Less hassle scrolling, zooming and switching between display modes.

Webpages on the Wii are hard to view on default zoom and on many pages (designed wider then 800 pixels) you will have to scroll from side to side. In addition, font sizes that work on a computer screen don’t render well on a TV screen. Large web pages also gag the Wii from time to time, failing to load and/or bookmark properly. With the DS-Lite the plugin provides a fast loading and readable version while in overview mode. The PSP is delivered a version that eliminates the horizontal scrolling (and reduces the vertical scrolling) required to read your posts and pages.

Installation Instructions

Download the WordPress Ultimate Gamer’s Pack Plugin.
Note: Within the ZIP file you’ll find 3 plugins with various readme.txt file for each.

WordPress Wii Edition Plugin (v1.3)

  • Drop the wp-wii.php file in your wp-content/plugins directory
  • Drop the wp-wii directory in your wp-content/themes directory
  • Click the ‘Activate’ link for WordPress Wii Edition on your Plugins page (in the WordPress admin interface)

WordPress DS-Lite Edition Plugin (v1.0)

  • Drop the wp-dslite.php file in your wp-content/plugins directory
  • Drop the wp-dslite directory in your wp-content/themes directory
  • Click the ‘Activate’ link for WordPress DS-Lite Edition on your Plugins page (in the WordPress admin interface)

WordPress PSP Edition Plugin (v1.0)

  • Drop the wp-psp.php file in your wp-content/plugins directory
  • Drop the wp-psp directory in your wp-content/themes directory
  • Click the ‘Activate’ link for WordPress PSP Edition on your Plugins page (in the WordPress admin interface)
David Harper

WordPress Wii Edition Plugin (WiiPress v1.3)

If your blog is powered by WordPress consider giving the WordPress Wii Edition (or the Ultimate Gamer’s Pack) Plugin a spin. – the Winksite Team.

Download the WordPress Wii Edition Plugin v1.3

Or, Just released:

Download the WordPress Ultimate Gamer’s Pack
For Nintendo Wii and DS-Lite, Sony PSP. Includes WordPress Wii Edition Plugin v1.3.

UPDATE: Grab your copy of the WordPress Ultimate Gamer’s Pack. An essential set of plugins for publishers (that appreciate gamers) that automatically renders an optimized version of your posts and pages when visitors come to your blog on a Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS-Lite, or Sony PSP. Includes WordPress Wii Edition Plugin v1.3. | Tell me more about the WordPress Ultimate Gamer’s Pack.

About the WordPress Wii Edition Plugin v1.3
The WordPress Wii Edition Plugin is a plugin that automatically renders an optimized version of your blog when visitors come to your blog on a Nintendo Wii running the Opera browser. Wii’s are automatically detected, there is no configuration needed. The theme used by the plugin is based on the colours of the Wii interface and uses the “Wii” font at sizes that provide for easy reading on TV screens. This plugin was inspired by Alex King’s Mobile Plugin.

Why is this Plugin Useful?
Webpages on the Wii are hard to view on default zoom and on many pages (designed wider then 800 pixels) you will have to scroll from side to side. In addition, font sizes that work on a computer screen don’t render well on a TV screen. As such we put together this plugin to make our favorite blogs a bit easier to read.

Installation Instructions

  • Download the WordPress Wii Edition Plugin v1.3
  • Drop the wp-wii.php file in your wp-content/plugins directory
  • Drop the wp-wii directory in your wp-content/themes directory
  • Click the ‘Activate’ link for WordPress Wii Edition on your Plugins page (in the WordPress admin interface)

Updates

  • 2 Jan. 07: Note v1.3 – Now supports “Pages” & “Categories”.
  • 27 Dec. 06: Note v1.2 – The Wii Edition logo now appears in the header on all templates/all cases.
  • 27 Dec. 06: Note v1.1 – Removed link to desktop version until return issue is sorted out. Added screenshot.png so theme can be viewed in the WP admin “Themes” list. Added CSS support for Wii-optimized bold, strong and bulleted list tags. Added title support for Wii favorites/bookmarks. Modified font for desktop visitors so this theme can be used as your desktop theme. Cleaned up the CSS a bit. Various folks are working on versions in various languages.
  • 25 Dec. 06: Note v1.0 – The Wii Editions include a link at the bottom of the that link’s your visitors to the desktop version of your blog. To return to the Wii Edition your visitor will need to click on the return link. This can be confusing so we’re going to rewrite this in the next release.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Does this create a Wii admin interface too? No, it does not.
  • Does this support pages too? Yes.
  • Will new features be added? Yes, look for us soon up on the WordPress Plugin Repository where we will track and release changes.
  • Will the theme used by the plugin change the theme used by the desktop version of my blog? No, the theme used by the plugin is only rendered when a visitor views your WordPress blog from a Nintendo Wii.
  • Who provided this plugin? The Winksite.com team – Chris, Jay, Ryan, and Dave. It was inspired by Alex King’s Mobile Plugin.
  • How can we contact you to ask questions? Send your question to wii [at] wirelessink [dot] com. I’ll we’ll do our best to respond.

Examples of the WordPress Wii Edition Plugin in Action
Please note these examples are only viewable from your Wii. To be listed you can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.