Why This Matters & Usage Tips
With most web traffic coming from mobile devices, mobile-friendly pages are critical for both
user experience and SEO. Search engines may prioritize mobile-responsive sites, and visitors
typically abandon pages that require zooming or scrolling horizontally.
- Viewport Tag: Tells browsers how to scale and size the page. Missing or incorrect
viewport settings often break layouts on smaller screens.
- Flash Content: Not supported by iOS, Android, and many modern browsers, leading
to inaccessible or broken experiences.
- Oversized Elements: Fixed-width images or iframes can force horizontal scrolling,
frustrating users. Consider CSS-based responsive resizing instead.
Steps:
- Enter the page URL (
https://www.example.com) and click “Check Mobile Friendliness.”
- Review warnings and the summary for viewport usage, any Flash content, and large/fixed-width elements.
Copy the results for your records or share with your dev team.
- Adjust your site to include a responsive viewport meta, remove or replace Flash, and ensure images
and iframes are fluid and adapt to small screens.
These steps improve the mobile experience, potentially boosting both engagement and mobile search rankings.
For deeper testing (e.g., layout rendering, Core Web Vitals), consider official Google tools or your
own advanced audits.