As an experienced website operator familiar with AnQiCMS, I know that choosing the appropriate template type is crucial when building and managing multiple sites.AnQiCMS as an enterprise-level content management system specially designed for multi-site management needs, provides users with a high degree of flexibility in template type selection.Understand the characteristics and application scenarios of these template types will help you tailor a **customized** presentation plan for each site.
AnQiCMS multi-site website building template type selection
AnQiCMS provides three main website modes to adapt to different device adaptation strategies and operational needs: responsive, code adaptation, and independent PC and mobile site modes.These options allow users to flexibly match the website building methods according to specific business scenarios, target user groups, and maintenance costs.
自适应模板（Responsive Template）
Adaptive templates are one of the main trends in current website design.It adopts a code library, using technologies such as CSS media queries to automatically identify the screen size and resolution of the visited device, and adjust the size and layout of page elements accordingly, ensuring a good browsing experience on desktops, tablets, and mobile phones, etc.
The advantages of choosing an adaptive template for multi-site construction lie in its efficient maintainability.Since there is only one template file that needs to be managed and updated, both content creation and feature iteration can significantly reduce repetitive work.At the same time, search engines usually prefer adaptive design, as it avoids duplicate content and complex redirects, which is beneficial for SEO optimization.This pattern is particularly suitable for operators with limited budgets, who wish to reduce maintenance costs and pursue a unified user experience.template_typeThe value is0的设置。
代码适配模板（Adaptive Code Template）
Code adaptation template is a more refined responsive design strategy.It usually identifies the type of device accessing by detecting the User-Agent information on the server side, and then provides different HTML, CSS, or JavaScript code based on the device type.Different from the adaptive template, code adaptation may provide different content structures on different devices, rather than just layout adjustments.
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PC with Mobile Independent Site Mode (PC + Mobile Independent Site Template)
PC and mobile independent site mode is the most powerful in terms of control over device experience among the three modes. It means that you will maintain completely independent websites for PC and mobile ends, and it is usually done with different domain names (for example,www.example.comandm.example.com）or subdomain. Each site has its own template, content, and possibly even independent backend management logic.
The greatest advantage of this mode is that it can achieve fully customized user experience and feature sets for PC and mobile devices.You can deeply optimize content display, interaction process, and marketing strategies according to the characteristics of different devices, without interference.This is an attractive choice for companies that have a highly differentiated PC and mobile user base, or that need to carry out targeted multilingual promotion and multi-dimensional content marketing.Although the maintenance cost is relatively high, the user experience and marketing effect it brings may be even better.template_typeThe value is2settings, and similarly, it requires creating within the root directory of the template.mobile/The subdirectory is used to store mobile templates, and an independent mobile access address needs to be configured in the global settings.
How to choose the appropriate template type
Choose which template type to build a website, mainly depending on your specific needs and resources invested.
- If pursuingMaintain simplicity, good SEO performance, and a unified user experience,Adaptive templateIs your first choice. It handles all devices with a set of codes, making it hassle-free.
- If you need toDifferent devices provide different content structures or functions while maintaining a certain degree of code correlation,Code adaptation templateProvided a balanced solution, allowing you to optimize performance and user experience in more detail.
- If neededThe ultimate PC and mobile customization experience, even considering multi-language and highly differentiated marketing strategiesso thatIndependent site mode for PC and mobileIt will provide you with the greatest degree of freedom, although it also means higher development and maintenance costs.
AnQiCMS's multi-site management feature combined with flexible template types ensures that both small self-media and medium and small enterprises with multiple brands can find an efficient website building solution that meets their own needs.At the beginning of the project, carefully evaluate these options, which will lay a solid foundation for the operation of your website.
Common Questions (FAQ)
问：AnQiCMS的多站点管理功能是否支持为每个子站点选择不同的模板类型？
问：如果我选择PC与手机独立站点模式，AnQiCMS如何管理两个站点之间的内容同步和SEO？
问：更改模板类型会对现有网站内容产生影响吗？如果从自适应切换到PC与手机独立站点模式，内容是否需要重新编辑？
答：The template type change mainly affects the display style and frontend code structure of the website, and will not directly delete or modify your background content data.When you switch from Adaptive mode to PC and Mobile independent site mode, the content model and data that AnQiCMS already has still exist, but you need to ensure that the new PC and mobile templates can correctly call and display these contents.mobile/The directory (），and possibly need to adjust the website domain resolution and AnQiCMS backend mobile address configuration to ensure that both independent sites can run normally.The content itself does not require re-editing, but new templates may require re-development and adaptation.