In the era when mobile internet occupies a dominant position, the performance of websites on mobile devices directly affects user experience and even business results.As an experienced website operations expert, I am well aware of the importance of every user touchpoint, especially functions that interact directly with users, such as comment forms.AnQiCMS (AnQiCMS) provides a solid foundation with its efficient and flexible architecture, which has enabled us to create a mobile-friendly message form.Today, let's delve into how to skillfully use the AnQiCMS features to ensure that your comment form also provides an excellent user experience and responsive design on mobile devices.

Auto CMS message form: The secrets to creating an excellent user experience and responsive design on mobile devices

In today's mobile-first network environment, a smooth, user-friendly mobile experience is no longer an option, but the cornerstone of website success.For small and medium-sized enterprises and content operation teams, the efficient content management system AnQiCMS not only provides powerful content publishing capabilities but also offers high flexibility and support in details such as the mobile experience of the message form.

The foundation of Auto CMS responsive design: Flexible template system

AnQiCMS is clearly stated in the project positioning that it aims to become the preferred tool for small and medium-sized enterprises and content operation teams, which naturally includes support for a variety of access devices. One of the core functions of the system is its flexible "website mode", which supportsAdaptive, code adaptation, PC+mobile independent siteThree modes. This provides different implementation paths for our mobile strategy.

  • Adaptive ModeIt is the most common responsive design, which adjusts the layout automatically on different screen sizes through CSS media queries (Media Queries).
  • Code Adaptation ModeEnglish: Typically refers to the server providing different HTML/CSS based on the device type, or dynamically loading different content through JavaScript.
  • PC+mobile独立站点模式：则是为移动设备提供一个完全独立的子域名或目录，拥有独立的模板文件。

Especially worth mentioning is that AnQiCMS allows template designers to define templates separately for mobile devices, which are usually stored in/template/your_theme/mobile/This provides great freedom for the mobile experience. For example, you can design separate message forms for PC and mobile endpointsguestbook/index.htmlFiles, ensure that users on different devices can get the most matching interface.

Core elements for building a mobile-friendly message form.

To ensure a good user experience of AnQiCMS message form on mobile devices, we need to consider multiple aspects such as template, field customization, HTML5 features, CSS styles, and necessary JavaScript assistance.

1. Template refinement and targeted design

AnQiCMS template creation conventions clearly indicate that the template file for the online message page is usuallyguestbook/index.html。Combined with its "PC+mobile independent site mode" or "code adaptation mode", you can choose the following strategies:

  • Single responsive template: In/template/your_theme/guestbook/index.htmlIn the document, the use of fluid layout (fluid layout) and CSS media queries allows form elements to flexibly stretch and rearrange across different screen sizes.This maintenance cost is relatively low.
  • Dedicated mobile templateIf you pursue the ultimate experience, you can/template/your_theme/mobile/guestbook/index.htmlCreate a form template specifically optimized for mobile devices.This means you can design a simpler and more intuitive layout for mobile users, even removing unnecessary complex features from the PC end to reduce loading time and operational burden.

2. Flexible field customization for comments and native support for HTML5

AnQiCMS inv2.0.0-alpha3Version added support for "Online Message" and "Custom Message Field", which provides a foundation for us to design forms that conform to mobile habits. Through{% guestbook fields %}...{% endguestbook %}Labels, we can dynamically retrieve the form fields defined on the backend.

  • Smart field type matching: AnQiCMS comment form tag will be based on the custom fields you set up in the backend.Type(such astext/number/textarea/radio/checkbox/select），自动在前端渲染出对应的HTML5输入类型。这是移动端体验的关键：English
    • type="number"：When the user enters a phone number or QQ number on the phone, the number keyboard will pop up automatically, greatly reducing input errors.
    • type="email"：A keyboard for email input containing the '@' symbol will pop up.
    • textarea: Provide sufficient space for long text input, and it usually has better scrollability on mobile devices.
    • radio/checkbox/selectThese selection controls will be rendered in a style more suitable for touchscreen operations on mobile devices, such as popup selectors or large-sized option buttons, to improve user selection efficiency. *