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Site Update #5: AMP removed

Site Update #5: AMP removed

On July 6 update, we had informed you about the website’s AMP version on mobile. Because AMP and the current theme, Lovecraft, were in conflict, we experimented with new themes. The result, as you have already seen in the title, was that we had the AMP removed.

AMP’s Conflict with Lovecraft

As soon as we ran the AMP plugin, it showed a conflict with the theme. As it turns out, there are not many themes that support AMP. Using only the AMP-supported theme was not possible at the moment, so we opted to keep a separate AMP-supported theme for the phone.

Problems with the AMP version

The AMP version on mobile did not work as expected. While it enhanced the reading experience, pages looked dull and even didn’t show up correctly. We experimented with various themes like Twenty Fifteen, Twenty Twenty, and a few others, but some of them lacked the flexibility in changing colours and layout, and in the AMP version of some, elements overlapped.

AMP removed

Although the AMP sites had already been indexed on search engines, removing the plugin was one of the best options for now. Perhaps with a better knowledge of the theme (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP) might have helped, but using the current theme is a viable option right now.

Site Update 4: AMP

Site Update #4: AMP version on mobile

Why AMP?

One of the major issues with mobile version of Stories of Sandeept, as shown by Google PageSpeed Insights, is its low speed on loading. To address the issue, I installed the AMP plugin, which loads the site faster.

How does the AMP version look?

The AMP version is now the default view when you first open the website on your mobile browser.

Figure 1. AMP version on Mobile

You can opt out of the AMP view by clicking on the “Exit mobile version” at the end of the webpage.

Figure 2. Exit mobile (AMP) version

Exiting the mobile version takes you to the original view (the noAMP version).

Figure 3. The noAMP version on mobile

New Issue

The current theme, Lovecraft, does not seem to support AMP. That’s why Figure 1 has left-aligned images. I tried using new themes, but they didn’t support the categorised pages. I guess it’s because I had modified the functions.php file on my current theme. I think I should look into it. You can expect a new theme by next week, which will probably increase the website’s speed on mobile.

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