Mobile subdomain requirements

Scope of this page

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Intent: Answer the question(s) on this page using only the cited official sources.

Topic: Mobile Vs Responsive Web Design

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Primary source: https://internetwarriors.de/en/blog/mobile-vs-responsive-which-is-better-for-my-website

Quick Info

Prerequisite: a canonical tag on the mobile site to the corresponding desktop version, and a rel="alternate" link tag on the desktop version to the mobile site.

Purpose and usage

This page provides short, extractable answers for the topic above.

Key points

  • Which tags connect desktop and mobile versions?: Canonical on the mobile site to the desktop version, and rel="alternate" on the desktop version to the mobile site.
  • What must the desktop version point to in a mobile subdomain setup?: It must point to the mobile site with a rel="alternate" link tag.

Terms and entities

Canonical definitions live on the Facts pages. This page only references them.

Prerequisite for a mobile subdomain: What must be present?

Prerequisite: a canonical tag on the mobile site to the corresponding desktop version, and a rel="alternate" link tag on the desktop version to the mobile site.

Which tags connect desktop and mobile versions?

Canonical on the mobile site to the desktop version, and rel="alternate" on the desktop version to the mobile site.

What must the desktop version point to in a mobile subdomain setup?

It must point to the mobile site with a rel="alternate" link tag.

Sources

  1. https://internetwarriors.de/en/blog/mobile-vs-responsive-which-is-better-for-my-website

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