: Is google penalizing SEO of websites with non device-width viewports? These articles make it look like they are: https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/6101188?hl=en https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/layouts/rwd-fundam
These articles make it look like they are:
support.google.com/webmasters/answer/6101188?hl=en https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/layouts/rwd-fundamentals/set-the-viewport
This is an example of what would be a penalized viewport (fixed width):
<meta name="viewport" content="width=400, initial-scale=0.75">
This would not be penalized:
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=0.75">
The reason seems to be that the fixed width version is considered bad for mobile usability.
Considering that I have verified with lots of testing that the fixed-width version works better cross-browser when combined with javascript code to update the viewport size, I believe this issue is of major importance.
So, am I correct? Is the fixed width version going to be penalized?
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Yes and no. I have a website that has two versions of the site. One for desktop, one for mobile. The mobile website has a fixed viewport of 380 and according to Google's Mobile Ready Test my website is mobile friendly. It also shows up in mobile search results as being mobile friendly.
Google says that a fixed width viewport is accepted but it is not recommended.
So, no. You will not be penalized for a fixed viewport as long as the viewport is small enough. Most mobile viewports that I've seen are set to 380.
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