What is the difference between Responsive and Adaptive web design?


Responsive web design and adaptive web design are two approaches to creating websites that are accessible and user-friendly across a wide range of devices and screen sizes.

Responsive web design is a fluid approach that uses CSS media queries to rearrange the layout of a website depending on the size of the screen. This means that the website will automatically resize and reformat itself to fit the device it is being viewed on. This is the technique that UltimateWB website builder software and the built-in Responsive app uses.

Adaptive web design is a more rigid approach that creates different versions of a website for different devices. This means that there will be a separate website for desktop computers, tablets, and smartphones. Sounds like a lot more work than responsive web design, right?! Just imagine every time you want to update something, you would need to update each version of your website. With responsive web design, and the UltimateWB built-in Responsive app, you don’t have to worry about any of that.

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