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Broken Layout on Mobile Devices

Theme does not adapt properly to small screen sizes or mobile browsers.

Broken Layout on Mobile Devices

Key Points: Elements overflow, stack incorrectly, or break completely on smartphones and tablets.

You preview your site on a phone — and it’s a disaster. Texts overlap, images bleed off-screen, and navigation vanishes. Your theme might look great on desktop, but mobile tells another story.

📱 Why It Happens

  • Theme lacks responsive design or media queries
  • Fixed widths or heights set in CSS
  • Plugins adding inline styles that ignore mobile behavior

🛠️ How to Fix

  1. Use browser DevTools to simulate smaller screens and find the breakpoints
  2. Add custom CSS with media queries to fix specific layout issues
  3. Switch to a modern, mobile-first theme if issues are structural

💡 Bonus

Google prioritizes mobile usability in SEO rankings — mobile testing is not optional.