How to check the website is responsive or not?
Having a responsive website and web design is crucial in this modern world with an increasing demand for all kinds of online activities like shopping, social media and many other websites and apps with various business purposes. These website hit the spotlight only with its enhanced user experience and responsiveness for the proper working. So it is important to check the website responsiveness.
A website is said to be responsive when it fits different screen sizes and viewport automatically. Web pages can be viewed and accessed on smaller or larger devices like phones, tablets, and desktops without missing data. A responsive website creates better user experience, accessibility and performance.
But you have to regularly check and make sure the website is responsive across all devices when the users browse through it. Responsive testing is the process of checking how well the website looks and behaves when viewed in different devices.
How to check responsiveness of a website?
Here are some ways to check if the website is responsive or not.
Use browser tools
Use online tools
Use real devices:
Browser tools helps in testing responsive layouts before testing on devices. Now built-in tools are available in most browsers which enable you to inspect and modify content, layout and style. With these tools, you can check website to ensure if it adapts well and provide better user experience in different screen sizes and device types . Developer tools in chrome can be opened and click toggle device tool bar (Ctrl+Shift+M) to open device mode and can select predefined devices or custom dimensions can be entered to test the responsiveness.
Several free and paid online tools are available to check the responsiveness of the website. Features provided by these tools are wider than browser tools. Cross-browser testing, taking screenshot, recording, remote debugging options are available in these tools.
Some testing tools used to test a responsive website are the following.
-Responsinator: It is a free and easy tool to check how the website looks by entering URL. The result can be viewed in portrait and landscape mode.
-Testsigma:Automated responsiveness testing can be done on your website using this tool. It is an opensource tool where tests can be done on thousands of real devices available on the cloud.
-Screenfly:It is a cost-free In-browser tool available in phones, laptops, computers, tablets and smartphones. You can test on different screen sizes, devices and can also add your cutom size along with pixel-based screen sizing.
-LambdaTest: The browser app by lambada test provides the tool for responsive testing and optimizing a website to make it mobile-friendly. It 27+ in-built devices and can customize. Complete website audit can be done and bug report are shared with the team.
When compared to various online tools, the best way to understand the real experience of using the website is checking a website in real device. The tools may not always shows the accurate results on the responsiveness and looks of website on various devices. So it is a good option to use real devices like phones, tablets and laptop for better performance.
Why is it necessary to test the responsiveness of website?
- User experience is improved by ensuring the website is responsive and makes easier for the users easier to navigate and use website on any device. Better user experience reduces bounce rates.
- As the mobile devices and its usage has increased, the websites should be responsive to reach wide range of audience and the users to get engaged on the website.
- Responsive websites have high chances of ranking in Search Engine and driving more traffic to the website.
- A single website created for different websites saves the cost and time of creating separate websites for different devices.
