Title: What does "responsive theme" mean?
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# What does "responsive theme" mean?

 *  Resolved [Terry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tjhoyt/)
 * (@tjhoyt)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-does-responsive-theme-mean/)
 * I have seen this term used when viewing themes. Could someone tell me what it
   indicates?
 * Thank you.

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 *  [Amy Hendrix (sabreuse)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sabreuse/)
 * (@sabreuse)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-does-responsive-theme-mean/#post-2958009)
 * Basically, it means that the design adapts to different browser sizes — so that
   instead of needing a separate mobile site or mobile plugin, the content will 
   be resized and rearranged to fit smaller screens.
 *  Thread Starter [Terry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tjhoyt/)
 * (@tjhoyt)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-does-responsive-theme-mean/#post-2958011)
 * Thank you!
 *  [lbhansen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lbhansen/)
 * (@lbhansen)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-does-responsive-theme-mean/#post-2958301)
 * And I thank you, too, Amy.
 *  [Amit Patra](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amit-patra/)
 * (@amit-patra)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-does-responsive-theme-mean/#post-2958302)
 * thank u…….Amy Hendrix
 *  [mayur6578](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mayur6578/)
 * (@mayur6578)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-does-responsive-theme-mean/#post-2958323)
 * thank you! Amy
 *  [Frank Gomez](https://wordpress.org/support/users/frank6tg/)
 * (@frank6tg)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-does-responsive-theme-mean/#post-2958324)
 * With all due respect to theme designers. I’ve tested about 20 “responsive themes”
   and almost none were great. I’ve also tested some premium themes that claim to
   be responsive and they weren’t responsive either without adding media queries
   and several lines of CSS. Almost all responded to screen size but most didn’t
   adjust fonts well, Or did OK on landscape on Android but not in portrait. We’ll
   have to see how this evolves. For now I’m creating responsive sites with a lot
   of extra effort – which is OK b/c I like to create a custom look and feel for
   my sites.

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