2 FAQ tagged with tablet
How do I post a Mefi post or ask an AskMe question from my phone or tablet?
Metafilter has a lot of display preferences and there are differences among them. One difference is how to post a new question or make a new post from mobile.
On Modern theme Mobile view, the New post/New question link should be under the "person icon" menu at the top right.
On Classic or Plain theme Mobile view, there is no New post/New question function. There are two options if you're in Classic Mobile:
- switch to Modern theme temporarily in your Preferences page on your device, post your question, and then switch back to Classic. (These preferences are set per-device, so it won't switch your preference on your computer.)
- switch to the Standard (i.e. non-mobile) view of the site temporarily by using the link at the very bottom of the page, post your question, and then switch back to Classic Mobile by clicking this link: mobile.metafilter.com
(tags: mobile cellphone tablet smartphone preferences standard view posting askmetafilter metafilter ) October 27, 2021 - permalink - back to questions
On Modern theme Mobile view, the New post/New question link should be under the "person icon" menu at the top right.
On Classic or Plain theme Mobile view, there is no New post/New question function. There are two options if you're in Classic Mobile:
- switch to Modern theme temporarily in your Preferences page on your device, post your question, and then switch back to Classic. (These preferences are set per-device, so it won't switch your preference on your computer.)
- switch to the Standard (i.e. non-mobile) view of the site temporarily by using the link at the very bottom of the page, post your question, and then switch back to Classic Mobile by clicking this link: mobile.metafilter.com
(tags: mobile cellphone tablet smartphone preferences standard view posting askmetafilter metafilter ) October 27, 2021 - permalink - back to questions
How can I switch to the mobile view of the site?
The modern theme, which has been the default since 2014, switches layouts dynamically based on screen size.
Normally if you are browsing from a phone or other small screen in the Classic theme, the mobile view of the site should come up automatically. If it doesn't, you can go to mobile.metafilter.com to tell the site you want the mobile view for this device.
Once you're seeing the mobile view, you can switch back to the standard view by clicking the "Switch to Standard Site" link at the bottom of any page.
(tags: mobile cellphone phone smartphone smallscreen site tablet display preferences views ) March 6, 2013 - permalink - back to questions
Normally if you are browsing from a phone or other small screen in the Classic theme, the mobile view of the site should come up automatically. If it doesn't, you can go to mobile.metafilter.com to tell the site you want the mobile view for this device.
Once you're seeing the mobile view, you can switch back to the standard view by clicking the "Switch to Standard Site" link at the bottom of any page.
(tags: mobile cellphone phone smartphone smallscreen site tablet display preferences views ) March 6, 2013 - permalink - back to questions