No separate mobile site

no-separate-mobile-site

No separate mobile site — same content on phone and desktop; IA as flat as possible; in-page navigation over menus; limit page weight. Dual-cite USWDS continuity / mobile-friendly without a second origin and Wayfinding Jump to Item (do not merge with USWDS tab-before-main / never-link-externally in-page row).

Description

Canada.ca rejects a separate mobile site: same content on phone and desktop, IA as flat as possible, in-page navigation over extra menus, and limited page weight. Dual-cite USWDS continuity and Wayfinding Jump to Item without merging those rows. Fail a separate mobile origin/site, or a second menu instead of in-page nav on a long page.

When to use

Planning Canada.ca information architecture for phone and desktop.

Not when

USWDS tab-before-main or never-link-externally in-page rows — keep separate.

Agent hint

Ship one responsive origin; flatten IA; prefer in-page nav over extra menus.

Pass

Phone and desktop share the same content origin; IA is flat; in-page nav is preferred over extra menus.

Fail

A separate mobile origin/site, or a second menu instead of in-page nav on a long page.

Citations

Canada.ca — Designing content

https://design.canada.ca/specifications/design-content.html