Run Theme Assistant Responsive Checks Before Publishing

Outcome

By the end of this tutorial, you will know how to use SophMate for WordPress responsive design AI while keeping the work reviewable inside WordPress.

Scenario

A CSS change looks good on desktop, but the team needs to verify the store header and checkout CTA on mobile.

What the image shows

The tutorial image shows Theme Assistant context: live preview, design controls, responsive review, and presentation-oriented workflow areas for visual changes.

Before you begin

• Confirm SophMate is active and the relevant module is available to your user role.
• Check provider, budget, and approval settings before asking SophMate to draft or execute work.
• Keep customer data, API keys, and private credentials out of prompts unless the workflow is explicitly designed to handle that context.

Guardrail

Use scoped CSS, responsive checks, accessibility review, and history notes before publishing visual changes.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Approving CSS after checking only the desktop preview.
• Using broad selectors that affect unrelated templates, checkout states, or mobile layouts.
• Skipping accessibility notes because the change looks visually small.

Step 1: Start from the proposed change

Do not run responsive checks in isolation. Open the exact CSS or design proposal that is being considered.

Step 2: Switch viewports deliberately

Use desktop, tablet, and mobile buttons in the toolbar. Check the same section at each size rather than browsing randomly.

Step 3: Look for common failures

Watch for horizontal scroll, hidden CTAs, overlapping text, tap targets below comfortable size, and navigation that becomes hard to use.

Step 4: Ask for a targeted correction

If mobile breaks, ask Theme Assistant to refine only the affected CSS rules and keep the desktop structure intact.

Step 5: Document approval criteria

Before approval, write a short note describing which breakpoints were checked and what changed.

Review checklist

• No horizontal overflow remains.
• CTA and navigation remain usable on mobile.
• Approval notes mention checked breakpoints.

Success signal

The Theme Assistant workflow is successful when the change is scoped, reviewed at key breakpoints, accessibility concerns are documented, and the team can revert or explain the CSS history.

What to document

Document target page, selector or component family, desktop/tablet/mobile checks, accessibility notes, CSS history label, and approval status.

Owner and cadence

A designer owns visual intent, while the site owner or developer owns production impact. Review every meaningful CSS change before publishing.

Escalate when

Escalate when CSS affects checkout, account, accessibility, mobile navigation, or theme structure beyond the intended visual scope.

Related SophMate paths

• Features/Theme Assistant
• Tutorials/Make Reversible Css Change Theme Assistant

Next action

Run this workflow on a low-risk example first. Once the result is easy to review and explain, decide whether it should become a repeatable playbook, workflow, watcher, agent, or documented team process.