Nope, still broke. I completely uninstalled, and deleted and reuploaded the xml file.

It shouldn't - all looks good on my test board - and it was a such minimal update that basic functionality shouldn't have chnaged at all.

I've changed the version number in the XML to be 1.0.4a so you can double check that it's the latest - perhaps some caching may have happened with the download?

Very strange. It is still happening, but it doesn't show 1.0.4a. Any idea how it may be caching? I completely deleted xml file, uninstalled, and reinstalled the plugin...I don't know what else to do...

BTW for anyone that is modifying a skin to work on their site, using firefox with the User Agent Switcher Extension works a treat. You will need to add a new Mobile UserAgent - once installed, Click Tools, User Agent Swtcher, Options, Options..., then click 'User Agents' on the Left and the Add button. Give it a description of "Mobile" and a User Agent "Mobile" - OK your way out and then you can switch between you default User Agent and a Mobile one and test out your mobile skin

Another tip is to enter the following URL javascript:resizeTo(340,420); which will resize your browser window to a similar size as a PDA - you need to add extra height and width for the toolbars and frames etc that are in Firefox - but it gives you a good idea of how things will look on a mobile device

Try with the attached XML

Well, That worked, so I redownloaded, and tried from another machine, and it shows 1.0.4a now, and it worked. Thanks for your time and help. I really appreciate it. I love this product! Thanks for your hard work on it.

No worries MotoUp - glad to help. One of these days I'll make the mobile skin I use 3.6 compatible and remove all my hard coded links etc and release it with this too... one day...

Hey Dartho. So in order for me to get access to my forums from my phone I will just need to install this ? Or i have to install you hack and someone else's hack in order for this hack to function right. I'm lost, help me out please :)

Thanks In Advance

This forces a mobile device to a certain style installed on your forum. So if you have a mobile style installed on your boards, when someone logs into your forum from a mobile device, they automatically get the mobile style....

Yep - like MotoUp says - check the 2 links in the description above for 2 mobile device skins you can use. You need to install a Skin, and then this hack to get functionality

On my Blackberry wap browser it does not work. It worked up until a couple of updates ago, but now it shows the default skin. I did re-upload the files, completely uninstall the product, and reset the style ID in the admin cp but still brings me to the default style.

Could you double check the version number of this addon as 1.0.4 and if so, would you be able to log on with your Blackberry and then check "Whos Online" and select "Yes" to disaply UserAgent.

If you post the full user agent here (see attached) , I will double check the code. If you PM me a link to your site or put it here, I'll logon with my PDA and check if it works with other devices.

This mod only works when I'am logged in with administrator rights. If I make the style user selectable it works fine but that can't be right? I don't want my ordinary users to browse my site without the banners.

Do you know of any styles that allows posting and posting files? I have tried the WAP style but it have some bugs.

sNator - I've not encountered that problem - got me stumped.... I will investoigate further, but it may not be a quick response.

As for other skins - theres bound to be some out there andI have been working on my own, but I'm yet to make the leap to 3.6.x beyond my test board soits only good for 3.5.x at the moment, and there is a lot of hard coded stuff for my site - not for for public release as yet. I was thining of paying a pro to write a skin, but then I'd have to sell the skin to recoup costs - if anyone is up for this (or wants to do it them self!) they should post here!

sNator - I can't recreate this on my test site - a fresh 3.6.4 install using this hack and Zachary's style - from my PDA. As a guest, and logged in as a user and as an Admin all give me the mobile style expected...

Any other plugins in the GLobal Start section which might be interfereing?

I works fine now, it could have been my phone who caused the problem.
I use the Alabama Mobile skin http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showp...&postcount=202 which is really fast.

Is it possible to prevent vbadvanced to be loaded somehow?

cool! I use a very modified version of teh 3.0.x alabama skin on 3.5.4 - it is VERY good, but I didn't think all the functions woked on 3.6.x... I didn't realise there was a 3.5.x version released also!

I'll integrate this with my customisations and post up here

I'll post some stuff later (its midnight here) on how to make vbadvanced play nice.

for vbadvanced - I just edited the adv_portal template and removed the side columns - I still show my centre vbadvanced column under the mobile style - here's my adv_portal template:
You could alternatively overwrite the adv_portal template with a copy of the FORUMHOME template?

Works like a champ, just tested it with my cell. :D

Nice Mod
Quick question

How can I move it in Admin CP so its below the Vbulletin options ?
Ive tried changing the xml but every time I do it breaks it
Thanks
Doug

Edit the "includes/xml/cpnav_mobile_enabled.xml" file, and change the "dispalyorder=25" in
to be a larger number. Alternatively, you could just delete this fiule from your server altogether, and then the options for this mod will only show up in the vBulletin Options menu - it will no longer have its own menu in the left column of your AdminCP.

Hope this helps

Thanks for this works a treat :)

this works great if I am using a PALM OS treo...but anything running windows mobile it picks up as html....any thoughts?

Here is a browser this does not work on. Works fine on Opera Mini, and the Cingular WAP browser, but the regular blackberry browser it brings up the forum default.

Mozilla/2.0 (compatible, MSIE 3.02, Windows CE, PPC, 240x320) Blackberry8700/4.1.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0

** Updated **
da420 - Should be OK for your Blackberry now and most of not all others
brvheart - I'm not sure, I exclusively use a Windows Mobile device, I did just add a little more support in this latest release which might fix you up. try installing the latest one. If you still have issues, have a look at my site - www.thewholeforce.com with you mobile device as a and let me knwo if that works.

Thanks

ok, got it installed getting new Treo 700w tomorrow so will post back with results :) thanks Dartho ;)

is there a way to prevent users picking(or seeing) the style when not on a mobile device?

nice work

Yes - simply don't make it user selectable!

*fredtissue clicks install ?

I tried that too, but then the handheld wouldn't detect it.

Wow - you're right!

I've always forced a single style and not allowed users to select their own - it works OK then.

I'll look into 'hiding' a style.

has the problem with it detecting Mozilla browser as a mobile device been cleared up? *Most* of my users use Mozilla as their browser .....

I don;t think anyone has reported this as being a problem? By Mozilla, you mean Firefox? That is the only browser I use and I have had no issues....

Mozilla is Mozilla, similar to firefox and by the same peeps... it's essentially the old netscape 4.0. I installed and used the mobile_alabama style/skin, but when i reloaded the forum here on my desktop comp it auto detected it as a mobile device. In my vb options i have it set to where the default overides users choice.. whatever... they can't 'choose' any style other than the default.

OK - download, installed and tested Mozilla 1.7.13 - no issues for me using this version. The user agent string I get is "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.13) Gecko/20060414"

Would you be able to check your useragent string and let me know so I can ensure compatibility with thnis mod?

Thanks

I used to have that turned on, but it's not now.... can't seem to find it in vb options....

WHen you view"Who's Online" you should have an option at the bottom of the list to view teh user agent string

This is really a good modification. Thanks for this.

Installed thanks and working nice

Glad you like it. I'm the only person on my site making use of it, but I guess I'm the most important ;)

Here's a template mod which I really like on my site for navigation.

Delete everything in your Mobile skin navbar template, and replace your header template with the following (edit red bits to suit your site/requirements):

You can see how easy it is to add other options - I've modified most of mine to be PDA suitable...

Enjoy

great hack... just one thing..

I have a few users who are saying they are getting the mobile skin displayed on thier MAC OS... Is this plugin detecting MAC's as mobile devices? Is there a fix for this??