vb.org Archive - Mobile, Cell, Phone, PDA, iPhone Style

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Mobile, Cell, Phone, PDA, iPhone Style

vBulletin 4.0 version here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=228986

A very cut back style with very low bandwidth usage which renders well on pretty much all small screen devices from old Nokias to new iPhones.

Supports viewing/posting/replying in forums
Supports Private Messaging
Supports Tags (viewing, not adding)
Supports viewing and replying to messages in Social Groups
Supports Thread Prefixes
has an add-on product to customise here: Extend and Customise Mobile Style (It is recommended that you install this also, but not required)
Supports other stuff too ....

Notes

If you are installing this on a vBulletin version higher than the current 'supported' version, and wish to get rid of the Out-of-Date Custom Templates Found! errors, see Post #329 for more information...
I suggest you also install this add-on to this style to get more out of it...
To modify the colour scheme of this style, you have to edit the wireless.css file by hand
If you use a portal such as vbadvanced which you wish to disable in mobile style, see here

Release Information

Version 0.0.1 - Initial release ported from my 3.6 version here
Version 0.0.2 - Added auto quoting when replying to a post
- fixed "Up" link bug
- Added 'Posted via Mobile Device' message to new posts
- couple small non - critical bugs fixed in some links
Version 0.0.3 - No change other than change version to 3.7RC2
Version 0.0.4 - Updated with security tokens tages for forms submital, and Gold version
Version 0.0.5 - fixed navbar template "Home" link (you will need to edit this if your default forum page is not index.php)
Version 0.0.6 - added ad_hook locations, fixed page titles, fixed couple small bugs
Version 0.0.7 - Added Style chooser to UserCP, Post count to threads, Search Page, Attachment Sizes, More detailed time info, viewing/voting in polls, other stuff too probably :)
Version 0.0.8 - now has an addon to customise certains aspects of this style - see HERE
Version 0.0.9 - updated template version numbers to to 3.7.2 - no other changes have been made
Version 0.0.10 - Now Fully Phrased (thanks Keyser Soze) Other updates included so its add-on product can do more customization
Both this style and the addon will have the same version numbers - it's best to make sure you update the add-on when updating the style.
Version 0.0.10a - fixed small bug in footer template

Install Instructions

Save attached XML to your local computer
Save attached wireless.css.txt, rename to wireless.css and upload to your forum root
In AdminCP go to "Styles and Templates"
In the "Import Style XML File" section browse to where you saved the XML
Click "Import" button
Come back to this page and click "Mark as Installed"

Other useful Add-ons to use in Conjunction with this style

Extend and Customise Mobile Style
This is a companion add-on designed specifically for this style which allows you to customise some aspects of it without the need to edit templates. Only works with version 0.0.8 and above
Mobile Phone / iPhone / PDA Detection and Style Assignment
Will automatically detect a mobile device and force the user to use a pre-defined style
Different Domain, Different Style
Will force the user to a predefined style based on URL visited (eg. visiting mobile.yourdomain.com will force the user to use a pre-defined mobile style wilst www.yourdomain.com will display your defaultstyle to the user
Limit Posts/Thread per Page for a Specific Style
Will set the maximum number of posts and threads displayed on a page based on a style. Whilst you may want to display 25 threads per page on a desktop, a small screen/mobile device would probably benefit from only showing 5 - 10 threads per page.
How to hide a style from style chooser
This template edit will allow you to 'hide' a style from the Style Chooser so users can't select a specified style.

Other Mobile Styles worth checking out

ElForro's iPhone / iPod Touch Optimized Style
Zachery's vB Lite Style
vBMechanics Mobile Alabama Style

Dartho, thank you very much! I'll get this installed, then let my members report any bugs ect.

Thanks, once again!

Regards Jason :)

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2. Different Domain, Different Style (3.7 should be released today)
Will force the user to a predefined style based on URL visited (eg. visiting mobile.yourdomain.com will force the user to use a pre-defined mobile style wilst www.yourdomain.com will display your default style to the user

Dartho,

Does this mean we can choose our own domain for users to visit on their handheld device? If so, that would be great!

Regards Jason :)

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Originally Posted by Jase2 (Post 1476356)

Dartho,

Does this mean we can choose our own domain for users to visit on their handheld device? If so, that would be great!

Regards Jason :)

Yes, it's this mod: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...hreadid=174381

Hey guys, just a little question here, i have this style running fine, plus the mobile detection, but i need to put the style options in the forum home, because some of my users are using it as default style and some-times need to come back to the graphic style. Some one can help-me on it? That can be done with 2 solutions, i just dont know how to do this:

1- Enabling quick style chose on forum home (in mobile style it is off)
2- Removing the mobile style from the users selection menus (but keeping this running)

Updated with thanks to Mr Toasty and Ryan Beal for pointing so bugs that kept slipping through the net...

Added Screenshots

Version 0.0.2
- Added auto quoting when replying to a post
- fixed "Up" link bug
- Added 'Posted via Mobile Device' message to new posts
- couple small non - critical bugs fixed in some links
- Still to do - Phrase everything :erm:

Love it, even better than the previous versions. Thanks.

Thank you for addressing the "posted by mobile" this rocks!

Some feedback during my April Fool's joke using this style:
The quick reply box isn't obvious to most people, so they are clicking Post Reply and since the Posted via Mobile Device is there, it will post and their post is empty.

This is based on hardly any of my users seeing this theme before, so they think they're going to the full editor instead of doing a quick reply.

I do like the changes you've made, very clean/usable IMO.

BTW, if anyone wants to see, here's my April Fool's joke with this theme: http://www.x-h2o.com/showthread.php?t=33726 Some of the comments are LOL

Hi Dartho,

When installing a new version, I just merge it into the old 'mobile' style. Is this correct?

Upgrade to RC2 -- and as usual it says you need to revert templates for style 'mobile'. Is there anyway to dismiss these? I've edited it and changed the version number to RC2.

Regards Jason :)

That should be OK, Jase2 - and may revert templates also? I usually install fresh and then delete the old version..

Yes, it's asking to revert the templates. Shall I revert for 'mobile'?

Regards Jason :)

Yes, I think so...

BTW - I edited the XML and updated version numbers to RC2

Hey clicked install. It seems to be working great so far. I will let you know if I run into any problems with it. Thanks a million for this.

Hello Dartho,

Can you add google ads for mobiles to this style? I'm trying to add them, and I get the following error (tried a few templates):

Quote:

The following error occurred when attempting to evaluate this template:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /home/user/public_html/forum/includes/adminfunctions_template.php(3708) : eval()'d code on line 39

This is likely caused by a malformed conditional statement. It is highly recommended that you fix this error before continuing, but you may continue as-is if you wish.

Any ideas?

Its in Google Adsense. AdSense for Mobile Content

Adsense for Mobile is PHP code - it can;t be just added to a style with template edits. Where would you want the ads to appear?

Ah, I see. Where is the most suitable place to have them showing? If you can suggest one, then that'd be great! :)

Sorry if this has been asked, but what are you using to test it on? (The app in the screenshots)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris-777

Sorry if this has been asked, but what are you using to test it on? (The app in the screenshots)

Microsoft's windows mobile emulator

Ads...

If they could be added in places like..below the navbar...after 1st post...and at the footer...I'd be a happy camper!

I'm going to have to put some template hooks in - I could re-insert the default ones, but then you'd get the same ads on mobile as desktop.

I'll try and put them in the same locations as the current ad hooks but preface teh name with "mob_"

A new version will be out with these in sometime this week

it's a nice style but to me was hard on the iphone :-/ i have a hard time to read and i've tested it with the website you gave in the previous thread and it said :

dancehallareaz.com/forum
It will possibly display poorly on a mobile phone.

Quote:

Failed
XHTML Mobile Profile
Valid Markup
Character encoding

Warning
Use of stylesheets
Access keys
Default input mode

Quote:

Originally Posted by MissKalunji (Post 1485646)

ready.mobi is a test for "mobi" sites using their own set of criteria.

I'm limited to markup and character encoding as used by vBulletin which was never really designed with mobile devices in mind. However, this style does display on pretty much any device and gives quite significant functionality and very low bandwidth requirements.

I have listed a few other "mobile device" styles which are worth a look also.

One day I may take a stream off this one and make a "prettier" version for newer devices, but that will come at a sacrifice of bandwith and compatibility with older/smaller screen devices.

thank's for clearing this up :) it looks fine really it was just hard on my eyes at first lol. And wasn't loading as fast as the previous one but like you said sacrifice for more features. and it wasn't that slow either. a lot of my members said they preferred that

i was just pointing it out in case you didn't know

Thanks for releasing this. I ended up using it anyways :)

Tiny problem in certain modification (like Gars and first thread post) the quick reply doesn't show...how can i fix that?

doesn't work too well with GARS does it (I also use GARS) :(

It seems that my hiding images doesn't work with GARS too well. You can either edit the GARS templates for the mobile style and replace buttons with text links, or I think if you remove the following replacement variables from the Style Options for this style:

Code:

border="0" alt="" />

class="inlineimg" />

img src

that may fix it. However, this will also have the effect of dispalying images/smilies inline in teh mobile style rather than just linking to them

I only developed this under an unmodified vBulletin so issues like this may appear from some addons. It may be possible to not have GARS apply to forums when when using the mobnile style? Should I look at this option further?

yeah not showing gars in style would be a lot easier i believe...

Thanks!

actually it doesn't show up in any of the postbit for any

i'm on 3.7.0 rc 2 some threads have the quick reply others doesnt

view here : http://www.dancehallareaz.com/forum/...vs-bounty.html

and view there

http://www.dancehallareaz.com/forum/...-movado-2.html

i have to use the standards $message area one

nice... will be installing this soon.

@MissKalunji - not sure what the issue may be there...

On a note to disabling GARS for a specific style, Morgan over at www.TheVBGeek.com offered this suggestion which I tested and it seems to work:

Edit the "GARS - Startup" plugin and replace

Code:

require_once(DIR . '/geek/gars/includes/gars_ignition.php');

with

Code:

if (STYLEID != xx){

    require_once(DIR . '/geek/gars/includes/gars_ignition.php');

}

where xx = the styleid of the mobile style.

Can we expect a new version shortly, Dartho? :p

Hey dartho....

Having two issues...

Firstly, not getting the 'posted by mobile device' when i post from a mobile device.

Second, when i login using the form at the bottom of the homepage, it logs in fine, but am redirected to login.php which comes up blank. i can then manually visit the homepage and everywhere else and i AM logged in... just seems the redirection page after logging in isnt set up properly. Is anyone else finding this?

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