Add-On Releases - Mobile Device Style Assignment

This is my first released hack, be nice.

This hack will detect when a mobile device connects to your site and allow you to override the default style/skin with one you specify.

Just install the product-file and set which style is your mobile device style via the AdminCP. Has been tested with several 3.6.x versions up to 3.6.8

I am also releasing a skin I wrote (it is based on vbmechanics Alabama skin, so updated or modified would be a more accurate description) for my own needs - it could probably be tidied up a lot more, but it works for me - take it as it is, I may offer limited support for this skin if I get time (no promises), and feel free to offer suggestions. Mobi - My super light skin is probably the one to go for, it has much greater functionailty.

=Install Instructions=
Go to Plugin System, Manage Products in your AdminCP and click Add/Import Product link at the end of the page
Browse for the product-mobile_enabled36-x.x.x.xml product file and click 'import'
Refresh your admincp page and in VBulletin Options, select the settings for 'Mobile Device Detection'
Change the styleid of your mobile skin in "Mobile Device Style" to the StyleID number of your mobile device skin
Change the styleid of your PDA skin in "PDA Device Style" to the StyleID number of your PDA device skin
Your mobile/pda skin must be user selectable (although you can disbale the ability for users to change styles in vBulletin Options)
Thats it!

=Upgrade Instructions=
Go to Plugin System, Manage Products in your AdminCP and click Add/Import Product link at the end of the page
Browse for the product-mobile_enabled36-x.x.x.xml product file
Choose to overwrite
Click 'import'
Re-configure Styleid of mobile/pda skin if required

VERSION 1.0.7a
Based on initial release - supports assigning one alternative style to ALL detected mobile devices

VERSION 2.1.2
Now allows the addition of exceptions and also specifying a skin for Pocket PCs (Windows CE devices) and a skin for all otehr detected mobile devices.
I've also released a very light skin HERE which is great for cell/Mobile phones

LAST UPDATE 22-October 2007
VERSION 2.1.3 - removed, small bug
VERSION 2.1.3a

• Added ability to assign different styles to IPods/iPhones (In addiotn to Windows CE devices and other detected mobile devices
• Added ability to assign specific style to a user defined device (based on user agent string).
  
  You will need to know the useragent string, or a unique fragment of the user agent string to do this. One exmple of how this can be used would be to assign a specific style to say Firefox users, perhaps a different style for Blackberry users, or you could assign a specific style to search engines (beware when doing this - google apprently doesn't like people displying different content to search engines)
  

To upgrade, simply overwrite product - your existing settings should be preserved.

I've left the previous version available for download - to get the new version, download and install the attached XML

**BACKUP YOUR DB BEFORE INSTALLING**

Other Mobile / Lite Skins:

Mobile - My super light skin
iPhone / iPod Touch Optimised Style
Alabama
VBLite
WAP Plugin - this is a similar product and skin which I didn't find till after I'd made this one - it seems to be more directed at WAP devices as opposed to all Mobile Devices, and appears to no longer be supported, but worth having a look at.


Remember to click install and give a rating :up:

keywords: Mobile, PDA, Autodetect, Autoselect, WAP, Skin, portal, cell, phone, iphone

3.7 Version Here

[MotoUp]

Thanks for the update dartho. Not sure where my post went, so here it is again. The same thing is still happening for me even after updating. When I first go to my site and log in, then choose say New Posts, it says I'm not logged in and must log in to continue. So I log in again from there, then everything works fine. The first time I just over wrote the style, and when that didn't work, I deleted the style then re-uploaded it, and still no go.

[MotoUp]

I also forgot to add that the quick reply is working now. Thanks!

[dartho]

Just to clarify - the first thing you do when viewing your site via mobile device is login. Then you browse around and it thinks you are still logged in (no username/password boxes up top of screen) until you attempt to do something which requires registered user pemissions, at which point it asks you to log in again?

[sR Craig]

Dartho, great template brother! Working perfectly on the Blackberry 8300 (Curve) in all aspects. Tested all menus, ect in Opera Mini and it's all goooood!

www.straferight.com/forums (if you're checking with a mobile device it should come right up)

otherwise see here: http://www.straferight.com/forums/index.php?styleid=9

[dartho]

Thanks Craig - just had a look at your site, nice work!

I suggest you use the skin from this post: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=147 as it fixed a couple bugs - most notably and issue with quick reply being posted to the same, incorrect thread!

[MotoUp]

Originally Posted by dartho

Just to clarify - the first thing you do when viewing your site via mobile device is login. Then you browse around and it thinks you are still logged in (no username/password boxes up top of screen) until you attempt to do something which requires registered user pemissions, at which point it asks you to log in again?

Yep, that is correct. I made the change you suggested and PM'd you.

Thanks for the fixes dartho. My users are loving it.

[dartho]

I've released the skin with this mod now as a separate attachment.

[MotoUp]

Did you make any more changes since your last upload this weekend?

[dartho]

Only the one small one to enable remember me which you got via PM

[Robru]

very nice, thanks