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

[Dannyloski]

holy freaking crap! This hack is freaking awesome! I did not know this was possible :up: I will definately install this, just need to get a Wireless Device that has Internet Connection first so I can test it (My Cellphone, doesnt have Internet Enabled) ... I'll borrow my cousin's phone one day and when I do, I'll install this

[JustJon]

Originally Posted by dartho

Sorry JustJon - I'll look into that. What skin are you using?

The Dartho version of Alabama

[tteal]

Works GREAT thanks!

[Sebulba]

I would like mobile users to be able to get back the "normal" skin of the site if they want to. I added a link on the footer with "index.php?styleid=normalstyleID" but it always comes back to the mobile one (I guess because I'm on a mobile platform).
Is there an easy solution ?

[slmoney]

DUDE! This ROCKS!

[txspaderz]

Heck yea it does. Great freakin hack!

[txspaderz]

A feature I would love to see. I way to add our own Agent Strings.

[dartho]

@sebulba - Sorry - this hack forces the style, so a link won't work. If you want to give the users ability to choose mobile style or not, best not to use this hack at all and just let them choose via the style chooser. It may be possible to write another add-on which rather than Force a style, just sets the styleid only once - allowing it to be changed...

@txspaderz - you could edit the :'Detect Mobile Device' plugin vi athe PLugin Manager and add your own - it shouldn't be too hard to follow - you'll see a big list, just add your own UA in teh middle somewhere.

[dartho]

Someone asked about logging mobile page usage - the following may help...

Edit the Detect Mobile Device plugin - in the following section:

if ($mobile==1)
  {
//      echo "<!-- Mobile Device -->";
      $styleid=$vbulletin->options['mobile_skin'];
  }
  else if ($pda==1)
  {
//      echo "<!-- PDA Device -->";
      $styleid=$vbulletin->options['pda_skin'];
  }
  else if ($except_browser==1)
  {
//      echo "<!-- Excepted Device -->";
  }
  else
  {
//      echo "<!-- No Mobile Device-->";
  }

and add code directly below the "// echo "<!-- Mobile Device -->";" line to do what ever logging you you wanted. An example may be:

PHP Code:

 {
   $logfile = "mobilelog.txt";
   $ipaddr = $_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"];
   $pagevisited = $_SERVER["REQUEST_URI"];
   $newent = date('r')." (".$ipaddr.") ".$pagevisited." ".$buffer."\n";
   $fd = fopen($logfile,"a+") or die("ERROR: Can't open file $logfile for append");
   $fout = fwrite($fd, $newent);
   fclose($fd);
 } 


Warning!! Make sure the log file (in this example - mobilelog.txt) exists and is writable first!

[alfaowner]

For some reason I cannot stay logged in? I have cleared all cookies several times too... Seems to happen on the newest upgrade version for me

I am using a black berry