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

[dartho]

That would be to do with teh Style / Skin rather than this mod - what skin are you using? I'd suggest using https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=151186 It may not be the prettiest, but it is the most functional with fewest issues...

[alfaowner]

changed to the mobi one but I guess its my bberry not storing cookies for some reason as it happens on your dartho skin too

[nnjj.net]

is it working on 3.6.8?

[MotoUp]

Originally Posted by nnjj.net

is it working on 3.6.8?

I am running 3.6.8 with no problems.

[nnjj.net]

thanks buddy I will install it then

[ZGeek]

I keep getting "Invalid File Specified" when trying to import on 3.6.8 anyone got a work around?

[dartho]

G'day,
Is this on the "product mobile enabled36 2.1.2.xml" file?

I haven't updated my test site to 3.6.8 yet (still 3.6.7 PL1) but others on 3.6.8 have successfully installed and used it. I'll upgrade my test site today and confirm it's OK

[JTS2005]

Originally Posted by MotoUp

I am running 3.6.8 with no problems.

the alabama skin isnt working with 3.6.8 atleast for me it isnt.

[bigwest]

<font color="Red">PLEASE NOTE: the following problem IS NOT due to the plugin that is offered in this thread!!!!</font>

I am posting it here because I want to install this plugin (mobile device style assignment) but need to solve the following problem first.

A few months back I installed something that would automatically detect if a user was browser into my site on a cell phone and switch them to a lite template style I had installed on my forum, similar to what the plugin in this thread is intended to do.

Now, I want to get rid of that feature. (so I can install this plugin)

Yet when I go to my installed plugin's I see no such plugin. I guess it's possible it was some type of hack instead of a plugin but for the life of me I can't remember how I did this.

I was hoping maybe somebody here might have an idea of what I did and then be able to help figure out how to get rid of this feature. Where my I look to remove this automatic detection and style switcher?

Thank you in advance for your time!!

[dartho]

@ bigwest - If there are no plug-ins, it could be that you edited the global.php file...
@ ZGeek - no problems under 3.6.8 that I can find
@ JTS2005 - how so? I know others are using it under 3.6.8. I'm not really intending on doing any more work on the alabama dartho skin, but hope to update the mobi skin to be more PDA-centric (the original mobi skin will stay) when I get some more free time