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]

Edit the "includes/xml/cpnav_mobile_enabled.xml" file, and change the "dispalyorder=25" in

<navgroup text="Mobile Device Style" permissions="canadminsettings" hr="true" displayorder="25">

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

[Devil Woman]

Thanks for this works a treat

[brvheart]

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

[da420]

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

[dartho]

** 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

[brvheart]

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

[punchbowl]

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

nice work

[dartho]

Yes - simply don't make it user selectable!

*fredtissue clicks install ?

[MotoUp]

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

[dartho]

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.