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you are installing this on a vBulletin version higher than the current 'supported' version, and wish to get rid of the Out-of-Date Custom Templates Found!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]

To add style selection options check HERE for style chooser code - it will become an option one of these days..

I wrote this style to work with my mobile detect add-on, so teh user never actually gets a choice on my site. The get the sites default if visiting from a PC or the mobile style if visiting from a mobile device.

An update on showing this style to Yahoo. I can confirm my bandwidth has dropped by about 10GB/month by forcing Yahoo spiders to the mobile style

[Fireproof]

Originally Posted by dartho

To add style selection options check HERE for style chooser code - it will become an option one of these days..

I wrote this style to work with my mobile detect add-on, so teh user never actually gets a choice on my site. The get the sites default if visiting from a PC or the mobile style if visiting from a mobile device.

An update on showing this style to Yahoo. I can confirm my bandwidth has dropped by about 10GB/month by forcing Yahoo spiders to the mobile style

That's how I like it - force it to mobile for phones, and a default on the site. I like to control how my site looks to others.

Quick question: A user has reported that the first time he tried this skin after I loaded this up with your mobile detect add-on, he couldn't see where to log-in. I was already logged in when I switched skins, so it never occured to me.

Is there a Log-In link in the skin somewhere?

[dartho]

You can login in the footer of every page - should be a username/password prompt down there when not logged in...

[SAT2M]

Originally Posted by dartho

@SAT2M - Not sure - but questions in regards to that add-on should probably be asked in its' thread.

@SwollenCranium - what sort of device are you posting from? Also - what are teh URL's which are giving you issues.

I check the siite with Sonyerricsson P990i & this is my site url

www.best2m.org/main.php

[dartho]

Originally Posted by SAT2M

I check the siite with Sonyerricsson P990i & this is my site url

www.best2m.org/main.php

You need to make sure the style is user selectable - that the checkbox next to it in Style Manager is checked. Even if you don;t allow users to change styles, it needs to be checked so that other addons such as the mobile device autodetect can load the style up.

[JustJon]

I dig this style alot, but is there any way to allow it to view images? My users would like to be able to see the pictures and smileys posted by other users. Thanks.

[Dr. Bantham]

How can you change back to a different style once this one is selected? I could find no link, which is especially troublesome if a desktop user changes to this style and is not able to revert back to a full style.

[dartho]

@Dr Bantham - scroll up about 6 posts before yours

@JustJon - deleting the following replacement variables form the mobile style options should put images back in line:

border="0" alt="" />

class="inlineimg" />

img src

[dartho]

Updated.

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

Don;t forget to edit teh navbar template to point the "Home" link at your forums if your forums home page is not index.php

[SAT2M]

Originally Posted by dartho

You need to make sure the style is user selectable - that the checkbox next to it in Style Manager is checked. Even if you don;t allow users to change styles, it needs to be checked so that other addons such as the mobile device autodetect can load the style up.

I do this setting & style now is selectable with users but auto detect dont work in mobile phone

www.best2m.org/main.php