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]

@ Endurer - No, if you allow users to select their own style then they will also be able to select any mobile style you have installed.

On my site I don't allow users to choose their own style - this add-on will still work and force a 'mobile' style on them when a mobile device is detected.

@Aidden - I should be able to do something with an ipod option today - I'll look at adding some user defined custom entries too

[dartho]

New 2.1.3 Version Released

Added in iPhone/iPod as a seperate category.
*Added in ability to add user defined useragent strings.

This can be used for assigning a style to specific mobile devices, or even to specific web browsers, search engines or any 'visitor' to your site which has a unique user agent string.

I've only done limited testing - could any iphone/ipod users confirm things are working as expected?

Thanks

[Aidden]

Doesn't seem to be working for my iPod.

I completely removed my previous modified code. installed the new, and now my iPod seems to be hitting the mobile style.

[dartho]

Could you post the user agent string ? (check in Online Users with User Agenst enbled) This hack checks for the strings: "iPhone" or "iPod"

If I visit your site with a spoofed UA of 'Ipod' I *do* get your "iPhorum"

thanks

[principino1984]

great hack man! installed right now! I'm gonna personalize it a little in the next few days

[puertoblack2003]

not workin for me when i upgraded like the mobile and pda its not switching over to assigned style..going back to old version which it was working fine.

[dartho]

oops! There was a issue with matching multiple categories, as such ipods were detected as generic mobile devices.

This should now be fixed in version 2.1.3b (double check the version number after upgrading) :up:

[357Magnum]

why isnt the link working to DL??

[mano1.com]

(edit: NEVERMIND it works! great work! thank you)

[da_judge]

Bloody good this... helped me loads as im always out and about... nice work