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you are installing this on a vBulletin version higher than the current 'supported' version, and wish to get rid of the Out-of-Date Custom Templates Found!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

[Mr. W]

____I spoke too hastily in the last reply. If there is a soft-deleted thread, there will be a "Manage" link where a moderator can undelete a thread that was previously soft-deleted.

____I also learned that with Opera Mini, it's possible to edit posts. Just not with the regular Blackberry browser, at least not at this point in time.

____As for a moderator banning other users through a mobile phone, the only way I'm aware of is to use Opera Mini, don't use this special "mobile style" (instead use the "Default," or any other style you may have installed, and then navigate to either the ACP or the MCP (depending on permission levels).

Note: I also forgot to add that I tested this skin using version 3.8.4 .

[dartho]

Originally Posted by Mr. W

If a moderator or administrator logs in, can he perform moderation duties? Like, edit posts, delete threads, and so on?

How about banning users?

If not then while this seems like a very cool idea, this would limit it's usefulness. My idea is this: Suppose I go on vacation? That way, I can keep logging in and perform moderation duties as if I was at home.

A variant for this that would instead work for the ACP and/or the MCP would be very cool. At least I have Opera on my Blackberry, but it's kind of slow and cumbersome.

Yes - a moderator or admin can log into the admincp or modcp by manually entering in the URL and then do anything they want same as on a desktop PC (dependent on their browsers capability)

You could add a modcp / admincp link in teh footer if you wished by editing it and adding

<if condition="$show['admincplink']"><a class="navbar" href="$admincpdir/index.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[admin]</a> -</if>

perhaps after

<div class="navbar">

I don't have a blackberry, so can't test - but I don't know of any outstanding issues and I know there are quite a number of blackberry users with this style.

[Joey Link]

Any ETA for the 3.8 release?

[dartho]

This works well enough on 3.8 - just the social groups that have some dispaly issues.

I'm actually waiting on 4.0 release (it's currently in alpha testing) and hoping they implement a mobile friendly alternative natively - if they don't I'll put in some hours and get this one back up to scratch.I'd hate to put long hours into it now only to have it be made redundant a few weeks later.

[Kottonmouth801]

Hello.

Thank you for this code I have been using it for quite some time now.

I have not had any "Buggs" till now.

I was asked to install a registration "button" above the login boxes.

When I add the code it works and takes me to register.php.

But... when I register it gets to the rules page and then states that I left a area blank???

Can you help?

Thanks....!

[dartho]

I didn;t do any registration template work for this style - at a guess I'd say it was a captcha or recaptcha image viewing issue?

Edit: Just tried on your site - there's obviously an issue with the register template... try copying the contents of the default register template and overwriting the mobile one...

[Kottonmouth801]

Thanks...!

Ok....

I am going to do as you suggested.

But...

I noticed that when I disable the Mobile Device Detection.

"All skins work on moble devices to register"

So....

I am stumped.

I will try to turn captcha off and see if that helps.

I will keep you posted.

[Kottonmouth801]

Ok I turned off the Captch and it is still conflicting on registration.

So there is a bugg with the Mobile detection MOD.

Not your skin....

I am going to head to the Mobile Detection Forum to see if I can find any help there...

Dartho...

Thanks again...!!!!

[dartho]

I thought it may be a captcha issue - but it arises before a captcha image or other default human verification system kicks in... not sure. I could *possibly* work out the problem if I had admin access to your site if you wish to go down that path

[Joey Link]

I know this is somewhat unrelated but I guess it is a style based question. Anyone know how to remove the chatbox from the mobile version of the site?

http://m.northwestfirearms.com/forum/index.php