Lightweight Style for VB3.8.7 iPhone/Mobile/Cell/PDA

A few have asked for this, hope you like it.

As the title suggests, this is a lightweight style for vBulletin 3.8.7 (and probably most versions before that - A quick test showed it also working under vBulletin 3.7.7!)

It's lightweight (low bandwidth) and works well on most handheld / mobile devices. Some have been know to use it on their desktops and I personally use it for Google as a way of significantly reducing the bandwidth they use.

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Install Instructions
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• Backup
• Download and extract ZIP file locally
• Upload contents of forum folder to your forum root
• Go into your AdminCP->Style Manager->Download / Upload Styles
• In the "Import Style XML File" section browse to "lightweight-vbulletin-3.8.7-style.xml" (extracted form the zip file)
• If you are running a version of vbulletin other than 3.8.7, select Yes in "Ignore Style Version"
• Click the "Import" button.
• Edit the header template and change the 2nd line to reflect the Style ID of your default style and location of your home page (forum.php or index.php) and text for the anchor (Default Style).
  

  <a class="toplinks" href="$_SERVER[PHP_SELF]?<if condition="$_SERVER['QUERY_STRING']">$_SERVER[QUERY_STRING]&amp;</if>styleid=1">Default Style</a>

• Return to vBulletin.org and click "Mark as Installed"
• Reply to this thread leaving feedback and a rating

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Release History
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18th May 2011 - 1.0.0 Initial Release
20th May 2011 - 1.0.1 Bug Fixes and enhancements

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Screen Shots
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Branding Free
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If you wish to remove the branding/copyright notice from the footer - send me a donation of an amount you can afford, or that you think is fair/reasonable, it's up to you how much. (can't get much fairer than that) You can do this by clicking the "Support Developer" link above (a few lines below the "Mark as Installed" link).

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Bugs fixes for next release
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Issue:
extra "> in template forumhome_forumbit_level2_nopost
Resolution:
Search for

<div class="windowbg">">

Replace with

<div class="windowbg">

Issue:
Inconsistencies in disaplying locked forums
Resolution:
See this post

Thanks.

[killerkraft]

Ok, i will try it.

After put the results here.

[benFF]

Nice update - would be good to include a "Report this post" link in a future version

[dartho]

Will do as it's already coded, just no link ...

[killerkraft]

dartho,

I am sorry but no results with the litle mod in that line.

I will try to solve it by myself, see what i can do.

Regards

[dartho]

working on next iteration - inline moderation tools!

[BirdOPrey5]

If anyone is running AME 2.5 (automatic media embedder) I have figured out how to have embedded videos made smaller in the mobile style so they can still be watched inside posts.

In the file ame_bbcode.php that came with the AME mod (in your /includes directory)

find:

PHP Code:

    $dimensions         =  "_$ameinfo[zone]";
    $ameinfo['width']     = $vbulletin->options['automediaembed_width' . $dimensions];
    $ameinfo['height']     = $vbulletin->options['automediaembed_height' . $dimensions]; 


and below it Add:

PHP Code:

if ($vbulletin->userinfo['styleid'] == 38)
{
  $ameinfo['height'] = round($ameinfo['height']/2.3);
  $ameinfo['width']  = round($ameinfo['width']/2.3);
} 


Change 38 to the styleid of your mobile style.

Yo can set absolute heights and widths if you prefer, I am calculating it as a fraction of my set values which words well for me. You can experiment with the exact numbers to find what works best for you.

[Leongsam]

Installed.

[Paul M]

Tagged to look at later in the month.

[Stephan Whelan]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

If anyone is running AME 2.5 (automatic media embedder) I have figured out how to have embedded videos made smaller in the mobile style so they can still be watched inside posts.

In the file ame_bbcode.php that came with the AME mod (in your /includes directory)

find:

PHP Code:

    $dimensions         =  "_$ameinfo[zone]";
    $ameinfo['width']     = $vbulletin->options['automediaembed_width' . $dimensions];
    $ameinfo['height']     = $vbulletin->options['automediaembed_height' . $dimensions]; 


and below it Add:

PHP Code:

if ($vbulletin->userinfo['styleid'] == 38)
{
  $ameinfo['height'] = round($ameinfo['height']/2.3);
  $ameinfo['width']  = round($ameinfo['width']/2.3);
} 


Change 38 to the styleid of your mobile style.

Yo can set absolute heights and widths if you prefer, I am calculating it as a fraction of my set values which words well for me. You can experiment with the exact numbers to find what works best for you.

Thanks for this - however doesn't seem to work on our site. E.g. look at this thread via a browser - doesn't seem to make a difference:

http://forums.deeperblue.com/test-forum/91308-test.html

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by Stephan Whelan

Thanks for this - however doesn't seem to work on our site. E.g. look at this thread via a browser - doesn't seem to make a difference:

http://forums.deeperblue.com/test-forum/91308-test.html

A couple of things... Make sure you make a video post AFTER making the file change. Otherwise it may take hours or days for the cache to update to show the smaller video.

Second, check the youtube definition you're using- if the height and width are hard coded numbers this won't work. Width and height must be set to $ameinfo[width] and $ameinfo[height].