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

[tekguru]

Ditto on the query!

[dartho]

I've checked his (Punch's) website with my PDA and he appears to be using the skin attached above with this hack, so I would assume that it works OK for him!

[tekguru]

Looks that way - working well for me as well too

[dartho]

Good stuff! Feel free to come back with suggestions on the skin also (click Install too )...

[tekguru]

Originally Posted by dartho

Good stuff! Feel free to come back with suggestions on the skin also (click Install too )...

Not a problem, will do. Which skin in particular? Using VbLite at the moment. Oh and yes I've clicked

[dartho]

I meant the skin attached to Post #108 (about 8 posts above this one) - I think it is better than the VB Lite skin, and I will work on it as I get the time and have the need.

Members who have released hacks can see who have clicked "installed" their on their hacks in the thread - you're not showing up as one of them?

[tekguru]

Alabama Mod we did try but the test team advises there were a few problems with it liek nop Quick Reply box working and some sort of problem with the unread posts.

Honest I've clicked on the button for all mods I've installed this is under IE7 though and nothing ever seems to happen.

[dartho]

Really? I'll look into it and post here when I have it tested (and working) properly under 3.6.7.

BTW - not that it really accounts for much anyway, but "Installed" is showing now - cheers!

[tekguru]

So the guys tell me Not using it myself!

If you can update it I for one would apprecaite it as according to the control panel it is out of date and needss updating quite a lot to work with 3.6.7PL1.

Yep I finally got the status to change

[dartho]

Ah OK - that'll be because all the templates state they are for older versions of vb - doesn't affect how it works.

I will test functionality fully under 3.6.7PL1 and update the version numbers of the templates.