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.

[dartho]

Use this: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=95910 (yes, it is compatible to vBulletin 3.5.X, 3.6.X, 3.7.X, 3.8.X and 4.0.X)

[incisor]

your a star!

thank you very very much!

[remixss]

any chance add subforum ? slide subforum ? [S]i'll donate for sure[/S]

donated

[dartho]

I'm not sure what you mean by either subforum - sub forums are already supported, and I especially don;t know what a "slide subforum" is ... Could you show me what you mean under the default style?

[remixss]

Sorry for bad description ,I meant drop down menu as in this thread

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=155012

[Chase]

How do I get my forum to recognize the site is being viewed on a mobile device?

Obviously, I want my site to automatically view the site on this style when connected on a smartphone. How do I do that?

[dartho]

Originally Posted by Chase

How do I get my forum to recognize the site is being viewed on a mobile device?

Obviously, I want my site to automatically view the site on this style when connected on a smartphone. How do I do that?

try this:https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...ct#post2206917

[Chase]

Thank you.

I love the style!

[Msnangersme]

Great work dartho

It would be great if you can add a mini avatar to the postbit area. And perhaps increase the font size by a notch would make things much easier to read.

Check out this site on your mobile device, preferably iPhone.

forum.lowyat.net

The mobile skin is by far one of the best I have seen being used on a forum. The overall look resembles that of a vbulletin 3.x series. It would be great if you can improve this lightweight style by replicating some of the designs. For forums using the vb 3.x series, this skin is really consistent with the desktop version.

Cheers

[dartho]

You could add the avatar yourself by editing the postbit template and increase font size by editing the CSS. I've tried to keep bloat to a minimum and also keep it simple so admins can customise it themselves.

I don't use an iPhone, and I believe that the mobile style on Lowyat is the default mobile style available with Invision Powerboard