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you are installing this on a vBulletin version higher than the current 'supported' version, and wish to get rid of the Out-of-Date Custom Templates Found!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

[dartho]

I got the next version ready to go with many of the suggestions incorporated (no companion product yet though so some things still have to wait) - anyone care to test it for a day or two before I release send me a PM. I'm one of very few mobile users on my site so my 'live' testing isn't that thorough ...

Added search page (replace online link for search), added more attachmenst information, added more time information, added number of posts in threads, drank some beers...

Screen real estate is pretty limited on devices, and I dont; have labels for things such as the number of threads. I'm open to suggestions on how to display information. Bear in mind I want to keep this style usable on a wide range of devices.

many thanks

[tekguru]

The guys just advised they get the vB 3.7.x security token error warnign if trying to delete a post from the mobile portal.

P.S. Quite happy to test the new version as we have a lot of mobile users.

[dartho]

Here's a pre-release which has had incredibly little testing. Use at own risk and let me know how it goes and I'll release...

also added basic poll viewing/voting in addition to the mentioned updates a couple posts back

Thanks!

[tekguru]

And installed!

[tekguru]

Comments on the Alpha style from my team....

Mobile Portal appears to have gone loco!

When clicking on NEW POSTS get prompt for login for realm "development".

Site: vbdev.twf.com.au

.. can get to front page - but cannot click on new posts.

I'm showing no new posts - except this one. Also have a visitor message showing as new that is definately old.

My issue is on the standard web page just to identifiy it.

This post appears to have disappeared from the list of posts - just after I edited my comments.

Mobile portal appears to load and then up pops the login page for the site above.

ok its back - this post and the other "new" ones are showing again - now I am confused

it's still prompting me for that development password

If it is prompting for a pword for a REALM, that is a Linux term... Same as the windows DOMAIN...

Hope that makes sense! Needless to say we had to switch back to the prior version.

[dartho]

I really didn't do well with anything to do with coding or vbulletin over the weekend That last attachment wasn't even the mobile style. I think I need to get more sleep....

Try this one, tekguru or anyone else that is game. Same disclaimers - This is a pre-release version of this style - *use at own risk* - but let me know how it goes

Don;t forget to modify the Home link in the navbar template

[Fireproof]

I'm clueless about style creation, so forgive my newbie question.

I installed this style and it works great on my Blackberry 8800. However, instead of using my "default font size setting" on my blackberry, the style seems to be forcing a font size that is bigger than I would like.

Where/how would I change the font size in the style for everything?

[dartho]

To use a devices default font sizes, edit the wireless.css file remove "10pt " from the first font decalration (in the body section) and then remove all "size:x" lines from the rest of the file

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

so far so good...
the only major problem I have is I can't figure how to go back to another style once I've switched over to mobile.

there needs to be a style chooser even in the mobile version. (unless I just missed it).

[Fireproof]

Originally Posted by dartho

To use a devices default font sizes, edit the wireless.css file remove "10pt " from the first font decalration (in the body section) and then remove all "size:x" lines from the rest of the file

Very cool. Worked perfectly. Thanks so much for the quick reply.