Integration with vBulletin - BlackBerry Native vBulletin App

BerryBlab is a Native vBulletin Application for your BlackBerry.

BerryBlab now on http://forums.CrackBerry.com

Tested on over 6000 BlackBerrys, tested on ALL OS's 4.5+

Multiple Language Support!

Native Storm and Storm 2 Support!

Native Keyboard Support!

Optimized connection to your forum for Quick and Seamless access! Don't waste your dataplan when you don't need too.

Android Beta coming February!

We test our product on REAL Blackberry Hardware - This app is Developed in Ontario, Canada, right down the street from RIM's head office in Waterloo! Don't risk losing your Blackberry Data on non-hardware tested software!





Features

* Inherits all security policies based on your vBulletin setup
* Multiple Forums
* User Login
* View Forums
* View Sub Forums
* Private Messaging - View, Reply, Reply All, New
* View Latest Threads
* View Subscribed Threads
* Reply to Threads
* Create New Threads
* View thumbnail images in thread

http://www.berryblab.com/

BlackBerry Development is typically difficult because of the amount of different operating systems / carriers / phones.

There are 2 aspects to this plugin

1) The vBulletin code
2) The BlackBerry App

If you have issues, you can provide this thread with the following:

1. Your Forum URL
2. Make and Model of your BlackBerry
3. Operating System Version (4.5+)
4. Your Provider
5. The problem you are having

This app has been tested on ALL simulators for BlackBerrys with OS 4.5+ Installed. (Pearl, Curve, Bold, Bold 2, Gemini, Storm, Storm 2etc.. )

vBulletin Install

- Download the attached vBulletin Code
- Unzip to your forum root directory.

- There will be one file in your root named mobiforum.php and a new directory called m_functions

- Find the config file in /m_functions/config.php and edit it to your needs
- Change the icon "forum_large_icon.png" to your forum icon.

BlackBerry Install

OS 4.5+ and OS 4.7 Storm / Storm 2

Use your BlackBerry browser to surf to:

http://www.BerryBlab.com/

If you can't see our mobile download page, surf to

http://www.BerryBlab.com/MobileDevice.aspx


Once installed:

- Open the software
- Press the "BlackBerry Key" and select "Add Forum"
- Type in the full http://address.com/ to your forum, (where you extracted your zip file), including backslash.

That should be it. Your forum should be listed and you can now surf using your blackberry, natively. Use the "options" menu when you are viewing your forum to sign in.

This software comes with an Update Check for your BlackBerry, so you should only need to install it once on your phone and it will check for Updates everytime you connect with it.

You will (as a forum administrator) have to keep up with the updates on the vBulletin side however.

Demo Forums using BerryBlab

http://www.BerryBlab.com/Network.aspx

Note: Your typical data usage charges apply when using this.

I will do my best to supply as much support as possible for all your phone types / forums.

Please make sure you post a LINK to your forum so that I can test it on my own BlackBerry as well as add it to the list above.


As requested! High res photo's.

Multiple Forum Access





View Forums





View Threads, New Posts, Subscribed Posts



Read Posts and Images in Posts



Read Private Messages



Make New Threads, Reply to Threads, Reply to PM's, Make new PM's



Release Notes
BerryBlab 0.01 / 0.84 - Nov 11th, 2009
- Beta Release.

BerryBlab 0.02 / 0.85 - Nov 12, 2009
- Fixed HTML in forum titles and descriptions causing SAX error
- Fixed "More" on Subscriptions not working
- Fixed Images not resizing properly, causing NULL error on the BlackBerry

BerryBlab 0.03 / 0.86 - Nov 17, 2009
- added error checking for adding forum - Don't have to put HTTP:// or trailing "/" anymore to add
- added user login info check
- added "b" and "t" (bottom and top) shortcuts for browsing posts / threads
- added table prefix - fix to vb plugin
- fixed master settings for connection not saving

BerryBlab .87 / 0.04 - Nov 19, 2009
- added images in threads
- added image options (compression, size, auto load) in forum settings
- added ability to "click 'on image to show full image in browser
- fixed URL links in threads
- fixed HTML Encoded display (& to & etc) in forum / thread / post display
- fixed Latest Threads not paging properly
- fixed "t" shortcut not going to top of posts in thread view
- changed the new post icons on main screen
- added a seperator line under the PM and Poster


BerryBlab .89 / 0.05 - Nov 30, 2009
- launched BerryBlab.com for registering your website on my network
- fixed busted images for GIF and PNG
- fixed some private message / posting problems

BerryBlab .92 / 0.06 - Dec 5th, 2009
- Applied 3 Retries for "Connection Timeout" errors
- Fixed "New posts" not showing in some descriptions
- Fixed some image problems

BerryBlab .93 / 0.09 - Dec 23rd, 2009
- Added Subscription
- Added unsubscription
- Fixed bug in "new posts" not showing for some forums
- Fixed the PM reply box not popping up on BerryBlab (BB)

BerryBlab .93 / 0.10 - Dec 27th, 2009
- Security Fix

BerryBlab .99 / 0.11 - Jan 07, 2010
- removed signature from berryblab listings, no need to see it was posted from berryblab if you are alreadying using it
- added check to see if user is logged in or not, if not,given the option to login
- added "friendly" failure messages
- added automatic log in if the user was logged out for whatever reason
- added "post check" when posting a new thread / reply, to tell the user if the post made it to the board or not
- fixed a bug on line 133 of utilities
- changed berryblab to work with PHP 4+ instead of PHP 5
- seperated "login infO" and "forum options" inside of the app
- changed the "more" button for easier use
- added "add forum" button if there are no forums listed when you start berryblab
- allowed you to save your login credientials even if they don't log you in (incase you change your password)
- added a "verify credentials" button to make sure your login works
- this is a "release canadidate"
- LANGAUGE Support fixed the encoding bug, now Supports all Languages (encoding types) include Arabic! (Thanks to "Log on" for the fix)
Updated the plugin:

BerryBlab .99 / .991 (storm) / 0.12 - Jan 15, 2010
- Fixed error on forums with completely marked as private
- Fixed encoding issues for Arabic langauge / login
- Some other minor code changes
- Added install instructions in the readme.txt file
- Added a Icon Template in PSD format


BerryBlab .992 / .992 (storm) / 0.13 - Jan 18, 2010

- BIS-B SUPPORT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <This one is HUGE!>
- Modified a more friendly login screen
- Fixed a bug when saving multiple forums and deleting forums
- Allow user to sort topics by ascending / descending order
- Added error checking for login's
- Minor fixes for Arabic language
- Fixed "Stream Closed" error on 9700 (Bold 2)
- Fixed user being logged in more than once in one session
- Note: Arabic Replys and Login are still being worked on.

BerryBlab 1.0 / 1.0 (storm) / 0.14 - Feb 9th, 2010

- Fixed Subscribed threads with "&" symbols not showing properly
- Added vbAdvanced support / fix

Please when posting an error message, post the entire message and a LINK to your forum so that i can test it!

Cheers.

[robdawg]

Can you add the ability to have different login credentials per site?

I have 3 forums I have added to the app and none of the share the same account information.

Thanks.

[vbreal]

i have a user using the 8900 and they cant read new posts but they can post to the forums.

they also said its very hard to see the first post of the thread. they have to keep hitting more to get to the first post to see what the thread is about.

are their preferences a user can set on how to view a thread?

i still have many users that can't post or when they do post it doesnt show in the thread

ohand i edit the config file to show sigs. thats not working either

[footose]

*whew* it's been a busy week. lots of snow up here in Canada.

Ok lets see...

Can you add the ability to have different login credentials per site?

I have 3 forums I have added to the app and none of the share the same account information.

Thanks.

Each site should have a separate login cred's.

Add the forum as usual, then open that forum and goto "options" - you should be able to add any cred's that you need too for each site. Let me know if there are problems.

[footose]

Is there a way to make the .jad download already sync'd with our forums so users don't have to do anything to be seamlessly browsing our sites with their handsets?

I'm not sure what you mean exactly? I can probably make you a html file that detects if your user is using a compatible blackberry, and then send them to the JAd download if you like..

Adding site, i get:
org.xml.sax.SAXParseException:Malformed UTF-8

I will take a look at this now, it's probably a language issue. I will need FTP access to your site to the m_functions directory so i can personally take a look. PM me

i have arabic site , and utf-8 encoding
does it support this encoding?

it should support this, but if you can send me the URL, then I can certainly MAKE it work with it

[footose]

i have a user using the 8900 and they cant read new posts but they can post to the forums.

Are their login cred's correct?

they also said its very hard to see the first post of the thread. they have to keep hitting more to get to the first post to see what the thread is about.

are their preferences a user can set on how to view a thread?

I should be able to code it so the user can choose "what way" the thread is shown. Right now I have it in "reverse order" because 90% of the time the user wants to see the newest posts, instead... at least in my expereince.

i still have many users that can't post or when they do post it doesnt show in the thread

ohand i edit the config file to show sigs. thats not working either

Hmm, not sure there is an option for this lol it should just show their sig?

[vbreal]

// the signature that is display with every new thread posted with BerryBlab
// we recommend using your berryblab affliate link here (when aval)
$berryblab_sig = "Posted from my BlackBerry using BerryBlab";

this only shows when a user creates a thread via the app

i was thinking it was every time a user posts from the app.


i am sure the creds are correct. if they are able to post on my forum then that means the logged in with the correct info.

you have an account on my site were u able to view new posts tab. can you try again to see what happens?

thanks

[footose]

^^ Ohh, I thought you ment signatures from the users themselves.

Yah, I actually took out that functionality for when I was alpha testing this but I'll include it in the next release. I forgot to put it back in

[vbreal]

ok look fwd to that

but the most important thing is for users to be able to see new posts.

but i have other users on other models that can't even post at all or their posts don't go through.

am i the only site with these issues?

[footose]

I'm on your site right now taking a look... feel free to erase my test posts

[footose]

vbreal: looks like you had the same problem another site had today. Should be fixed up now.

i think the sigs are fixed as well.. testing.