Mobile Site for the Forum?

Bromptonboy · August 30, 2009, 07:00:43 AM

Hi Rico, as a new iPhone user, I appreciate the mobile edition of your main site. Perhaps I am doing something wrong, but I cannot seem to log on to the forum from the main Treksinscifi.com mobile site. I am not being critical, just wondering if it is possible. Although I should be careful what I wish for, it might prove to be a habit if I can log in from the handset! :)

Feathers · August 30, 2009, 07:11:01 AM

It certainly will become a habit. Most of my time on this forum is via the iPhone now!

For what it's worth, I simply access it using the normal URL so I've never looked for a link from the mobile site.

billybob476 · August 30, 2009, 07:34:43 AM

There's a mobile site? Same here, I just use the normal URL and tilt the phone into landscape mode.

X · August 30, 2009, 07:49:02 AM

Quote from: bromptonboy on August 30, 2009, 07:00:43 AM
Hi Rico, as a new iPhone user, I appreciate the mobile edition of your main site. Perhaps I am doing something wrong, but I cannot seem to log on to the forum from the main Treksinscifi.com mobile site. I am not being critical, just wondering if it is possible. Although I should be careful what I wish for, it might prove to be a habit if I can log in from the handset! :)

logging into the mobile site is case sensitive. Hopefully that helps.

Java The Hut · August 31, 2009, 08:07:04 AM

I'm also a new iPhone user, how dose one go about getting to the mobile edition of the sight ?

Rico · August 31, 2009, 08:42:34 AM

Here's what I know - and keep in mind I do not have a mobile device to test this on. First, maybe a month or two ago I added a mobile version template to the main Wordpress site only: www.treksinscifi.com. As far as I know when you go there it will give you the choice of what format to view the main site on. Now, the forum is a different story. As far as I know when you go to the forum it only shows in the "normal" form. I've not really looked into seeing if there is anyway to make the forum more "mobile-friendly." It's not a big priority for me at this time. So, that's what I know.

Bromptonboy · August 31, 2009, 09:35:00 AM

Thanks Rico, that make sense. The mobile edition of the main site is really cool. When using the forum, I'll just switch to the standard mode.

X · August 31, 2009, 10:21:30 AM

Quote from: Rico on August 31, 2009, 08:42:34 AM
Here's what I know - and keep in mind I do not have a mobile device to test this on. First, maybe a month or two ago I added a mobile version template to the main Wordpress site only: www.treksinscifi.com. As far as I know when you go there it will give you the choice of what format to view the main site on. Now, the forum is a different story. As far as I know when you go to the forum it only shows in the "normal" form. I've not really looked into seeing if there is anyway to make the forum more "mobile-friendly." It's not a big priority for me at this time. So, that's what I know.

Rico, when you go to the forums on a basic mobile device, it gives you the topics and all the good stuff, but no backgrounds or graphics. It's really bare bones and low bandwith and has been there for a while. I think it's the forum program that allows it and nothing has to be done on your part, but it's case sensitive in the log on.

Rico · August 31, 2009, 10:38:10 AM

Cool - thanks for the info on that.

Feathers · August 31, 2009, 11:00:06 AM

Wow, I never realised that. On iPhone an Eindows Mobile I've always got the full shooting match. (it's next to imposible on a high res win mo screen but lovely on the iPhone)

Meds · August 31, 2009, 03:43:48 PM

As i'm writing this from a mobile phone i thought i'd add. When viewed by using the standard mobile phone web browser you get a basic word screen. You click on the topic and have a look. You get no pictures and i don't know who's on line and no shout box. If i view by using opera mini then i see the whole sight just longer.