PDA-version of Joomla’s site
Tags: joomla, pda, mambot, template
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It is now fashionable to have the PDA-version of the site so that users could visit a site through a pocket computer. And many people are asking: “Is it possible to realize this on Joomla!?” Yes, it is.
What is necessary for this purpose?
1. To install PDA-template which will be used for an output of the information in the simplified kind. The template contains “header” and “footer” module positions. If these positions already exist in the “main” template of a site - edit this template so that there were no overlays (or on the contrary, that the menu was produced in the same position in both templates). Then set up in the Backend, what modules will be in these positions.
2. To install (and activate!) a PDA-mambot which will choose this template in the case of a pocket computer.
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July 25th, 2007 at 10:00 pm
This site is powered by Wordpress rather than Joomla. You can see mambot at work on pda.sanrsu.org.ru (my site on Joomla but in russian language) or pda.sword-of-truth.com (one of comments to post about pda-subdomain-mambot contains link to this site).
What PDA have you used? What modules have you published? You can send me link to your site (but I will check my mailbox on Sunday only).
August 14th, 2007 at 5:53 pm
Hello - I installed both the pda-bot and pda-subdomain-bot (2.0), but I am first trying to see what the pda-bot version looks like (have just reconfigured the dns, but that will take several hours before the dns.mydomain alias will replicate).
SO my question is (surely I have missed something somewhere) what link should I type into my PDA to see my PDa-version site?
thanks,
marcin
August 15th, 2007 at 5:34 am
I have uploaded the Mambot via Joomla’s install but how do i upload the ‘pda.zip’ folder?
August 17th, 2007 at 2:12 am
I installed and its great only i have no idea how to add my menu to the pda template …. Please help
August 18th, 2007 at 2:29 pm
marcin:
If you correctly installed pda-bot and pda-template and browser agent string is listed in php source of pda-bot, you see pda version of your site as soon as you publish pda-bot.
As well, if you correctly installed pda-subdomain-bot and pda-template and pda.*** subdomain point to your joomla directory (i.e. you can see original site typing pda.*** when pda-subdomain-bot is unpublished), then you see pda version of your site typing pda.*** as soon as you publish pda-subdomain-bot.
Nigel:
pda.zip - pda template for your site. You have only to install it (but not to assign it to any menu item and not to set it as default template).
jarno:
By default, pda-template contains ‘header’ and ‘footer’ module positions. So, you have to make a copy of your menu module and place it to ‘header’ or ‘footer’ positions. In the pda-bot-2.0 you can to change the names of the default module positions, so it is possible to use same module positions in original and pda version of site.
As a conclusion - I’m going to publish a guide on pda-mambot-and-template in September. Please, wait a little.
August 19th, 2007 at 11:33 am
Tnx for the fast reply… i like that same as the mambot…. Template is running smooth keep up the good work …
January 21st, 2008 at 9:03 am
Awesome, must try this one!
January 29th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
Hi and thanks for this excellent mambot! I wanted to share an issue with you. When using the mxcomment system (javascript based) I cannot display page content unless I set - use script to yes - option. With mxcomment disabled page displays with - use script to no - option. It appears the mxcomment component and bot is interfering with the pdabot working with scripts disabled. btw/ both these bots are installed in the /system folder - thanks. for now I need my comments more than the pda version of site but I would love a workaround.
February 4th, 2008 at 11:30 pm
Mobile Joomla gives problem with loging in as opposed to PDA Mambot 2.1. When trying to login, we see "… You are not authorized to view this resource". However, with PDA mambot 2.1 this does not happen. Any ideas anyone?
February 5th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
Works well, except when I use Mobile Joomla 3.0, the home page is not accessible (not authorized) on the regular Joomla site (from PC).