Re: xMobile - Smartphone mobile template
 

I bought xBanners (TXS allowed me to "add" it to my bundle) - and it works perfectly!
Very easy installation.
Very comprehensive module.

If you don't already own xcart banner system (even if you do) there are some great features in xBanners, and it's a good value too.

If you are going to purchase xMobile, and you want a banner module, I can't recommend xBanners enough - it's a great match.

Re: xMobile - Smartphone mobile template
 

TXS is fixing this right now. CloudSearch works on their demo site -- very happy with TXS support addressing all of these issues asap.

Re: xMobile - Smartphone mobile template
 

Need advice re: images location...

I have built many, many static pages... and I used the {$AltImagesDir}/custom/ to serve these many images... for my primary skin.

Now that I have a skin dedicated to mobile... whoops...

Images in {$AltImagesDir}/custom/ are not happy.

I can clone the {$AltImagesDir}/custom/ to the xMobile skin? But that's duplicate content, right?

Short of moving the images <somewhere else> (such as $ImagesDir/custom/ and fixing the links on all static pages, any other ideas?

Thx
J

Re: xMobile - Smartphone mobile template
 

Roll Call:
WHO has xMobile working with Altered Cart Checkout_One?

What did you do to get C1 as primary checkout for customers not yet logged in?
I have C1 loading for registered customers -- but for anons or $login eq "", C1 doesn't load, and instead I see the 1st (ugly) page of FLC.

If you integrated Altered Cart Checkout One with xMobile, please let me know.

PS -- TXS states that xMobile doesn't work with "One Page Checkout" -- I am NOT talking about the crappy ajax OPC bundled with xcart. I am talking about Altered Cart Checkout_One

Anyone?

Re: xMobile - Smartphone mobile template
 

I dug deep into the code and variables and learned the following:

1. IF not logged in, xMobile set the variable of $checkout_step = 0, which then bypassed Checkout_One

2. IF logged in, xMobile sets the $checkout_step = 3, so Checkout_One loads.

This was the key to solving this...
in file:
/common_files/modules/Fast_Lane_Checkout/home_main.tpl

Checkout_One requires an edit, inserting the C1 include... it always came AFTER
{elseif $checkout_step eq 0}
{include file="modules/Fast_Lane_Checkout/checkout_0_enter.tpl"}

BUT -- since xMobile sets $checkout_step=0 for $login eq "", this busted checkout one's ability to load if not logged in!

Solution is to call Checkout_One include BEFORE the {elseif $checkout_step eq 0}

Works fine in both desktop and xMobile.

I'm counting on all of you xMobile users to start sharing some tips -- it's a wonderful template, but there are many variables-- let's keep sharing our solutions and results, ok?

Re: xMobile - Smartphone mobile template
 

TXS support solved CloudSearch integration.

1. changed jQuery version from 1.7.2 to 1.7.1 (google api)
2. added two includes to cloud search in file: /skin/txs_xmobile/customer/service_js.tpl
3. added {if !$active_modules.Cloud_Search} to the search.tpl (javascript) form
4. added cloud search css to altskin.css file

My challenge now is to format the xMobile cloudsearch to work best (visually) on a phone.
Anyone have any ideas how to make a great customer experience? The display is a bit wide to show the product page or image -- thinking...

If you've integrated cloudsearch on a phone, what did YOU do visually? Please share!!!

Re: xMobile - Smartphone mobile template
 

BE CERTAIN to install and evaluate the settings of the xbanners_demo.sql
Load the sql and look at the demo xbanners settings --

xbanners in xmobile need to be set to the opposite orientation... that is, if you want a horizontal banner across the top, set the banner to vertical.

Isn't that obvious? ;-)

The presence of the xbanners_demo.sql could be missed, as it's not documented. And if you buy xBanners after xMobile is installed, you'll miss it. As I did.

I hope this helps someone.
J

Re: xMobile - Smartphone mobile template
 

Absolutely agree. Thanks for sharing your experience/thoughts - you are ahead of me with integrating checkout one so I've no doubt that you've saved me an enormous amount of time and effort with that :D/

Re: xMobile - Smartphone mobile template
 

I have been testing xBanners with Xmobile, and I am noticing something that is terrifying me...

xBanners reports 3000+ impressions in less than 2 days, but only 11 clicks. OK, the 11 clicks are me. But 3000+ impressions? no way. Maybe 300 -- I look at the page long enough to decide if the edit is good, then I move on. I NEVER leave the homepage on mobile jurt running. The template is disabled, only accessed via Browser Preview Access code.

I fear that google or another bot has been crawling the mobile site, before we're done.

BUT i'm even more concerned that xMobile is not yet using the "Vary header"

Now, I believe in what's best for the customer is what I should do... this is very clear with xMobile:

1. customer uses a tablet or full size browser - they see my lovely desktop template;
2. customer uses a smart phone, they see xMobile template;
Same URLs. Same product content (for the most part ), formatted differently - slight differences in home page -- not much else differnet. Maybe less pages available to mobile vs. desktop.

I am happy with this -- but I am not happy if google thinks I have 2 sites and/or is confused as to which site is default or preferred.

I read about the "Vary" header...
https://developers.google.com/webmasters/smartphone-sites/details

Yikes -- we needed this yesterday.

Am I correct in assuming the 3000+ banner impressions could be a bot?
WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING to keep search engines happy with dueling templates???

Until the vary header is in place, can we robots.txt the entire skin? I don't think so, because the URLs are identical. Especially with CDSEO.

So what's the short term fix until we get the Vary header going?

WHO ELSE IS RUNNING xMobile and what does your indexing look like? Please share!

Re: xMobile - Smartphone mobile template
 

There's the problem with a small thumbnails under the main picture, the click to thumbnail change the main image in Firefox (Android), but doesn't change it in Chrome and Opera.
Little tracing shows that function $('.thumbnails li a').bind('click',function(e){ never executes.
Probably bind() doesn't work here.
Anu suggestions?


Is Cloud Zoom used in xMobile? I switched it off and don't see any difference.