So we’re aiming on coming up with something better in 08

Second of all let me explain what I mean. If you go to themes4bb from your Berry.
You first have to wait until the regular desktop version loads which takes awhile.
Then you have to realize there is a link to the mobile version.
Then you need to either register or login.
Then it reloads the page.
Then it finally logs you in and you have to click browse the forum
Then you have to click theme download section
Then you have to select your device
Then you finally can start seeing the pages with the themes
Then you click on the OTA download link

You are talking about a minimum 7 step process just to be able to see one theme. That is the reason I email myself the links because even with a browser bookmark I still have to wait for the page to load and me to hunt for the theme I want in the downloads section.

Once again I appreciate your hard work. What I AM doing is trying to offer some constructive criticism. I have had multiple readers ask me where to get themes only to be turned off by the whole process just to find a theme that they like.

Just to give you an idea of the number of people I am talking about… BerryReview.com referred over 3,000 visitors to Themes4BB since December 1st. We are not talking about a small number of people running into this.

All I was trying to bring to light is that the current situation is not “perfect” (most things are not) I am just putting the ball in your lap to see if both of you are up to the challenge of improving it.

You mentioned “It is more streamlined then having to send yourself a link with each OTA theme.”

Why are you doing that?

If you visit my forum via the MOBILE Forum Link, the pages are streamlined and Images appear..a long with a link to download. What could me more easy?

And as far as creating a seperate site just for OTA…no way that will happen. I know it won’t happen for Themes4BB.com (can’t speak for Peter)…

Most of the time when you make OTA available on the regular site people do not appreciate it….rarely get a Thank You. So why should site owners create a seperate site?

The best example I have seen so far is Magmic’s mobile website for their games. Each game is in a category with screenshots that can be seen from their mobile. They can also then download it OTA directly or buy the game. It is more streamlined then having to send yourself a link with each OTA theme.

What I am saying is that maybe a different dedicated site could redirect mobile users to a mobile friendly listing of the current themes you have. Which would grow over time. You could even pull off something like this with a wordpress blog and a mobile plugin or theme that would show categories and images only.

I also have not seen a good solution but it does not mean that it is not something I would like to see solved

Thanks for the heads up, early 08 we’ll be working on our new theme platform as well as ringtones and some other, so it’ll all get better, just a matter of some time

Thanks Ronen I’ll ttyl

BUT…

I do think that Peter (eVeek.com) and I (Themes4BB.com) both have very good forum structure. I know that themes are easily found on my forum as well as on eveek’s.

I have invested in a mobile forum that is far above the forums that some other sites tout as mobile. The unfortunate thing is the way these forums are programmed. Unless you know what theme you are looking for, it is difficuly to find.

If there are forum skin designers out there…maybe they will take up the cause and design a mobile skin that is easy to navigate as well as allowing the user to display the themes much better than the way they are being displayed now.

I have been using different skins for the mobile forum for some time..and I am not truly happy with any of them. Each one of them has something great to offer…but none of them have been 100% great.

Hopefully in 2008 someone will come up with a better way to browse VBulleting forums via mobile.