/* ========================================================= * composer-view.js v0.2.1 * ========================================================= * Copyright 2013 Wpbakery * * Visual composer backbone/underscore version * ========================================================= */ (function ( $ ) { var i18n = window.i18nLocale, store = vc.storage, Shortcodes = vc.shortcodes; vc.templateOptions = { default: { evaluate: /<%([\s\S]+?)%>/g, interpolate: /<%=([\s\S]+?)%>/g, escape: /<%-([\s\S]+?)%>/g }, custom: { evaluate: /<#([\s\S]+?)#>/g, interpolate: /\{\{\{([\s\S]+?)\}\}\}/g, escape: /\{\{([^\}]+?)\}\}(?!\})/g } }; vc.builder = { toString: function ( model, type ) { var params = model.get( 'params' ), content = _.isString( params.content ) ? params.content : ''; return wp.shortcode.string( { tag: model.get( 'shortcode' ), attrs: _.omit( params, 'content' ), content: content, type: _.isString( type ) ? type : '' } ); } }; /** * Default view for shortcode as block inside Visual composer design mode. * @type {*} */ vc.clone_index = 1; vc.saved_custom_css = false; var ShortcodeView = vc.shortcode_view = Backbone.View.extend( { tagName: 'div', $content: '', use_default_content: false, params: {}, events: { 'click .column_delete,.vc_control-btn-delete': 'deleteShortcode', 'click .column_add,.vc_control-btn-prepend': 'addElement', 'click .column_edit,.vc_control-btn-edit, .column_edit_trigger': 'editElement', 'click .column_clone,.vc_control-btn-clone': 'clone', 'mousemove': 'checkControlsPosition' }, removeView: function () { vc.closeActivePanel( this.model ); this.remove(); }, checkControlsPosition: function () { if ( ! this.$controls_buttons ) { return; } var window_top, element_position_top, new_position, element_height = this.$el.height(), window_height = $( window ).height(); if ( element_height > window_height ) { window_top = $( window ).scrollTop(); element_position_top = this.$el.offset().top; new_position = (window_top - element_position_top) + $( window ).height() / 2; if ( 40 < new_position && new_position < element_height ) { this.$controls_buttons.css( 'top', new_position ); } else if ( new_position > element_height ) { this.$controls_buttons.css( 'top', element_height - 40 ); } else { this.$controls_buttons.css( 'top', 40 ); } } }, initialize: function () { this.model.bind( 'destroy', this.removeView, this ); this.model.bind( 'change:params', this.changeShortcodeParams, this ); this.model.bind( 'change_parent_id', this.changeShortcodeParent, this ); this.createParams(); }, hasUserAccess: function () { var shortcodeTag; shortcodeTag = this.model.get( 'shortcode' ); if ( - 1 < _.indexOf( [ "vc_row", "vc_column", "vc_row_inner", "vc_column_inner" ], shortcodeTag ) ) { return true; // we cannot block controls for these shortcodes; } if ( ! _.every( vc.roles.current_user, function ( role ) { return ! (! _.isUndefined( vc.roles[ role ] ) && ! _.isUndefined( vc.roles[ role ][ 'shortcodes' ] ) && _.isUndefined( vc.roles[ role ][ 'shortcodes' ][ shortcodeTag ] )); } ) ) { return false; } return true; }, createParams: function () { var tag, settings, params; tag = this.model.get( 'shortcode' ); settings = _.isObject( vc.map[ tag ] ) && _.isArray( vc.map[ tag ].params ) ? vc.map[ tag ].params : []; params = this.model.get( 'params' ); this.params = {}; _.each( settings, function ( param ) { this.params[ param.param_name ] = param; }, this ); }, setContent: function () { this.$content = this.$el.find( '> .wpb_element_wrapper > .vc_container_for_children,' + ' > .vc_element-wrapper > .vc_container_for_children' ); }, setEmpty: function () { }, unsetEmpty: function () { }, checkIsEmpty: function () { if ( this.model.get( 'parent_id' ) ) { vc.app.views[ this.model.get( 'parent_id' ) ].checkIsEmpty(); } }, /** * Convert html into correct element * @param html */ html2element: function ( html ) { var attributes = {}, $template; if ( _.isString( html ) ) { this.template = _.template( html ); $template = $( this.template( this.model.toJSON(), vc.templateOptions.default ).trim() ); } else { this.template = html; $template = html; } _.each( $template.get( 0 ).attributes, function ( attr ) { attributes[ attr.name ] = attr.value; } ); this.$el.attr( attributes ).html( $template.html() ); this.setContent(); this.renderContent(); }, render: function () { var $shortcode_template_el = $( '#vc_shortcode-template-' + this.model.get( 'shortcode' ) ); if ( $shortcode_template_el.is( 'script' ) ) { this.html2element( _.template( $shortcode_template_el.html(), this.model.toJSON(), vc.templateOptions.default ) ); } else { var params = this.model.get( 'params' ); $.ajax( { type: 'POST', url: window.ajaxurl, data: { action: 'wpb_get_element_backend_html', data_element: this.model.get( 'shortcode' ), data_width: _.isUndefined( params.width ) ? '1/1' : params.width, _vcnonce: window.vcAdminNonce }, dataType: 'html', context: this } ).done( function ( html ) { this.html2element( html ); } ); } this.model.view = this; this.$controls_buttons = this.$el.find( '.vc_controls > :first' ); return this; }, renderContent: function () { this.$el.attr( 'data-model-id', this.model.get( 'id' ) ); this.$el.data( 'model', this.model ); return this; }, changedContent: function ( view ) { }, _loadDefaults: function () { var tag, hasChilds; tag = this.model.get( 'shortcode' ); hasChilds = ! ! vc.shortcodes.where( { parent_id: this.model.get( 'id' ) } ).length; if ( ! hasChilds && true === this.use_default_content && _.isObject( vc.map[ tag ] ) && _.isString( vc.map[ tag ].default_content ) && vc.map[ tag ].default_content.length ) { this.use_default_content = false; Shortcodes.createFromString( vc.map[ tag ].default_content, this.model ); } }, _callJsCallback: function () { //Fire INIT callback if it is defined var tag = this.model.get( 'shortcode' ); if ( _.isObject( vc.map[ tag ] ) && _.isObject( vc.map[ tag ].js_callback ) && ! _.isUndefined( vc.map[ tag ].js_callback.init ) ) { var fn = vc.map[ tag ].js_callback.init; window[ fn ]( this.$el ); } }, ready: function ( e ) { this._loadDefaults(); this._callJsCallback(); if ( this.model.get( 'parent_id' ) && _.isObject( vc.app.views[ this.model.get( 'parent_id' ) ] ) ) { vc.app.views[ this.model.get( 'parent_id' ) ].changedContent( this ); } _.defer( _.bind( function () { vc.events.trigger( 'shortcodeView:ready' ); vc.events.trigger( 'shortcodeView:ready:' + this.model.get( 'shortcode' ) ); }, this ) ); return this; }, // View utils {{ addShortcode: function ( view, method ) { var before_shortcode; before_shortcode = _.last( vc.shortcodes.filter( function ( shortcode ) { return shortcode.get( 'parent_id' ) === this.get( 'parent_id' ) && parseFloat( shortcode.get( 'order' ) ) < parseFloat( this.get( 'order' ) ); }, view.model ) ); if ( before_shortcode ) { view.render().$el.insertAfter( '[data-model-id=' + before_shortcode.id + ']' ); } else if ( 'append' === method ) { this.$content.append( view.render().el ); } else { this.$content.prepend( view.render().el ); } }, changeShortcodeParams: function ( model ) { var tag, params, settings, view; // Triggered when shortcode being updated tag = model.get( 'shortcode' ); params = model.get( 'params' ); settings = vc.map[ tag ]; _.defer( function () { vc.events.trigger( 'backend.shortcodeViewChangeParams:' + tag ); } ); if ( _.isArray( settings.params ) ) { _.each( settings.params, function ( param_settings ) { var name, value, $wrapper, label_value, $admin_label; name = param_settings.param_name; value = params[ name ]; $wrapper = this.$el.find( '> .wpb_element_wrapper, > .vc_element-wrapper' ); label_value = value; $admin_label = $wrapper.children( '.admin_label_' + name ); if ( _.isObject( vc.atts[ param_settings.type ] ) && _.isFunction( vc.atts[ param_settings.type ].render ) ) { value = vc.atts[ param_settings.type ].render.call( this, param_settings, value ); } if ( $wrapper.children( '.' + param_settings.param_name ).is( 'input,textarea,select' ) ) { $wrapper.children( '[name=' + param_settings.param_name + ']' ).val( value ); } else if ( $wrapper.children( '.' + param_settings.param_name ).is( 'iframe' ) ) { $wrapper.children( '[name=' + param_settings.param_name + ']' ).attr( 'src', value ); } else if ( $wrapper.children( '.' + param_settings.param_name ).is( 'img' ) ) { var $img; $img = $wrapper.children( '[name=' + param_settings.param_name + ']' ); if ( value && value.match( /^\d+$/ ) ) { $.ajax( { type: 'POST', url: window.ajaxurl, data: { action: 'wpb_single_image_src', content: value, size: 'thumbnail', _vcnonce: window.vcAdminNonce }, dataType: 'html', context: this } ).done( function ( url ) { $img.attr( 'src', url ); } ); } else if ( value ) { $img.attr( 'src', value ); } } else { $wrapper.children( '[name=' + param_settings.param_name + ']' ).html( value ? value : '' ); } if ( $admin_label.length ) { var inverted_value; if ( '' === value || _.isUndefined( value ) ) { $admin_label.hide().addClass( 'hidden-label' ); } else { if ( _.isObject( param_settings.value ) && ! _.isArray( param_settings.value ) && 'checkbox' === param_settings.type ) { inverted_value = _.invert( param_settings.value ); label_value = _.map( value.split( /[\s]*\,[\s]*/ ), function ( val ) { return _.isString( inverted_value[ val ] ) ? inverted_value[ val ] : val; } ).join( ', ' ); } else if ( _.isObject( param_settings.value ) && ! _.isArray( param_settings.value ) ) { inverted_value = _.invert( param_settings.value ); label_value = _.isString( inverted_value[ value ] ) ? inverted_value[ value ] : value; } $admin_label.html( ': ' + label_value ); $admin_label.show().removeClass( 'hidden-label' ); } } }, this ); } view = vc.app.views[ model.get( 'parent_id' ) ]; if ( false !== model.get( 'parent_id' ) && _.isObject( view ) ) { view.checkIsEmpty(); } }, changeShortcodeParent: function ( model ) { if ( false === this.model.get( 'parent_id' ) ) { return model; } var $parent_view = $( '[data-model-id=' + this.model.get( 'parent_id' ) + ']' ), view = vc.app.views[ this.model.get( 'parent_id' ) ]; this.$el.appendTo( $parent_view.find( '> .wpb_element_wrapper > .wpb_column_container,' + ' > .vc_element-wrapper > .wpb_column_container' ) ); view.checkIsEmpty(); }, // }} // Event Actions {{ deleteShortcode: function ( e ) { if ( _.isObject( e ) ) { e.preventDefault(); } var answer = confirm( i18n.press_ok_to_delete_section ); if ( true === answer ) { this.model.destroy(); } }, addElement: function ( e ) { _.isObject( e ) && e.preventDefault(); vc.add_element_block_view.render( this.model, ! _.isObject( e ) || ! $( e.currentTarget ).closest( '.bottom-controls' ).hasClass( 'bottom-controls' ) ); }, editElement: function ( e ) { if ( _.isObject( e ) ) { e.preventDefault(); } if ( ! vc.active_panel || ! vc.active_panel.model || ! this.model || ( vc.active_panel.model && this.model && vc.active_panel.model.get( 'id' ) != this.model.get( 'id' ) ) ) { vc.closeActivePanel(); vc.edit_element_block_view.render( this.model ); } }, clone: function ( e ) { if ( _.isObject( e ) ) { e.preventDefault(); } vc.clone_index = vc.clone_index / 10; return this.cloneModel( this.model, this.model.get( 'parent_id' ) ); }, cloneModel: function ( model, parent_id, save_order ) { var new_order, model_clone, params, tag; new_order = _.isBoolean( save_order ) && true === save_order ? model.get( 'order' ) : parseFloat( model.get( 'order' ) ) + vc.clone_index; params = _.extend( {}, model.get( 'params' ) ); tag = model.get( 'shortcode' ); model_clone = Shortcodes.create( { shortcode: tag, id: window.vc_guid(), parent_id: parent_id, order: new_order, cloned: true, cloned_from: model.toJSON(), params: params } ); _.each( Shortcodes.where( { parent_id: model.id } ), function ( shortcode ) { this.cloneModel( shortcode, model_clone.get( 'id' ), true ); }, this ); return model_clone; } } ); var VisualComposer = vc.visualComposerView = Backbone.View.extend( { el: $( '#wpb_visual_composer' ), views: {}, disableFixedNav: false, events: { "click #wpb-add-new-row": 'createRow', 'click #vc_post-settings-button': 'editSettings', 'click #vc_add-new-element, .vc_add-element-button, .vc_add-element-not-empty-button': 'addElement', 'click .vc_add-text-block-button': 'addTextBlock', 'click .wpb_switch-to-composer': 'switchComposer', 'click #vc_templates-editor-button': 'openTemplatesWindow', 'click #vc_templates-more-layouts': 'openTemplatesWindow', 'click .vc_template[data-template_unique_id] > .wpb_wrapper': 'loadDefaultTemplate', 'click #wpb-save-post': 'save', 'click .vc_control-preview': 'preview' }, initialize: function () { this.accessPolicy = $( '.vc_js_composer_group_access_show_rule' ).val(); if ( 'no' === this.accessPolicy ) { return false; } this.buildRelevance(); _.bindAll( this, 'switchComposer', 'dropButton', 'processScroll', 'updateRowsSorting', 'updateElementsSorting' ); vc.events.on( 'shortcodes:add', vcAddShortcodeDefaultParams, this ); vc.events.on( 'shortcodes:add', vc.atts.addShortcodeIdParam, this ); // update vc_grid_id on shortcode adding vc.events.on( 'shortcodes:add', this.addShortcode, this ); vc.events.on( 'shortcodes:destroy', this.checkEmpty, this ); Shortcodes.on( 'change:params', this.changeParamsEvents, this ); Shortcodes.on( 'reset', this.addAll, this ); this.render(); }, changeParamsEvents: function ( model ) { vc.events.triggerShortcodeEvents( 'update', model ); }, render: function () { var front = ''; // Find required elemnts of the view. this.$vcStatus = $( '#wpb_vc_js_status' ); this.$metablock_content = $( '.metabox-composer-content' ); this.$content = $( "#visual_composer_content" ); this.$post = $( '#postdivrich' ); this.$loading_block = $( '#vc_logo' ); if ( 'only' !== this.accessPolicy ) { if ( vc_frontend_enabled ) { front = '' + window.i18nLocale.main_button_title_frontend_editor + ''; } this.$buttonsContainer = $( '
' ).insertAfter( 'div#titlediv' ); this.$switchButton = this.$buttonsContainer.find( '.wpb_switch-to-composer' ); this.$switchButton.click( this.switchComposer ); } vc.add_element_block_view = new vc.AddElementUIPanelBackendEditor( { el: '#vc_ui-panel-add-element' } ); vc.edit_element_block_view = new vc.EditElementUIPanel( { el: '#vc_ui-panel-edit-element' } ); /** * @deprecated 4.4 * @type {vc.TemplatesEditorPanelViewBackendEditor} */ vc.templates_editor_view = new vc.TemplatesEditorPanelViewBackendEditor( { el: '#vc_templates-editor' } ); vc.templates_panel_view = new vc.TemplateWindowUIPanelBackendEditor( { el: '#vc_ui-panel-templates' } ); vc.post_settings_view = new vc.PostSettingsUIPanelBackendEditor( { el: '#vc_ui-panel-post-settings' } ); this.setSortable(); this.setDraggable(); vc.is_mobile = 0 < $( 'body.mobile' ).length; vc.saved_custom_css = $( '#wpb_custom_post_css_field' ).val(); vc.updateSettingsBadge(); /** * @since 4.5 */ _.defer( function () { vc.events.trigger( 'app.render' ); } ); return this; }, addAll: function () { this.views = {}; this.$content.removeClass( 'loading' ).empty(); this.addChild( false ); this.checkEmpty(); this.$loading_block.removeClass( 'vc_ajax-loading' ); this.$metablock_content.removeClass( 'vc_loading-shortcodes' ); }, addChild: function ( parent_id ) { _.each( vc.shortcodes.where( { parent_id: parent_id } ), function ( shortcode ) { this.appendShortcode( shortcode ); this.setSortable(); this.addChild( shortcode.get( 'id' ) ); }, this ); }, getView: function ( model ) { var view; if ( _.isObject( vc.map[ model.get( 'shortcode' ) ] ) && _.isString( vc.map[ model.get( 'shortcode' ) ].js_view ) && vc.map[ model.get( 'shortcode' ) ].js_view.length && ! _.isUndefined( window[ window.vc.map[ model.get( 'shortcode' ) ].js_view ] ) ) { view = new window[ window.vc.map[ model.get( 'shortcode' ) ].js_view ]( { model: model } ); } else { view = new ShortcodeView( { model: model } ); } model.set( { view: view } ); return view; }, setDraggable: function () { $( '#wpb-add-new-element, #wpb-add-new-row' ).draggable( { helper: function () { return $( '' ).appendTo( 'body' ); }, zIndex: 99999, // cursorAt: { left: 10, top : 20 }, cursor: "move", // appendTo: "body", revert: "invalid", start: function ( event, ui ) { $( "#drag_placeholder" ).addClass( "column_placeholder" ).html( window.i18nLocale.drag_drop_me_in_column ); } } ); this.$content.droppable( { greedy: true, accept: ".dropable_el,.dropable_row", hoverClass: "wpb_ui-state-active", drop: this.dropButton } ); }, dropButton: function ( event, ui ) { if ( ui.draggable.is( '#wpb-add-new-element' ) ) { this.addElement(); } else if ( ui.draggable.is( '#wpb-add-new-row' ) ) { this.createRow(); } }, appendShortcode: function ( model ) { var view, parentModelView, params; view = this.getView( model ); params = _.extend( vc.getDefaults( model.get( 'shortcode' ) ), model.get( 'params' ) ); model.set( 'params', params, { silent: true } ); parentModelView = false !== model.get( 'parent_id' ) ? this.views[ model.get( 'parent_id' ) ] : false; this.views[ model.id ] = view; if ( model.get( 'parent_id' ) ) { var parentView; parentView = this.views[ model.get( 'parent_id' ) ]; parentView.unsetEmpty(); } if ( parentModelView ) { parentModelView.addShortcode( view, 'append' ); } else { this.$content.append( view.render().el ); } view.ready(); view.changeShortcodeParams( model ); // Refactor view.checkIsEmpty(); this.setNotEmpty(); }, addShortcode: function ( model ) { var view, parentModelView, params; params = _.extend( vc.getDefaults( model.get( 'shortcode' ) ), model.get( 'params' ) ); model.set( 'params', params, { silent: true } ); view = this.getView( model ); parentModelView = false !== model.get( 'parent_id' ) ? this.views[ model.get( 'parent_id' ) ] : false; view.use_default_content = true !== model.get( 'cloned' ); this.views[ model.id ] = view; if ( parentModelView ) { parentModelView.addShortcode( view ); parentModelView.checkIsEmpty(); var self; self = this; _.defer( function () { view.changeShortcodeParams && view.changeShortcodeParams( model ); view.ready(); self.setSortable(); self.setNotEmpty(); } ); } else { this.addRow( view ); _.defer( function () { view.changeShortcodeParams && view.changeShortcodeParams( model ); } ); } }, addRow: function ( view ) { var before_shortcode; before_shortcode = _.last( vc.shortcodes.filter( function ( shortcode ) { return false === shortcode.get( 'parent_id' ) && parseFloat( shortcode.get( 'order' ) ) < parseFloat( this.get( 'order' ) ); }, view.model ) ); if ( before_shortcode ) { view.render().$el.insertAfter( '[data-model-id=' + before_shortcode.id + ']' ); } else { this.$content.append( view.render().el ); } }, addTextBlock: function ( e ) { var row, column, params; e.preventDefault(); row = Shortcodes.create( { shortcode: 'vc_row' } ); column = Shortcodes.create( { shortcode: 'vc_column', params: { width: '1/1' }, parent_id: row.id, root_id: row.id } ); params = vc.getDefaults( 'vc_column_text' ); if ( 'undefined' !== typeof(window.vc_settings_presets[ 'vc_column_text' ]) ) { params = _.extend( params, window.vc_settings_presets[ 'vc_column_text' ] ); } return Shortcodes.create( { shortcode: 'vc_column_text', parent_id: column.id, root_id: row.id, params: params } ); }, /** * Create row */ createRow: function () { var row = Shortcodes.create( { shortcode: 'vc_row' } ); Shortcodes.create( { shortcode: 'vc_column', params: { width: '1/1' }, parent_id: row.id, root_id: row.id } ); return row; }, /** * Add Element with a help of modal view. */ addElement: function ( e ) { _.isObject( e ) && e.preventDefault(); vc.add_element_block_view.render( false ); }, /** * @deprecated 4.4 use openTemplatesWindow * @param e */ openTemplatesEditor: function ( e ) { e && e.preventDefault(); vc.templates_editor_view.render().show(); }, openTemplatesWindow: function ( e ) { e && e.preventDefault(); if ( $( e.currentTarget ).is( '#vc_templates-more-layouts' ) ) { vc.templates_panel_view.once( 'show', function () { $( '[data-vc-ui-element-target="[data-tab=default_templates]"]' ).click(); } ); } vc.templates_panel_view.render().show(); }, loadDefaultTemplate: function ( e ) { e && e.preventDefault(); vc.templates_panel_view.loadTemplate( e ); }, editSettings: function ( e ) { e && e.preventDefault(); vc.post_settings_view.render().show(); }, sortingStarted: function ( event, ui ) { $( '#visual_composer_content' ).addClass( 'vc_sorting-started' ); }, sortingStopped: function ( event, ui ) { $( '#visual_composer_content' ).removeClass( 'vc_sorting-started' ); }, updateElementsSorting: function ( event, ui ) { _.defer( function ( app, event, ui ) { var $current_container = ui.item.parent().closest( '[data-model-id]' ), parent = $current_container.data( 'model' ), model = ui.item.data( 'model' ), models = app.views[ parent.id ].$content.find( '> [data-model-id]' ), i = 0; // Change parent if block moved to another container. if ( ! _.isNull( ui.sender ) ) { var old_parent_id = model.get( 'parent_id' ); store.lock(); model.save( { parent_id: parent.id } ); app.views[ old_parent_id ].checkIsEmpty(); app.views[ parent.id ].checkIsEmpty(); } models.each( function () { var shortcode = $( this ).data( 'model' ); store.lock(); shortcode.save( { 'order': i ++ } ); } ); model.save(); }, this, event, ui ); }, updateRowsSorting: function () { _.defer( function ( app ) { var $rows = app.$content.find( app.rowSortableSelector ); $rows.each( function () { var index = $( this ).index(); if ( $rows.length - 1 > index ) { store.lock(); } $( this ).data( 'model' ).save( { 'order': index } ); } ); }, this ); }, renderPlaceholder: function ( event, element ) { var tag = $( element ).data( 'element_type' ); var is_container = _.isObject( vc.map[ tag ] ) && ( ( _.isBoolean( vc.map[ tag ].is_container ) && true === vc.map[ tag ].is_container ) || ! _.isEmpty( vc.map[ tag ].as_parent ) ); var $helper = $( 'Okay, so check this out\u2014most folks treat hardware wallets and mobile wallets like rivals. But that’s a false choice. My gut said the same at first: use one or the other, right? Nope. After using both for years, juggling Ethereum, BSC, and an embarrassing number of altchains, I realized the combo is where the security sweet spot lives. It’s not glamorous. It’s practical, and it forces you to think differently about trust, convenience, and failure modes.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s the thing. A hardware wallet isolates your private keys in a device that never touches the Internet. A mobile wallet gives you UX, notifications, quick swaps. Use them together and you get the confidence of air\u2011gapped key ops with the agility of a phone app. On one hand, you have the literal physical device; on the other, you have the world\u2019s liquidity at your thumb. Though actually, this isn’t foolproof\u2014there are tradeoffs, and some setups are worse than just using your phone alone.<\/p>\n
Quick story: I once approved a tiny test transaction with a mobile wallet while my hardware device was nearby. Something felt off about the signing prompt\u2014tiny mismatch in destination name. My instinct said “hold up”, and that pause saved me from a phishing\u2011style exploit that would have looked normal on the phone. Initially I thought hardware meant “set and forget”, but then realized chain and app integrations create new attack surfaces. So yeah\u2014still use both, but use them like a team, not two separate things.<\/p>\n
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Short version: layered defenses beat single defenses. But dig a little deeper and it gets interesting. Hardware wallets protect private keys, yes. But they don’t stop you from being tricked into signing bad data. Mobile wallets bridge user intent to the ledger. That bridge can be hardened\u2014by limiting what the phone can do and letting the hardware confirm the important bits. On complex chains, smart contracts may request permissions that look harmless on a tiny screen; a hardware device can force you to verify contract addresses or calldata in a way the phone can’t spoof.<\/p>\n
I’m biased, but I think most users under\u2011use the settings that make this combo safe. For example, setting transaction limits, using separate accounts for everyday spending vs. staking, and verifying contract hashes off\u2011device\u2014these tiny habits matter. Also: seed phrase backups. Don\u2019t store them as a phone photo. Seriously. Treat seeds like cash. You’d hide cash, right? So hide your seed better.<\/p>\n
There are also practical performance bits. Some hardware wallets support multiple chains natively; others use a bridge app. Multi\u2011chain support is great until you hit an unsupported chain and are tempted to use a custom derivation path or sketchy third\u2011party bridge. That\u2019s where mistakes happen. My rule: if I have to jump through weird hoops to connect a chain, I treat it like a potential red flag.<\/p>\n
Phishing remains the number one threat. Phishing via fake wallet apps, malicious contract approvals, or cloned update prompts\u2014it’s all out there. A hardware+mobile setup reduces the blast radius, but you must enforce interaction rules. For instance: always verify the transaction amount and destination on the hardware device display, not the phone. If something doesn’t match\u2014pause. Sometimes the discrepancy is subtle, and sometimes it’s obvious, but that pause is gold.<\/p>\n
Another pitfall is over\u2011permissioning. Mobile wallets love convenience and will ask to approve broad allowances for ERC\u201120 tokens (infinite approvals). Don’t. Use allowance tools to limit approvals or approve exact amounts. Some wallets offer “revoke” flows\u2014use them. It\u2019s tedious but very effective against token\u2011approval exploits.<\/p>\n
Oh, and backups. Redundancy matters: a single hardware wallet can fail, get lost, or be stolen. Shamir backups or splitting seed phrases across trusted places reduce central points of failure. I keep a cold backup in a safe and another fragment with a lawyer (yes, I went there\u2014I’m not 100% sure this is for everyone, but it worked for me).<\/p>\n
Not all hardware\/mobile pairings are equal. Prioritize open firmware reviews, a strong track record, and an active community. A mobile wallet should let you connect via Bluetooth or QR and still give clear signing details. If the mobile app makes it too easy to sign without checking, that’s a UX smell. Try to use integrations that let the hardware render human\u2011readable confirmations\u2014those are huge.<\/p>\n
Practical tip: test small. When you first link a hardware device to a mobile wallet, send a tiny amount and recover the flow. Watch the prompts on both devices. If anything looks ambiguous, stop. Repeat until the process is predictable. Also consider the ecosystem: some hardware wallets handle certain chains better. Cross\u2011chain bridging from a mobile app? Test with micro amounts and expect delays.<\/p>\n