I would like to use tapatalk on NAM. I tend to access NAM mostly from my iPhone. It makes it easier to access the real meat of the forums which are the threads and images. It's free for admin to put on the site so I hope it is not too much to ask. Any thoughts?

 

Does it support vBulletin 3.6.x?

 

I'll check...yes
FAQ from Forum Owner:
Q: How much does it cost?
A: As a forum owner you are free to activate Tapatalk in your forum, and you are free to remove/deactivate it anytime you want to. A free version of the app is also available. There is a paid version at US$2.99 for iPhone, Android, Nokia (BlackBerry version is in beta and is currently free).

Q: Which forum system does it currently support?
A: Currently phpBB3 3.0.x, vBulletin 3.7.x/3.8.x/4.0.x, Invision Power Board (IPB) 3.0.x and Simple Machine Forum (SMF) 1.1.x/2.0.x are supported.

 

More info at www.tapatalk.com, thanks.

 

NAM is currently on 3.6.1 of vBulletin; so unfortunately we're not supported, as soon as I find one compatible or we update to a newer version of vBulletin, and get the details worked out I am interested in adding solutions to help mobile users.

 

Sorry, I totally spaced the fact that the vBulletin version was not inclusive of previous versions.

Truly appreciate the quick look and response.

You guys Rock!!

 

Hi, we are well aware of Tapatalk, however we have decided not to install it in our sites because it demands users pay a fee if they want to actually interact with their community. We have made it our number 1 priority to provide our own mobile application which will work across platforms and not charge users a fee to post.

I don't have a definite timeframe on this project, but I can assure you it is of the highest priority, we are getting requests like this one in almost every forum.

cheers,
robb

 

Robb, there is no choice as to why it isn't installed on NAM. NAM is 3.6.x, Tapatalk is only 3.7.x+. If it were supportable, as Drew said, when we can, we will.

 

Thanks for clearing that up Jeremy1026! Motor On didn't state that clear enough.

 

Since Robb decided to step in and completely contradict what was said, I figured it'd be best to reiterate.

 

Just messing with you. I figured as much

 

I am not contradicting anything, just stating what the actual stance is on this. It's not a decision being made on a site by site basis, this is something we'll be applying across our entire automotive network

cheers,
robb

 

I hate to bump a dead thread, but is there any progress on this?

 

I'd be interested in knowing the fate of this also.

 

I know there is a mobile solution in the works, it's been a while since my last update so I asked the tech team, hopefully I'll get more info soon.

 

Awesome! Glad to hear it

 

I run a MMA site called MMACrypt.com and I installed TapaTalk a while ago on it. It's real simple code to just plug in but it makes our site much better using a phone. It's a cheap app on the phone side and free on the server side but just thought I would mention it.

We will be ordering a mini by the end of the week and this seems to be the best mini forum out there for me. Nicely built and a respectful bunch.

Thanks guys
Brian

 

Yessssss! +1 for tapatalk. Makes it so quick and convenient to connect to the forums from a mobile device.

 

But why?

Seems so much more work to use a phone to both read and respond to threads online. My 2c....

 

Threads merged. As discussed above, NAM runs on an older version of vBulletin (due to a lot of site add-ons that we all love and rely on). This version of vBulletin does not support TapaTalk.

 

DOH, gotcha and sorry to start a new thread. I thought mine got removed for some reason.

Which version of Vbull are you running, I think Tapa goes back to 3.6.

Ok, I just went up are read the Thread, looks like you guys are on 3.6.1 and at the time, Tapa only went back to 3.7.

Now Tapa is saying 3.6 is covered also.



I have it on my site and I would say anywhere from 20 to 40% of the posts come in via Tapa now.

 

Is tapa really that much better? I know I can use my phone now, but does it just load faster and resize text? I have yet to pay for an app in the 4 years I have had a smart phone, I am not really ready to start.

 

Just throwing in my 2 cents that I have purchased Tapatalk for use on other forums and i really really really wish this one was available on there. Tapatalk makes it much easier to use the site on my iPhone.

 

It loads quickly. It has everything sized to fit correctly on the screen. It makes photo attachments to posts very easy to view on mobile. The overall experience is just more comfortable. There was a free version that you could try out (read but not post from)... but now I'm not seeing it on the App Store.

 

It's not even close. If I removed it from my site, I think they would lynch me in a second. Here's an example of what it looks like. IMO, it's the best way to view a forum from a phone but it's not all positive. Most of the mods meaning forum addons won't work. I don't think you can vote in polls and such. On my site, I have a betting bookie for fights and it doesn't work for it. But if it's built into Vbull stock, tapa handles it really well. I think they have also updated it recently but I haven't updated the server side of it yet but I think it has even more features now.

It really is good for reg members but I still have to connect non-tapa to mod or admin my site. And it's really, really easy to install on the server side, I just updated my site now that I'm thinking about it.