Tapatalk..... yay or nay??

Do not post support requests, bug reports or feature requests. Discuss phpBB here. Non-phpBB related discussion goes in General Discussion!
Ideas Centre
User avatar
dbrewood
Registered User
Posts: 446
Joined: Tue Feb 09, 2021 9:35 am
Name: Daron Brewood
Contact:

Tapatalk..... yay or nay??

Post by dbrewood »

I've been running Tapatalk on my site and the readership say they can't manage without it, but I keep coming across developers saying not to use it.

Are there any solid documented reasons not to run it?

I'm concerned that if I did stop using it I'd lose a lot of prospective posts?
Last edited by thecoalman on Fri Apr 16, 2021 10:03 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: Moved to phpBB discussion.
User avatar
WelshPaul
Registered User
Posts: 420
Joined: Tue Aug 19, 2014 2:09 pm

Re: Tapatalk..... yay or nay??

Post by WelshPaul »

Hell no!
User avatar
WelshPaul
Registered User
Posts: 420
Joined: Tue Aug 19, 2014 2:09 pm

Re: Tapatalk..... yay or nay??

Post by WelshPaul »

Deleted!
User avatar
stevemaury
Support Team Member
Support Team Member
Posts: 52768
Joined: Thu Nov 02, 2006 12:21 am
Location: The U.P.
Name: Steve
Contact:

Re: Tapatalk..... yay or nay??

Post by stevemaury »

Buggy, insecure and unnecessary. My opinion only.
I can stop all your spam. I can upgrade or update your Board. PM or email me. (Paid support)
User avatar
janus_zonstraal
Registered User
Posts: 6418
Joined: Sat Aug 30, 2014 1:30 pm

Re: Tapatalk..... yay or nay??

Post by janus_zonstraal »

My users ask for it and no big problems in the 5 years I use it.
Sorry! My English is bat ;) !!!
User avatar
david63
Registered User
Posts: 20646
Joined: Thu Dec 19, 2002 8:08 am

Re: Tapatalk..... yay or nay??

Post by david63 »

Although I have not looked at it for a while one of the major problems with Tapatalk is that it bypasses phpBB's logging in process and as such violates GDPR
David
Remember: You only know what you know and - you don't know what you don't know!

I now no longer support any of my extensions but they will start to become available here
User avatar
dbrewood
Registered User
Posts: 446
Joined: Tue Feb 09, 2021 9:35 am
Name: Daron Brewood
Contact:

Re: Tapatalk..... yay or nay??

Post by dbrewood »

Thanks duly noted.
Harewood
Registered User
Posts: 147
Joined: Sun Feb 17, 2013 12:16 pm

Re: Tapatalk..... yay or nay??

Post by Harewood »

david63 wrote: Thu Apr 15, 2021 8:27 pm Although I have not looked at it for a while one of the major problems with Tapatalk is that it bypasses phpBB's logging in process and as such violates GDPR
owch... :shock:
User avatar
thecoalman
Community Team Member
Community Team Member
Posts: 5871
Joined: Wed Dec 22, 2004 3:52 am
Location: Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Contact:

Re: Tapatalk..... yay or nay??

Post by thecoalman »

janus_zonstraal wrote: Thu Apr 15, 2021 7:52 pm My users ask for it and no big problems in the 5 years I use it.
No big problems you are aware of.

viewtopic.php?f=64&t=2469156

I would consider that a big problem and there has been many others just as bad.
“Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results! I have found several thousand things that won’t work.”

Attributed - Thomas Edison
User avatar
Meis2M
Translator
Posts: 1009
Joined: Wed Mar 03, 2010 11:32 am
Location: IR.Damghan
Name: میثم نوبری
Contact:

Re: Tapatalk..... yay or nay??

Post by Meis2M »

Hi

PWA is so better than that ;)
phpBB persian international support
Follow us in Instagram
Free upgrade and install extensions on your forum - drop me PM
Ultimate phpBB SEO Friendly URL extension
User avatar
Mick
Support Team Member
Support Team Member
Posts: 26505
Joined: Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:49 am

Re: Tapatalk..... yay or nay??

Post by Mick »

As well, back in the day tapatalk failed phpBB approval, it wasn’t resubmitted for whatever reason and since then it’s been a catalogue of problems including security issues, new users having moderation permissions, issues after they took over Yuku and Zetaboards (there may be more) and I see they’ve been removed from play store. As a company they don’t have a very good rep at all.
  • "The more connected we get the more alone we become" - Kyle Broflovski©
  • "The good news is hell is just the product of a morbid human imagination.
    The bad news is, whatever humans can imagine, they can usually create.
    " - Harmony Cobel
User avatar
halil16
Registered User
Posts: 1266
Joined: Fri Jul 24, 2020 11:30 pm
Location: Turkiye
Name: Halil
Contact:

Re: Tapatalk..... yay or nay??

Post by halil16 »

Meis2M wrote: Sat Apr 17, 2021 12:13 am PWA is so better than that ;)
Exactly! Following your instructions, the forum opens as if it were PWA with the shortcut "Add to Home Screen".

An exstensions for phpBB has not arrived.

Best regards.
* Hire me at fiverr for your phpBB board.
"The day we will need ideas more than possessions, we will find the secret to true wealth." - Peyami Safa
I'm learning English...
Contributions: #Hashtag, Elegance, Latte
User avatar
Forex Station
Registered User
Posts: 177
Joined: Thu Apr 06, 2017 2:26 pm
Location: Australia
Contact:

Re: Tapatalk..... yay or nay??

Post by Forex Station »

dbrewood wrote: Thu Apr 15, 2021 4:40 pm I've been running Tapatalk on my site and the readership say they can't manage without it, but I keep coming across developers saying not to use it.

Are there any solid documented reasons not to run it?

I'm concerned that if I did stop using it I'd lose a lot of prospective posts?
No mate, tapatalk is silly. Make your forum mobile friendly and you'll be fine. Tapatalk is one of the most annoying things you can encounter on a forum and will cause your bounce rate to skyrocket.
Highly-customized PhpBB board voted as one of the most influential trading sites in the world: forex-station.com 💬
User avatar
dbrewood
Registered User
Posts: 446
Joined: Tue Feb 09, 2021 9:35 am
Name: Daron Brewood
Contact:

Re: Tapatalk..... yay or nay??

Post by dbrewood »

In the end I bit the bullet and removed it :)
User avatar
JLA
Registered User
Posts: 606
Joined: Tue Nov 16, 2004 5:23 pm
Location: USA
Name: JLA FORUMS
Contact:

Re: Tapatalk..... yay or nay??

Post by JLA »

Would never use this service. Why should any other service benefit from your hard work without compensation?
Post Reply

Return to “phpBB Discussion”