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Good luck with this subject. Lol. I’ve tried in the past as well. I’d be happy if it were compatible with Tapatalk to make it more phone friendly. Most of the responses I got were, “it works just fine on my phone.”
I primarily access this site through my tablet, and it works fine. But for those with a smaller screen I can see the appeal of an app.
I agree, this forum is so very archaic, It's kind of funny.
All you are going to hear is, "works fine for me", "why fix something that's not broken".
I'm guessing it would cost actual money.
Why would anyone want to view this site on their phone? I am always on my lap top and the place works just fine. Now get off my grass ya jag offs. :nana:
Ask him yourself, Kevin is just a PM away. Perhaps an offer by you to fund the app and it's installation would be in order. Not being snarky, just a suggestion.
I have asked this before too. I don't think that the integration for tapatalk costs money. I'm a member of a gaming organization that is run off of donations and they are available on tapatalk.
Okay, I checked it out. Tapatalk uses a forum plugin. There is a tier for services and there is a free version.
Here is the link: https://tapatalk.com/start-here.php
Okay, I checked it out. Tapatalk uses a forum plugin. There is a tier for services and there is a free version.
Here is the link: https://tapatalk.com/start-here.php
I guess it depends on how you define "works". Tapatalk sites I can read on my phone with one hand by just scrolling with my thumb. Links are large enough to also tap with my thumb. It's just a lot easier. There's no sliding the page around looking for page buttons or constantly pinch zooming and expanding.
I've seen ads for a service that duplicates web sites for mobile viewing. It automatically detects and sends users to the proper version. I have no idea how much that costs or if it would be worth the cost. I imagine having ads display in a way sponsors would like is also a factor.
This will probably be a suggestion which won't gain any footing. I think the dissatisfied members should get together, explore the options through PMs and then, address the situation directly with the owner of the site. In this manner you will most likely get satisfactory/unsatisfactory answers from Kevin. But, you will get answers I suspect.
Works fine for me. Why fix something that’s not broken.
I primarily access the forum on my phone with no troubles.
I primarily access the forum on my phone with no troubles.
I've looked at a few forums that use Tapatalk. If I had to use that format, I'd just find somewhere else to hang out. I'm not sure what it has to offer that would appeal to someone. I can see this one just fine on my phone, with way less headache. Besides, there are already pipe forums that use that format. Maybe I am just more iPhone tech savvy than the kiddos, ha ha. :
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I'm with Harris, and I'm glad I don't have to use a phone to browse the web. My 17" laptop is nice and BIG.
I said BIG. :mrgreen:
I said BIG. :mrgreen:
Short answer: I'll see what I can do.
Longer answer:
When the site was first built, back in late 2008, mobile internet browsing wasn't a thing yet. (Currently 35% of our traffic is from mobile.)
This site, like many, uses WordPress as its platform, and uses BuddyPress (not so popular like WP) for the forums.
At some point in the first year of the site, I hired a developer to create some additional functionalities I wanted.
In doing so, he created a huge problem that I didn't know about until after he was long gone.
To add functionalities to a WordPress site, you should create a "PlugIn" - a separate batch of code that then connects to the site that can be turned on and off and not have an effect on the main "core" of WP.
Instead, he re-wrote the core code, which makes it impossible to upgrade WP. This site is running on version 2.8, while the current WP is on 4.9.1.
It is a massive project to undertake, and quite tricky to not bring the site down.
With an up-to-date WP, having a mobile version is easy.
Here is what I am going to do as a potential compromise depending on the cost.
For now, the WP issue will be left alone, but I will see what it takes to change the forums to a different platform, one that supports Tapatalk.
That is a tricky feat as well - having to merge databases without losing anything. The other huge issue is when all of the urls change and we lose tons of rankings in Google.
Plus, everybody here having to learn a new system.
I'm talking myself out of it as I type.
Better idea: See if my developer can create our own Tapatalk to work with the current BuddyPress forum platform.
Longer answer:
When the site was first built, back in late 2008, mobile internet browsing wasn't a thing yet. (Currently 35% of our traffic is from mobile.)
This site, like many, uses WordPress as its platform, and uses BuddyPress (not so popular like WP) for the forums.
At some point in the first year of the site, I hired a developer to create some additional functionalities I wanted.
In doing so, he created a huge problem that I didn't know about until after he was long gone.
To add functionalities to a WordPress site, you should create a "PlugIn" - a separate batch of code that then connects to the site that can be turned on and off and not have an effect on the main "core" of WP.
Instead, he re-wrote the core code, which makes it impossible to upgrade WP. This site is running on version 2.8, while the current WP is on 4.9.1.
It is a massive project to undertake, and quite tricky to not bring the site down.
With an up-to-date WP, having a mobile version is easy.
Here is what I am going to do as a potential compromise depending on the cost.
For now, the WP issue will be left alone, but I will see what it takes to change the forums to a different platform, one that supports Tapatalk.
That is a tricky feat as well - having to merge databases without losing anything. The other huge issue is when all of the urls change and we lose tons of rankings in Google.
Plus, everybody here having to learn a new system.
I'm talking myself out of it as I type.
Better idea: See if my developer can create our own Tapatalk to work with the current BuddyPress forum platform.
My .02 worth. I view the forum on my Android phone, my Android tablet, my iPad, my Windows 10 computer and a Rugged Windows 7 computer and I don't have any gripes. It's just something to get used to. My vote is don't change, but I'm a nobody in the grand scheme of things.
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