Major Additions - BlackBerry / Android / iPhone app for vBulletin - Tapatalk

** Over 23000 forums installed!!**


TipB 5 Stars Review: http://www.tipb.com/2010/09/28/tapat...ne-app-review/

YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWnkYF72nLE


What is Tapatalk?

Tapatalk is a vBulletin mod that allows your users to browse your forum using a native mobile application. Tapatalk supports iPhone, Android and BlackBerry . It provides super-fast access to your forum and allows your members to participate more in your forum while on the go.

Why Tapatalk?

• Only one MOD installation to support all mobile devices including iPhone / Android and BlackBerry
• Well-tested. This MOD has been installed in over 23000 forums, including some of the very large forums with 2 million members with over 10,000 online users. This app is designed to scale
• Tapatalk allows you to put your sponsored banner into the app so you don't lose potential revenue **NEW**
• Analytics support - you get too see how many users are accessing your forum from the Tapatalk app

Download Tapatalk mobile app


** Beta Released!! Free BlackBerry app! Download here.
** Andriod version is available at Android Market! - ** 4 stars review - Top 3 Social Android app! Download now and see why we are the best forum app!


Installation Instruction:

Installation is easy. It does not change any of your forum settings or overwrite any
of your existing forum code and configuration. Simply follow the procedure below:

Step 1

Create yourself an account at http://www.tapatalk.com/plugin.php. Once you have logged in
to the website, you can download the largest version. If you are not sure you are
using the latest version. Download a new one from
http://www.tapatalk.com/download.php. You can follow the rest of the instruction
from tapatalk.com onward if you want. Otherwise read on:

Step 2

Upload the zip package at the root of your forum system.
Unzip the package. You should see a directory called "mobiquo" inside your forum
system root directory. For example, if your forum URL is http://www.mysite.com/forum,
it should be placed at http://www.mysite.com/forum/mobiquo/.


Step 3

Login to Administration Control Panel (admincp) in your server.
Choose "Style Manager" under "Styles and Templates".
Choose "Edit Template" in your current template.
Click "Edit" in your current template
Choose "headinclude" in the list, click "Edit"
At the bottom of the editor, insert the following line:
<script type="text/javascript" src="mobiquo/tapatalkdetect.js"></script>
Click "Save".


Step 4

Visit http://www.tapatalk.com/addforum.php to enter your forum URL and upload you forum
logo there. It will allow end-user to find his way to your forum using the Tapatalk
app.

Step 5

Visit http://www.tapatalk.com/manageforum.php to confirm the setup so you can select
whether you want to publish your site to the public listing or you want to set it up
so it is complete private to other end users.

Step 6

Download the free Tapatalk iPhone app from the app store
(http://itunes.com/app/tapatalkro) to confirm it is indeed working.


Screenshots:

Showing New and Unread Thread with Avatar and Number of reply:


Images are thread are converted to thumbnail and allow full-screen viewing


Ability to see Who's Online and what they are doing:


Ability to search by topics and posts:


Ability to place banners within the app:


Ability to upload images directly from Android and iPhone!:


Ability to view how Tapatalk is used via our Analytics console

[yellowpeter]

FYI just released version 1.4.7 of the Android app with full support of vBulletin style QUOTE formatting and improved image upload quality.

[katie hunter]

Hi,

Does a member have to install this on his or her cell phone to be able to use the application?

Step 6

Download the free Tapatalk iPhone app from the app store
(http://itunes.com/app/tapatalkro) to confirm it is indeed working.

btw the link doesn't load, it goes white page after long loading

[yellowpeter]

Originally Posted by katie hunter

Hi,

Does a member have to install this on his or her cell phone to be able to use the application?

Step 6

Download the free Tapatalk iPhone app from the app store
(http://itunes.com/app/tapatalkro) to confirm it is indeed working.

btw the link doesn't load, it goes white page after long loading

Hi Katie,

Yes this is the app to access your forum. The reason that the link doesn't load as it attempts to open iTunes to download the app, your members will be able to access it if they have iPhone or iPod Touch.

Cheers!

[yellowpeter]

iPhone app is updated (1.7.2) to support proper QUOTE support. :up:

[yellowpeter]

Just rolled out another Android app with ability to disable auto-rotation. Now I know you guys love reading in bed

[yellowpeter]

Android app updated with ability to Search forum.

[yellowpeter]

We have updated the Android app with improved stability and performance, along with few minor UI enhancement. Now you can see the user avatar in the topic listing

[yellowpeter]

Just released the updated iPhone app with ability to rotate the screen to landscape mode, and among many fixes and UI enhancement.




In next vBulletin plugin update you will even be able to see what's your members are doing online, all inside the app

[yellowpeter]

Apple just approved another iPhone update of Tapatalk, here is the change log:

- Fixed crash issues
- Fixed landscape mode not enabled issue
- Moved Settings to inside the app
- Performance improvement in scrolling and landscape rotation experience

[yellowpeter]

Android app is updated with Widget support:

Here are the screenshots: