the xenForo mobile app created by xenForo, when ?
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The ability to share to my forum from my phone as a native app like facebook allows (eg, go to my pictures, click share, there's facebook....) is the #1 reason why i'm failing even with 75,000 users.
My users are posting their pics to other places first.
in a day or two when they get around to it, they link the pictures from fb to my forum and talk about it... but everyone they are friends with (most of the active people) have already seen it so it's a waste of time.
The push functionality (and i'm not talking about notifications) from phone to our sites is the critical piece that we lack. We are forced to 'pull' after they've gone to the site, made a thread, and click on attach, and browse for a file.
THAT'S the bread.
My users are posting their pics to other places first.
in a day or two when they get around to it, they link the pictures from fb to my forum and talk about it... but everyone they are friends with (most of the active people) have already seen it so it's a waste of time.
The push functionality (and i'm not talking about notifications) from phone to our sites is the critical piece that we lack. We are forced to 'pull' after they've gone to the site, made a thread, and click on attach, and browse for a file.
THAT'S the bread.
Aayush
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Yes, we had a price increase to reflect the effort to develop the apps and the value we provide to our customers.
AndrewSimm
Well-known member
I've heard this a lot and I'm generally curious. What makes you think you are losing users to Facebook groups? I literally have not heard that from any of my users and my site is going on nine years old. What is it about Facebook that is attracting users. I haven't seen anything on Facebook that could come close to replacing a forum, though I am not big into Facebook so I could have missed something.
Lukas W.
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Fake user numbers and reports from Facebook most likely, just like their video section. And once the superstition is in peoples heads, they'll just recite it over and over.
Alternadiv
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Then I showed the wrong version. I know they have a custom one at least in the works that I saw a video of. I’ll try to find it.
Aayush
Well-known member
Ye
Yeah, I know that one inside out. They’ve been working on that for over an year now but that’s custom and only for their website and forum.
My search for a mobile app for Xenforo brought me here. My forum came from vBulletin to Xenforo a couple of years ago, and back then I used Tapatalk.
Am I understanding that the base price for the Xenforo mobile app is $79/month? Are there any other options? I seriously doubt I can justify that cost as my forum traffic is way down due to Facebook groups offering similar content. I'm open to suggestions and options if there are any. I know some users just won't come to my forum if they have to do it via a browser on a mobile device.
Am I understanding that the base price for the Xenforo mobile app is $79/month? Are there any other options? I seriously doubt I can justify that cost as my forum traffic is way down due to Facebook groups offering similar content. I'm open to suggestions and options if there are any. I know some users just won't come to my forum if they have to do it via a browser on a mobile device.
dknife
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Just FYI, you referred to it as the Xenforo mobile app, which doesn't exist. What does exist is a 3rd party providing a mobile app wrapper to your forum which you pay them monthly for. It's not anything official.
Yes semantics, but an important one.
dknife
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I don't believe there are many options available. Just stay away from Tapatalk if you come across that.
djbaxter
in memoriam 1947-2022
Try this:
xenforo.com
Works well. No need for a mobile app. Just post setup instructions for your members. Then click on the forum icon - opens immediately, just like a mobile app.
Home Screen Installation
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xenforo.com
Works well. No need for a mobile app. Just post setup instructions for your members. Then click on the forum icon - opens immediately, just like a mobile app.
Dragonfruit
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Try this:
Home Screen Installation
johndaroza submitted a new resource: Home Screen Installation - Web App Install Banners Home Screen Installation This add-on will add your site to the home screen with the relevant icon, full screen behaviors, themes, standalone appearance without browser bar etc. Before installing: Open...
Works well. No need for a mobile app. Just post setup instructions for your members. Then click on the forum icon - opens immediately, just like a mobile app.
That's neat, unfortunately would be Android only from the looks of it.
Martok
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You can create web shortcuts on iOS devices if that helps.
Save website shortcuts as icons to your iPhone or iPad Home screen
If your favorite app doesn't have an app, save a shortcut to that website to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch Home screen instead.
appletoolbox.com
The feedback I've received is that users liked the convenience of Tapatalk and don't like using a browser to access my forum on a mobile phone. So the shortcut idea is a good one, but it's still using the browsers. Personally I access my forum with my iPhone and Safari and have no problem with it, but others don't like it. Tapatalk spoiled them, and I had nothing but difficulties getting support from Tapatalk when I needed it, and really don't want to go that route again.
trapped_soul
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We're in the same boat, have been for some time and as of yet - haven't found a real solution that is affordable too. There's some great web wrappers around, but a truly native app is ideal.. One day maybe.
sbj
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If you have a very basic vanilla XF board, like no customizations and addons, then a 3rd party app could help you out. Otherwise the current approach of the responsive system is by far the best. Because all of your stuff works just like on desktop.
So unless XF creates a native app which would force everyone to be compatible with it, I would advise you to stick to responsive design.
So unless XF creates a native app which would force everyone to be compatible with it, I would advise you to stick to responsive design.
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sbj
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From that description it sounds definitely as vanilla. Almost nothing to worry about.
And I believe none of us can justify that sum and the reviews for those apps were not amazing. Stay out of them and definitely ditch tapatalk.
