I have debated profile posts ever since I got my first copy of XenForo back in 2010.
I think it's a confusing feature. It's called both a "profile post" and "status" in XenForo. I don't see those being the same. To me, a profile post is similar to having your own little blog or forum within the larger forum, but not quite. A status is more like a social media post, not really intended to start conversations based on that post.
Having said that, I should have disabled the feature on all forums I've used it on. Many don't know what it is. A small number of users realize it for what it is--a status or profile post. Others get it confused with private conversations. Some will even post messages to our staff who won't see the post for
months since it's not a preferred method of communication. Most don't know, or remember, that this feature is even there. We've also caught a few members sniping at others, or skirting our rules by publishing their thoughts in their profile posts where they know they won't get caught.
Yet, here's an opposite idea. An automotive forum I am a member of just recently converted to XenForo, and I realized I could use profile posts to provide updates on my own vehicles rather than litter the forum with posts or threads that not everyone would be interested in. But unless I link to it in my signature or otherwise call attention to it, the posts will go unnoticed.
So it has its pros and cons, but I'm more on the side of disabling it entirely if I can.
If you have sensitive or private content, dump Tapatalk.
Yes!! Tapatalk has many "holes" in it, and we banished its use several years ago, when we converted our forums to XenForo (back around 2011 and 2012). A few users complained but over the years, they've learned not to ask for it anymore.
