WordPress for iOS 2.8 has been released and is a rather significant update.
A new Quick Photo feature, soon to be the favorite of mobile photo bloggers everywhere, allows you to go from camera to post in one easy step.
WordPress.com and Jetpack stats have finally be added to the app.
The app has now been fully translated into ten languages.
Over 75% of reported crashes have been fixed.
If you have struggled with the iOS app lately, it’s definitely time to update. What do you think of the new release?
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Original post by James Huff
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WordPress is incredibly popular, so it’s no surprise that there are a few iOS apps out there written either specifically for WordPress or to at least integrate with WordPress.
WordPress for iOS – Of course, you have to start off the list with this app, the official WordPress app from Automattic. “With WordPress for iOS, you can moderate comments, create or edit posts and pages, and add images or videos with ease.” Requires a self-hosted WordPress or WordPress.com blog. (iTunes)
Express for WordPress – “Express is an iPhone app built to quickly and effortlessly publish images/links/notes and short posts, on the go, to your WooThemes powered WordPress website.” Requires either a tumblog theme from WooThemes or the WooTumblog plugin. (iTunes)
PhotoSmash – “PhotoSmash makes sharing images on your WordPress blog a snap! Don’t wait until you get back home to post your images.” Requires the PhotoSmash Galleries plugin. (iTunes)
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The talented team behind the WordPress for iOS app has released “the most stable release of WordPress for iOS in a long time.”
This version cures numerous bugs and has been tested especially carefully in two areas: Media Uploader and Post Write/Edit.
The team is already hard at work on 2.6.5, so don’t be a stranger to the support forums if you find any problems.
Do you use the WordPress for iOS mobile app? Do you think this release was an improvement over the last?
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The WordPress for iOS mobile app has received a significant update with a slew of bug fixes and the following new features:
Video: “record video within the app and then upload it directly to a blog.”
Local Drafts: “save posts locally before they’re published or saved online.”
Autosaves: “If something happens and you need to revert to an older version of a post, you can just select a previous version and restore it without issue.”
Setup Process: “allowing WordPress.com users a quick way to add their blogs, and giving WordPress.org users a faster, more streamlined experience when adding their sites.”
Media Library: “a new Media Library more along the lines of what you’re used to with WordPress.”
This release would not have been possible without your feedback and beta testing skills, so keep doing whatever you can to make each release better than the last!
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The WordPress mobile apps for Android and BlackBerry have both been updated with some shiny new features, like a new comment notification system and improved VideoPress integration.
There’s no word yet on an update to the iOS mobile app, but the team still has its eyes set on making this one a major bug-fixing release.
These recent updates would not have been possible without your feedback and beta testing skills, so keep doing whatever you can to make each release better than the last!
Do you use any of the WordPress mobile apps? I use the iOS mobile app and can honestly say that it has certainly simplified my life when it comes to moderating comments and making last-minute post corrections. How about you? Have the WordPress mobile apps added to or detracted from your WordPress blogging experience?
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Are you gripping the edge of your seat in anticipation of the upcoming WordPress mobile app releases? Do you have an insatiable desire to follow the development teams’ every move? Well, you’re in luck!
The WordPress mobile app teams will be sharing the latest news, status updates, beta team instructions, and random quips in 140 characters or less via Twitter. Follow the Android team, the BlackBerry team, the iOS team, all three, or maybe just two. Even if you don’t have a Twitter account, you can use Twitter’s new Fast Follow feature to have the latest news from the mobile app teams sent straight to your phone (standard text messaging rates apply).
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The development teams behind the WordPress apps for Android, BlackBerry, and iOS are seeking feedback for their upcoming releases.
The blog posts linked to above include instructions on how to contribute to each mobile app. All three mobile app teams are looking for feedback on the current release and beta testers for future releases.
As a user of the WordPress app on my iPhone, I can attest that the app has grown tremendously in its usefulness since it premiered, mostly due to comments from users like us. Let’s do whatever we can to help the mobile app teams make these upcoming releases the best yet!
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Twitterized answer? Abso-freakin-lutely! Take a look at the following graph. It shows the pageviews and unique visitors on this blog from mobile browsers since we started tracking last year. Notice the numbers and the trends? How many of your visitors, do you think, come back to your blog after your page takes five minutes to load on their iPhone, and needs the twenty flick, carpal thumb scroll to read browse through the huge header? If you care about your reader and want to keep up with this growing populations’ reading habits, a mobile plugin on your blog is a necessity. Now what you use is up to you.
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We use MoFuse on this blog and I must add it is somewhat successful. The mobile pages are decent, the pages load relatively fast and the statistics are nice. But the admin pages are painfully slow and MoFuse injects their own ads […]
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It’s official, the WordPress application for the iPhone has officially been released. Now you’ll be able to publish to WordPress powered blogs right from your Jesus phone. Here is what you can expect from this free app:
Support for WP.com blogs and self-installed blogs version 2.5.1 and higher
Embedded Safari for true previews of posts
Full tag and category support
Photo support for both camera pictures as well as library photos
Support for multiple blogs
Ability to password protect a post, save as a draft, or mark the post for later review
Auto-recovery. This will recover posts which have been interrupted by phone calls
The app is at version 1.0, is a tiny 0.3MB download, and is compatible with the iPhone as well as the iPod touch. However, this application requires the iPhone 2.0 software update.
Be sure to let us know what your experience is like, browsing and publishing to WordPress from your iPhone.
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