WordPress has released their mobile blogging tool for the Apple iPhone. Avilable in the iPhone’s AppStore as a free download, the application will work with either WordPress blogging servers or self-installed systems, and provides locally saving posts to the iPhone, or remotely to your server.
For a first release, the application seems well rounded, and allows the blogger-on-the-go easier access to scripting posts.
Although, the application is missing a few things:
- Photos/Image postings
- Linking to external websites
- YouTube embedding
- Access to administrative features (approve/decline comments, etc.)
-Access to the camera for quick photos posts
Aside from those features, which I would expect to see some funtionality in the next release, the WordPress App is steady and strong.
BTW: I wrote this post using the WordPress App on my 3G iPhone.
[UPDATE 1] I stand corrected, the WordPress Application does allow access to posting photos.
[UPDATE 2] The WordPress App could benifit from having a more intuitive posting options, including “Delete”. And Rich Text Formating (MagicPad anyone?)
[UPDATE 3] Also, having control over options, such as allowing comments would be a benifical feature as well.
[UPDATE 4] I’m slowly discovering that, while the WordPress App is decent, it still has its flaws. The latest issue seems to be that the app crashes from time to time. Hopefully, the updated version will address this issue.
