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Created 2008-07-31 00:19

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Posted 07/31/2008 at 3:19:00am | by David W. Martin
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WordPress Opening Screen

So you want to be a blogger?  Not just any blogger, you want to be a super mobile blogging Ninja. Blogging as you take down your enemies. Blogging as you sharpen your katana. Blogging while in line waiting for an iPhone 3G.  

For those of us who demand quality blogging on the go, WordPress is available as a free application in the iTunes App Store. It brings convenient mobile blogging to any iPhone or iPod touch running iPhone software 2.0. 

The App supports multiple blogs, creating and editing posts and photo uploading from your iPhone Photo Library or the iPhone camera. It supports both WordPress hosted blogs, and self-hosted WordPress blogs . You'll need WordPress 2.5.1 or higher on the server side.

Upon startup, the app lists your blogs and allows you to add new blogs on the fly. Selecting a blog will show you current state of said blog, along with old and new posts in a summary fashion. Posts can set to Pending Review, Private, Published or Draft. The default save status is local draft, which is saves the entry to your mobile device.

Overall, the App is very easy to use and works great for mobile blogging. Like most iPhone/iPopd touch Apps, you do need to get used to using the devices on screen keyboard. Once that's accomplished you'll be blogging along at a good pace. While we're relatively happy with Version 1, there is room for improvement and luckily the folks at WordPress are already working on an updated version of this App. If you are adventuresome, and what Ninja isn't, you can contribute to the development of the App by going here. You’ll need to know a bit about Objective-C and XCode however.

THE BOTTOM LINE
This free application is worth a download if you want to work on your WordPress Blog while out and about.

WordPress
COMPANY: Automattic, Inc.
CONTACT: iphone.wordpress.net
PRICE: FREE
REQUIREMENTS: iPhone or iPod Touch with OS 2.0 or higher, iTunes 7.7 or higher
Easy to use. Supports multiple WordPress blogs. Photo Support.
A few bugs in the 1.0 release can cause problems. Be sure to check the FAQ for some work arounds.
4/5
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