No giant post today because I’m writing this on my iPhone! That’s cool enough by itself, for me anyways. The Wordpress app is, so far, very intuitive. The only thing it’s got going against it is the reduced typing speed that is inherent on any mobile device. Still – setup is pretty easy (just one small modification in your admin panel then login) and everything seems to be where it should be.
You can even save local drafts on the phone in the event of poor coverage.
As my friend Obama shows, adding photos is pretty simple, you have access to your library and the iPhone’s camera. (Though it seems images are sent to the bottom of the post automatically by the app with no real way to move them around until you get to a computer).
Anyways, for short posts and on the go news gathering via Wordpress the application seems like a complete no-brainer.
Be careful with the local drafts. They tend to disappear, or at least become unreachable. I have 2 on my phone… Somewhere. The “Local drafts” folder shows nothing. The only evidence of their existence is the count on the previous screen. A quick glance at the reviews on the app store show I’m not alone.
I prefer a plugin I have which renders an iPhone friendly admin panel. Plus I can type in landscape mode there.
Care to share the plugin? Thanks for the heads up on the application – good to know! I installed the application for Iphone a long time ago and finally got around to giving it a go today.
Are you able to add photos etc from the phone with the Admin Panel plugin?