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The folks at Automattic make the popular WordPress blogging software. And this week they released an app for Google Android that makes it easy to update or edit a WordPress site from your smartphone.
Now, call me old fashioned, but I'm kind of a fan of physical keyboards for tasks such as writing lengthy blog posts, emails, or even instant messages. But the idea of being able to login to your site from pretty much anywhere and edit a mistake, write an update, or even post some quick breaking news was a bit too good to pass up. And since Google was kind enough to send me a Nexus One phone to review (more on that soon), I figured I'd fire try out the WordPress app which Jay told us about earlier today.
And you know what? It's pretty darn cool. Sure, you don't get all the rich text editing, plugin management, and other features you'd expect from the full version of WordPress. But all you have to do is enter your web site's URL and your username and password to link to your account. Once you're set up, you can manage comments, posts, and pages.
From the Posts menu you can hit the + button to create a new post, or tap and hold the headline for any existing posts to edit or preview that item.
Now, call me old fashioned, but I'm kind of a fan of physical keyboards for tasks such as writing lengthy blog posts, emails, or even instant messages. But the idea of being able to login to your site from pretty much anywhere and edit a mistake, write an update, or even post some quick breaking news was a bit too good to pass up. And since Google was kind enough to send me a Nexus One phone to review (more on that soon), I figured I'd fire try out the WordPress app which Jay told us about earlier today.
And you know what? It's pretty darn cool. Sure, you don't get all the rich text editing, plugin management, and other features you'd expect from the full version of WordPress. But all you have to do is enter your web site's URL and your username and password to link to your account. Once you're set up, you can manage comments, posts, and pages.
From the Posts menu you can hit the + button to create a new post, or tap and hold the headline for any existing posts to edit or preview that item.
When you're done writing you can hit the save button to save your post as a draft, or check the Publish button to post online. If your post is saved as a draft, it will only be available on your phone at first. You need to tap and hold the draft post title and select "Upload Draft to Blog" in order to access it using the WordPress web interface. You can also delete posts using this menu, but once a post has been uploaded there's no way to delete it from the Android app.
WordPress for Android 1.0 is available as a free download from the Android Marketplace.
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Subscribe to commentsProlornFeb 4th 2010 7:55AM
" And since Google was kind enough to send me a Nexus One phone to review..."
envy++
Cool stuff like the Nexus One and this app really tempt me to buy an Android device.
Brad LinderFeb 4th 2010 7:59AM
Well, I do have to send it back when the review is done.
The funny thing is i've been using a dumbphone and a Windows Mobile PDA for the last decade, and there are some things I love about this smartphone, but there are certainly some things I prefer about my Dell Axim PDA for now.