Wordpress App for iPhone Is Up!

Word Press for iPhone

Can you tell I'm excited? The highly-anticipated Wordpress app is up at the iTunes AppStore and so far, it looks pretty good!

Installation went fairly smooth. You'll be asked to enter in your blog url, user name and password, just make sure to enter in your actual blog url--not your blog login url! After getting past that, it's all pretty smooth. You can access your posts by clicking on the blog name--not the arrow, which takes you back to the login screen.

From there, you write and edit posts much like you would on your computer. However, this is a straight HTML version of Wordpress. No WYSIWYG in sight here, all except for the image capabilities.

Writing a post is fairly simple. Just enter a title, your tags and categories if you have them and then write the content. You can select what you want to do with the post under "Status," whether it be save it or publish it. You can also add photos to the post by clicking on the "Photos" button and adding them from your Library or by taking them with your camera on the spot.

You can preview your posts as well and even change the publish date if you'd like.

All in all, it seems to be a good app that will provide bloggers with the flexibility they crave while out and about. Though, that doesn't mean I wouldn't love to see more of the features available within your computer's browser in this app version, like automatic linking and video insertion. But isn't that the name of the game with us technology people? Always wanting more?  Demo video of WordPress for iPhone is currently being uploaded and should be ready shortly.

WordPress for iPhone hands-on demo - click through for high-resolution video on YouTube.