I downloaded this WordPress iPhone app a while ago, well before I was actually running on WordPress, in preparation for when I would actually be running on WP. Just now getting a chance to try it out. Seems VERY basic – no way to easily add photos, taken with the iPhone or otherwise. That’s too bad really.
Update: my mistake, there is an easy way to add in photos from the iPhone. I don’t think you can control where they go though, they just end up at the bottom of the post.
Another thing I noticed was that the app doesn’t seem to have the current list of my categories – between connecting this app to my blog the first time and now, the list of categories has changed, but there doesn’t seem to be a refresh option. Not sure how to fix that other than maybe deleting my blog from the app and re-entering it.
Receiving a call in the middle of an edit (has happened to me twice already in the short time I’ve been writing this) doesn’t seem to phase the app too much, when the call ends you end up back at the main screen, which made me think I had lost everything, but when you select the blog you were writing an entry for, it pops up a message saying that previous edits have been saved and then takes you to review them. You can then pick up where you left off with editing.
I’m glad to see a little blue ‘Save’ button at the top right of the screen this time around – the first time I tried this, there was no save button and therefore no way for me to actually post anything. Not sure what that was all about, I guess some sort of first time use bug.
One nice thing is the ability to save the post as a local draft – handy for when you might be without Internet access but want to write down your thoughts so you don’t forget – you can easily publish the post later when you’re more connected.
After trying this, I think I’ll pop over and try posting from my site with the WPtouch plugin installed and see how it compares.
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