WordPress for Windows Phone 7

Version 1.5 Is Here

Isaac Keyet — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:00:16 +0000

We’re very happy to announce that version 1.5 of WordPress for Windows Phone is now available. This update focuses on speed and reliability – here’s what’s changed:

Stats: We’ve moved the stats section to its own page in the app which greatly improved the loading time for the blog panorama. While we were at it we fixed some bugs and improved the styling of the charts. The result is a much smoother experience for keeping up with your site’s stats. Just tap the new stats button in the actions pane to view your stats.
Post scheduling: The ability to schedule posts was a missing piece in the app. Now you can easily set a future publish date for your posts right from the app.
Comments: The comments list has been updated and now features a simple way to select multiple comments for bulk moderation.
Infinite scrolling: Your posts, pages, and comments now keep loading as you scroll down the list. No need to tap an extra button, it’s quick and easy.
Media uploading: The uploading reliability has been greatly improved. Now the app uploads your media in bite-size chunks, and automatically retries if you lose your connection. This has been tested a great deal and works well in most everyday situations.

In addition to the improvements and bug fixes, version 1.5 of WordPress for Windows Phone has also seen some minor UI enhancements and updates, as well as a number of crash fixes. All in all, we’re very happy with this release, which should make it even easier for you to blog from that fancy Windows Phone of yours.

We’re not resting just yet though. What would you like to see added to or improved on in the app? Comment on this post or shout out on Twitter and let us know your thoughts.

Huge thanks to everyone involved in this release: Dan Roundhill, Danilo Ercoli, Robert Collins, Max Cutler.

Version 1.2 Now Available

Dan — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 10:32:34 +0000

Eureka! The WordPress for Windows Phone dev team is excited to announce that version 1.2 is now available for download in the Windows Phone Marketplace. This version is full of great new features and fixes that will make it easier than ever to blog from your Windows Phone device. Check out what’s new!

Landscape Editing

Got your thumbs warmed up? Good! The post editor can now be rotated to landscape mode, giving you access to a larger keyboard for typing out your post content. We’ve also made it easier to navigate the post editor view.

The landscape editor

The new panorama view

UI Improvements

The panorama view UI has been improved to give you more space to view your blog’s content. You can now view a lot more posts, pages and comments in the scroll view at once. We’ve also added a better loading indicator so you won’t have to wait for a network task to complete before you move on to another area of the panorama.

New Language Translations

Thanks to the brilliant WordPress Polyglots, the app has been translated to French, German, Italian and Spanish. Fantástico! If you’d like to translate the app to your own language, you can get started at translate.wordpress.org.

Under the Hood Fixes

1.2 also includes many bug fixes, including:

Better support for post pingbacks in the comment view.
Fixed comment submission date from being changed when moderating.
Preview now works for drafts, scheduled and private posts/pages.
Prompt added if the back button is accidentally tapped while creating a post.

A complete list of all of the fixes can be found on our trac site.

Don’t forget that WordPress for Windows Phone is an open source project. If you’re interested in getting involved, please get in touch with us on the Developer Blog.

Download AppWordPress for Windows Phone 7Supported: WordPress.com or self-hosted WordPress (v. 3.0+)

Quick Update

Isaac Keyet — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 14:43:42 +0000

We got some reports that some of the basic functionality within the app was flawed, so we went ahead and did a quick update to the app as soon a we could.

Fixed in 1.1

Bugs:

Enhancements:

The app now auto-corrects typed text

Look out for the update in the Marketplace soon! Please let us know if you’re experiencing other problems in the WordPress for Windows Phone 7 Forums.

Help Translate the App

Dan — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 17:26:13 +0000

Would you like to see WordPress for Windows Phone translated to your native language? We’d love your help! The Windows Phone platform supports multiple langages and we’d like to have the app localized to as many languages as possible. Interested? Here’s how to get involved:

Make sure you have a WordPress.org login
Visit the app’s GlotPress site and start translating! If you need help figuring out what to do you can read the Getting Started Guide.
If you don’t see your language listed, leave a comment here or send us an email and we’ll get it added to the project!

Thanks to everyone for your support as we continue to create a great mobile blogging experience on Windows Phone 7 together!

The App is Live!

Isaac Keyet — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 22:30:18 +0000

The Actions dashboard

Ever since Windows Phone 7 was announced we’ve been very much looking forward to creating a new WordPress app specifically for the platform. Today the first version of that app went live on the Windows Market Place! It’s a partnership between iSoftStone, Microsoft and us that’s made this possible, however we hope to get the help of the Open Source community to help the app get even better in the future!

The app itself follows the Windows Phone 7 guidelines in many ways, it uses a Panorama view to let you easily manage your blog/website, but also has an Actions dashboard that quickly lets you get to what you need to do. It’s all about keeping it simple and functional. There’s something magical about the stylish typography combined with simple and easy-to-understand icons. All accompanied by well known WordPress colors and styles.

Download AppWordPress for Windows Phone 7Supported: WordPress.com or self-hosted WordPress (v. 2.9+)

We hope you like the app but we really want your feedback on it as well! Tell us how we can make it even better in the comments below, or feel free to send a tweet our way.