This post was written entirely from my iPhone. Why? Well, I am trying to get a feel for blogging on my iPhone using the Wordpress iPhone app.

So far, I am not convinced that I will be able to use this regularly unless I am posting under very specific circumstances.

I have found it difficult to add long links because I can only use one screen at a time. It’s only ok if I had already copied the link to the clipboard before launching the app. Even so, posting multiple links is still a bit of a hassle.

Photos are attached to the end of the post by default. I can’t arrange them. See in this example of scrrenshots I made.

Attaching videos will also pose a similar challenge.

The preview of the post does not load my theme. So I need to guess what the final output will look like.

Also, I like the idea of mobile comment moderation. But, because I am using Disqus – this feature in the app does not work. I can still read the comments but I can’t moderate them.

On the plus side, it is pretty awesome that I can even do this much. I could blog anywhere with a connection. This is a welcomed option to have.

I’ve yet to fully test other mobile blogging solutions for Posterous and Tumblr. When I do, I do a review too.

Verdict?

I think the app is great for a short post and if you only needed to attach ONE link, photo or video.

I think I would use it in certain conditions. E.g if I was on holiday without my computer or if I took a photo of a real-time event and wanted to share it immediately.

Otherwise, I would stick to using my Ecto desktop publisher as I normally do.

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Tags: app, iphone, mobile, Wordpress