Thanks for Help Testing XML-RPC Fix

Posted on 27 Jul 09 by John Bickerstaff

As you may have seen in a recent post, I asked for volunteers to help me test my code fix for the issue where the iPhone app couldn’t find the XMLRPC endpoint for a blog.  Around 15 l brave volunteers stepped forward and I’m glad to report that in those cases where that specific problem was the issue, the new code allowed the app to get to the endpoint successfully.

Many thanks to the volunteers for answering e-mails and changing settings etc.  This fix will be going into the next release.

For those who enjoy detail – the new code avoids using an XML parse to find the information and instead goes after it directly with a couple of regular expressions.  In the rare case where this does not find the endpoint, the application gives the user an opportunity to enter the XML-RPC endpoint directly via a new screen in the application.

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14 Responses to “Thanks for Help Testing XML-RPC Fix”

  1. golovlev

    When the fixed release will be available?

    1. John Bickerstaff

      Soon – but I can’t say exactly when. We’re working on a really nice UI overhaul and want it to be “just right” before we release.

  2. Anthony taylor

    so in the meantime, how do I get the app to work?

    1. John Bickerstaff

      It depends on the issues you’re having. Please check out the support site here:

      http://iphone.forums.wordpress.org/topic/xml-rpc-service-for-you-blog-cannot-be-found

      You’ll find some information there that may be of use, and I’ll be posting there soon with a summary of what I’ve discovered during testing of the fix.

  3. dessy

    I dont know about that thing. What is it all about?

  4. Chris

    I get this error, and I don’t get any option other than to cancel or visit this site.

    Is there anything I can do?

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  6. Tee Morris

    I do have a problem that I cannot seem to get a reply on the forum nor find anyone else having. I’m hoping you all can help me here and tell me if it’s related in some what to this issue/blog post.

    When I was working with earlier versions of WP for the iPhone. When I wrote a review for Verison 1.21 it was working like a real champ. Then, when I upgraded to later versions, all of my paragraph breaks appear as “n//” in the posts. Additionally, my images will not post. With WP v1.21 and earlier, everything posted without fail.

    I posted on the forum about this matter two weeks ago.

    1. Raanan Bar-Cohen

      @Tee — which is your thread on the forums ?

  7. Demsachew Workie

    Hello, i am Deaf student Addis Ababa university BA degree sign language lingusitic in live Ethiopia.

    Thank you.

  8. Mo

    I have upgrades to WP 2.84, Iphone 3GS, 3.1 OS, Checked XML-RPC in WP setting, Messaege: Can’t fing XML-RPC service for your blog, …. report the problem. Help – What I need to do use iphone for posting to the Blog.
    Thanks.

    1. John Bickerstaff

      Mo,

      Please see the support blog here for a big thread on this. Short version, we’ll soon be putting out a new release with a fix for this problem.

  9. Rudy

    P.S. the meta data line I referenced above is the following:

    <link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" title="RSD" href="http://example.com/xmlrpc.php?rsd" />

    Also, if you add this line to your header, you can reactivate the WordPress Head Cleaner Plugin. ;-)