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20,000 downloads of WordPress for iPhone 2 November 6th, 2009

It’s been just over a week since WordPress for iPhone 2 was released on the App Store. In that time, you’ve downloaded the app onto over 20,000 iPhones and iPods. We’re really pleased to see how many people are interested in the app, especially those who are able to use it for the first time [...]

WordPress for iPhone 2 now available in the App Store October 28th, 2009

You can download WordPress for iPhone 2 from the App Store now.

WordPress for iPhone 2 submitted for review October 13th, 2009

This week I’m in beautiful Quebec with the staff of Automattic for our yearly company meeting. While my coworkers are celebrating fall birthdays, I’ve been working on uploading the final build of WordPress for iPhone 2.0. I can’t say for certain that ours is the first iPhone app submitted to Apple while drinking champagne in [...]

Beta Testers Needed September 4th, 2009

We are in need of beta testers for the upcoming WordPress iPhone application release version 1.4!  If you’d like to be part of the fun and excitement and test the latest release on your device, please go and fill out a brief survey! (See update below.)
Please note that this release only supports OS 3.0 and [...]

WordPress For iPhone App Moving to OS 3.0 September 2nd, 2009

We’ve decided to standardize the WordPress For iPhone application on the new OS 3.0 going forward.  We’ve seen a large percentage of users upgrading to 3.0, as have other apps, and there are new features we want to focus on which are OS 3.0 specific.  Overall, it seems like a good time to make [...]

WordCamp New Zealand Sneak Peak August 7th, 2009

This weekend there is a WordCamp happening in Wellington, New Zealand. I will be there, speaking on Saturday afternoon about the changes we’ve been making to the WordPress for iPhone application, along with some of the plans for the future.

Your Most Interesting Mobile Post? July 27th, 2009

So here’s a question for the mobile bloggers out there.  What has been your most unique, or most memorable mobile post?  Whether it was posting from Kazakhstan while riding steppe ponies, from under your car while changing your oil, or the best prose you’ve written while blogging from your iPhone — add a comment and [...]

Thanks for Help Testing XML-RPC Fix July 27th, 2009

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 [...]

Fix testing help needed for xml-rpc endpoint issues July 16th, 2009

We’ve implemented a fix in trunk for the XML RPC issue some WordPress app users have experienced. I’m looking for volunteers who have had that problem.  The error you see begins:
“We could not find the XML-RPC service for your blog”.
What I need to do is test the fix to be sure I’ve caught any [...]

Version 1.3 is Live July 1st, 2009

Version 1.3 is now live. This version addresses a few OS 3.0 compatibility issues that popped up. You can grab it now from the iTunes store.
Please note: Due to a strange glitch when submitting the app, the About page of the “1.3″ version will say version “1.21.1″. If you see [...]