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sendhil 3:46 am on April 8, 2014
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WordPress for iOS 4.0.1 Released Hey everyone we…

WordPress for iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads. 4.0.1 Released!

Hey everyone, we just released WordPress for iOS 4.0.1 which fixes a few of the bugs and crashes you’ve been experiencing. Some of the bugs fixed by this release were:

  • Improved the performance of stats.
  • Made the “Options” page easier to locate and access.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the app to freeze when you tried to update a post’s settings.

For more details you can view the release post here.

#wpios

sendhil 8:28 pm on March 20, 2014  

WordPress for iOS 4.0 Released!

Hey everyone, we just released WordPress for iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads. 4.0! This release  focused on implementing Stats natively rather than using a web view. This release also fixed a few bugs including:

  • Worked on an update in the reader that allows videos to render properly.
  • Fixed a bug in the reader that addresses a blue dot display issue.
  • Made improvements to prevent a crash when editing your longer posts.

For more details you can view the release post here.

sendhil 1:48 am on February 12, 2014  

WordPress for iOS 3.9.1 Released!

WordPress for iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads. 3.9.1 Released!

Hey everyone, we just released WordPress for iOS 3.9.1 that fixes a few bugs that you guys reported to us. Some of the bugs fixed by this release were:

  • A bug where the last tab you selected is now the one open when you return to the app.
  • A bug where you couldn’t insert links on longer posts.
  • A bug where the timezone is now correctly preserved in the app.

For more details you can view the release post here.

sendhil 10:24 pm on January 30, 2014
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WordPress for iOS 3.9 Released Hey everyone great…

WordPress for iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads. 3.9 Released!

Hey everyone, great news, we just released WordPress for iOS 3.9! This release was one of our largest releases to date. For more details you can view the release post here. We hope you enjoy this release and in the meantime know the team is hard at work on both 3.9.1 and 4.0 which will contain various fixes and tweaks as well as some exciting upcoming features.

#ios, #release

sendhil 8:10 pm on December 30, 2013
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WordPress for iOS 3.8.6 Released Hey everyone great…

WordPress for iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads. 3.8.6 Released!

Hey everyone, great news, we just released WordPress for iOS 3.8.6. The fix was a hot fix release targeting a Reader related bug. For more details you can view the release post here. We’re also hard at work on 3.9 which is about to enter the release candidateRelease Candidate A beta version of software with the potential to be a final product, which is ready to release unless significant bugs emerge. stage where we’ll start aggressively testing it and hoping to ship it here in the next few weeks.

#ios, #release

sendhil 7:01 pm on December 10, 2013
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WordPress for iOS 3.8.5 Released Hey everyone great…

WordPress for iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads. 3.8.5 Released!

Hey everyone, great news, we just released WordPress for iOS 3.8.5. The fix was largely oriented around bug fixes, for more details you can view the release post here. We’re super excited that this version is out and that 3.9 is in the final stages of development with a targeted ship date right after new years.

#ios, #update

sendhil 9:58 pm on November 20, 2013
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WordPress for iOS 3.8.4 Released!

Hey everyone, great news, we just released WordPress for iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads. 3.8.4. The fix was largely oriented around stability and bug fixes, for more details you can view the release post here. We’re super excited that this version is out and that 3.8.5 is currently undergoing testing in hopes of submitting it to Apple shortly.

#ios, #update

sendhil 11:03 pm on November 15, 2013
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Hey everyone quick update for the iOS app…

Hey everyone – quick update for the iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads. app. We are making it official, but we’ve decided to stop tracking issues through Trac and are now tracking everything through Github issues.

As a part of this transition, we’ve migrated over all the open issues from TracTrac Trac is the place where contributors create issues for bugs or feature requests much like GitHub.https://core.trac.wordpress.org/. and added them to GithubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ with the trac label. If you want to chip in and help, report a bug, or suggest a feature, go ahead and open up an issue through Github.

#headsup

sendhil 5:54 pm on April 8, 2013
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New User Experience I’ve been working on the…

New User Experience

I’ve been working on the New User Experience for the WordPress iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads. App and I wanted to share with you guys our direction and get your feedback. Most of this work was initially seeded by this post from @karmatosed. The hope and desire for this feature is to introduce users of all levels to the app and to help users navigate the app.

I initially experimented with a few different signup workflows to see how difficult each technical implementation would be. I was able to reproduce a Circle like workflow which @karmatosed detailed in her post along with a few standard horizontal paging workflows. While we liked the visual appeal of a Circle like workflow, we decided to go with a more traditional horizontal workflow for this first release as most users on iOS are used to that pattern and we felt it’d be difficult to do a Circle like workflow well. That being said, we are hoping to get a parallax like pattern going for the horizontal workflow so as to make the whole experience more beautiful, but we may drop it if we feel we are just trying to force it in.

We are also going to add tooltips that will appear as the user explores the app. We are going to start out with an initial set and add more as needed.

Initial Walkthrough

The initial walkthrough will consist of these screens:

  1. Welcome
  2. General Intro
  3. Posting
  4. Notifications
  5. Stats
  6. Reader

Tooltips

Here are the tooltips we are currently planning on including as a part of this 1.0 release:

  • Access SidebarSidebar A sidebar in WordPress is referred to a widget-ready area used by WordPress themes to display information that is not a part of the main content. It is not always a vertical column on the side. It can be a horizontal rectangle below or above the content area, footer, header, or any where in the theme.
  • Sidebar Open
  • Reader
  • Notifications
  • Posts
  • Pages
  • Comments
  • Stats
  • Jetpack – For self hosted users

I look forward any feedback you all might have.

#ios