Publishing a video to a wordpress.com blog with the iOS app 5.2.0.20150518bebf680, iPhone 6+

The 5.2 iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads. app betaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. features a new media picker. Here’s a run through the picker uploading a single video to a wordpress.comWordPress.com An online implementation of WordPress code that lets you immediately access a new WordPress environment to publish your content. WordPress.com is a private company owned by Automattic that hosts the largest multisite in the world. This is arguably the best place to start blogging if you have never touched WordPress before. https://wordpress.com/ hosted blog with an iPhone 6+.

: Tap the app icon and open to the last page used. Tap pencil icon in the toolbar.

: Tap the title field, add a title, and then tap the editor.

: Tap the image icon.

: Here’s the media picker. Scroll up to find the video.

: Tap the 0:60 second long video.

: After tapping the video, a quick animation follows that I didn’t catch. Then the media picker scrolls back down to the end of the list. At this point, I wasn’t sure the video was properly selected. Tap Done.

: Looks like the video was selected. Uploading… progress.

: Progress

: Progress

: Progress

: Done. Tap the play button.

: The video plays within the editor. Looks good. Tap the preview (eye) icon.

: wordpress.com still uses a wpvideo shortcodeShortcode A shortcode is a placeholder used within a WordPress post, page, or widget to insert a form or function generated by a plugin in a specific location on your site., rendering the preview here less useful than previewing in the editor. I think a video posted to a coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. site might preview better. Todo: verify that. Tap Back.

: Tap into Tags.

: Type in a tag. Tap Back.

: Tap Post.

: A post published notification flashes up and then disappears. I land back where I was when I entered the editor. Nice. Tap View Site to check out the new post in the context of the front page.

: The page takes a moment to load.

: The video also takes a moment to load.

: There it is. Note that the file name is used as a title overlay on wordpress.com hosted sites. The title is not editable from the app. You’re stuck with the file name. Tap the play overlay.