iPhone Updates: Prologue and Mdot
If you’re an iPhone user — and I expect there will be a few more of you on July 11th — these latest updates are for you.
First we’ve updated our mobile interface, which you can reach at m.wordpress.com, to be much more iPhone friendly. It’s still not sexy, but it’s quite snappy and is great for checking your stats, posting an entry, or posting a bookmark on the go.
Second we’ve updated the Prologue theme to be much friendlier to iPhones both for browsing and posting. We now have about half a dozen Prologues that we use internally at Automattic to coordinate our development, support, and even communication with contractors, so I’ve been testing this out pretty heavily over the last few days and it’s quite handy.
I think the iPhone is a pretty exciting new platform, and I think we’ll do more to embrace it in the future. Having such a powerful browser available on the phone really opens up what you can do. I recently picked up a N95 because I’ve heard people compare it favorably to the iPhone, but the web experience is terrible! Once you get used to that touchscreen, it’s hard to go back.
Here are two snapshots of the features in action:
Jul 4th at 7:21 pm
Can’t keep up with these improvements, Matt. Take a day off to enjoy the Holiday!
Jul 4th at 7:34 pm
this is a great new to me because I post
from an iPod touch and sometimes is very hard to write
Jul 4th at 7:50 pm
Nice updates.
A WordPress iTouch app would be terrific.
Jul 4th at 7:55 pm
damn, that looks sweet!
Jul 4th at 7:57 pm
Nice! Hopefully we can expect a WordPress Native iPhone application when the iPhone Firmware 2.0 comes out… :cough cough:
Jul 4th at 8:04 pm
First we had the internets on computers, now we have the internets on phones.
I can’t wait till we have the internets on toasters and microwaves!
Love and kisses from a non-iphone user hehehehe
The scientifically impossible I do right away
The spiritually miraculous takes a bit longer
Jul 4th at 8:12 pm
Cool. I don’t have an iPhone, but that mobile phone WordPress gadget will come in handy.
Jul 4th at 8:41 pm
Even though it’s still basic, the general m.wordpress.com interface looks great — was just using my iPhone a lot on my recent vacation for posting things on the fly and while I was able to manage nicely this looks much more nicely designed for that kind of work. Just updated the appropriate page on my phone to reflect it!
Jul 4th at 8:50 pm
When will it be launched?
Jul 4th at 8:59 pm
Sorry, my misstake, it has already been launched, saw that now. One feature that would be great is the possebility to edit the posts you make. This would be great and for the record, I love WordPress!
Jul 4th at 9:02 pm
Sounds fantastic! WordPress just gets better and better!
Jul 4th at 9:06 pm
Awesome. Here’s hoping you can get an app on the App Store when or after it launches! As simple as what the new mobile page is maybe coupled with offline posting (for those of us stuck with an iPod touch)… that’d be perfect!
Jul 4th at 9:14 pm
Like it a lot.
Make one for the App Store and have it compatible with online and offline usage for multiple blogs. Keep up the fantastic work!
Jul 4th at 9:20 pm
And on a non-iPhone related comment, Matt – the themes library for WordPress.com needs more environmentally-focused themes. I’m just saying
Jul 4th at 10:10 pm
That’s cool though I’m a kid with no cell phone it’s still cool!
RED OUT
Jul 4th at 10:15 pm
Hope it also looks good on the Insight. I’ll try it out later today.
Jul 4th at 10:16 pm
can’t wait!
Jul 4th at 10:24 pm
woohoo!!
Jul 4th at 10:30 pm
Cool!!!
Jul 4th at 10:36 pm
This is very cool! Going to grab my iTouch and I’ll try this out!
Jul 4th at 11:33 pm
i still having no iphone !
Jul 4th at 11:48 pm
thanks just this little size tweak is really good!
here’s hoping someday the iphone will get a clipboard and actually be useful for blogging.
Jul 5th at 1:21 am
Doesn’t google Android also use WebKit ? So this means even future android phones will be able to enjoy the fruits of the hard work.
Jul 5th at 2:16 am
Is that also called ‘mobile’ blogging?
Jul 5th at 2:22 am
How about a developed application for the iPhone using the SDK, released (for free) through the AppStore? Has this been looked into?
Jul 5th at 2:49 am
Great usage for Prologue.
Jul 5th at 5:13 am
Now, waiting for 11th July
Jul 5th at 5:15 am
The iPhone can also display VR panoramas, but I’d rather use it as a modem and connect to it via bluetooth from a UMPC with a higher resolution display.
Jul 5th at 6:28 am
Cool!
But it would be cooler (and useful) if I had an iPhone!
Any chance that WP will provide its users with iPhones?
Jul 5th at 6:51 am
thanks for this update. i hope my iphone works better after this.
Jul 5th at 8:04 am
This iPhone update looks awesome to me. As a new iTouch user, and likley devotee of the iPhone any time soon now, this is just what I need. Thanks very much!! Bonza!
Jul 5th at 10:13 am
That looks good, but m.wordpress.com still completely confuses my (admittedly crappy) Nokia S40 browser… It constantly re-requests login info… m.facebook.com seems to work fine on the other hand…
Jul 5th at 10:37 am
Niiiiice!
Thanks!
Jul 5th at 10:59 am
Been pretty happy even with a click pointer in my Nokia E61i but can’t wait to get my hands on an iPhone if its as the fun experience you say. Of course i trust you but still waiting for iPhone in Asia. Hurry up Apple.
Jul 5th at 11:49 am
That’s really sweet. ^^
Jul 5th at 12:24 pm
This is awesome! I am tapping out this comment on my iPod Touch.
Jul 5th at 12:43 pm
WOWs!
Jul 5th at 1:38 pm
good
Jul 5th at 1:41 pm
WOW!
That’s so cool!!!
Jul 5th at 2:50 pm
Thanks for this update! It is deffinately an improvement and a start in the right direction! I love what you guys are doing keep up the amazing work!
Jul 5th at 4:00 pm
Good news
Jul 5th at 4:08 pm
that’s a greeeeeaaaaaat news !
thanks
Jul 5th at 5:55 pm
This is great!
Jul 5th at 7:07 pm
Wierd… the first (well, second) name on that first snapshot is my name… Barry.
Jul 5th at 7:43 pm
cool that is awesome
Jul 6th at 12:31 am
I like it! Hopefully come the 11th July I’ll be among the masses getting to try out these features
Jul 6th at 12:32 am
Well, I am among those who will join the iPhone fold come July 11. I’m moving from Verizon (and a BlackBerry Pearl) to AT&T. I love seeing all the iPhone-specific mobile sites and applications coming to the platform. It’s going to be huge.
Jul 6th at 2:20 am
Cool!
Jul 6th at 3:10 am
wow so cool.
Jul 6th at 4:49 am
great, just get me a iPhone to use all these features
Jul 6th at 6:13 am
I really doubt you people are reading our minds somehow through WP maybe
. Offcourse many of us are waiting for new iPhone to be released. Hope to see WordPress on my own iPhone soon. Let these new innovations coming in.. great work guys.
Jul 6th at 8:15 am
thats cool.
but om still waiting for a separate app for iPhone to use wordpress.com
Jul 6th at 7:05 pm
Excellent. Once again WordPress comes up trumps! (And Greetings from the UK…Wimbleton has us on the edge of our seats!)
Jul 6th at 11:00 pm
Thanks guys. Big iPhone user. This will come in handy.
Jul 7th at 8:26 am
good job for again more excited again
Jul 7th at 11:19 am
heck, the interface looks good enough to me!
Jul 7th at 11:27 am
Cool………….! Yeah just cool.
Jul 7th at 4:00 pm
I really miss it, caz I dont have an iPhone.
Jul 7th at 5:26 pm
Huge thanks from me!
Ive been using my Iphone to write some of my stories and then emailing them to myself to post, so this will make it easier!
Thanks again!
Jul 8th at 1:24 am
Cheers guys. We’re going to be first in the world got get the new iPhone (at painful price plans), but will be looking at using this straight away. Thanks a lot, as said before, it’s almost impossible to keep up with you guys.
Jul 8th at 2:18 am
Sweet!
WP keeps getting better… 
Jul 8th at 3:35 am
great. another reason to want the iphone! =)
cap
Jul 8th at 12:41 pm
java application for wordpress please, thanks before
Jul 8th at 2:26 pm
I hope this portends upgrades to the “regular” mobile interface as well.
Jul 8th at 2:41 pm
nice
Jul 8th at 6:27 pm
Nicely implemented. I was wondering why it was so difficult to post from the iPhone before. I just tried this one out and it went through wonderfully.
Great work.
Jul 8th at 8:23 pm
Wow, that’s great! I can’t wait to access my blog on my iPhone.
Dan Durazo
Jul 8th at 10:17 pm
Got an N95? Try Opera Mini. That might improve your experience with what is easily the best non-touchscreen phone available.
Jul 9th at 2:30 am
cool… I,m waiting it
Jul 9th at 6:34 am
This is a great news thanks, I’m Excited about the New iPhone coming soon to Indian Market this will definitely help all of us..
Jul 9th at 11:11 pm
cool!!
Jul 10th at 5:14 pm
maybe you’ll add a surprise in the appstore ?
Jul 10th at 6:32 pm
yaa! Good
Jul 11th at 3:38 am
hey good new news !!! great////
but is this supports utf8 (unicode)???
Jul 11th at 1:09 pm
When will it be possible to post pictures from the iPhone? Or from another phone with a camera?
It would be great if it was possible to send an MMS from your mobile phone to your blog. That is possible with Blogger but not with wordpress…
Jul 11th at 7:11 pm
thanx for keepin up and makin this all fun n ez! hoping, besides posts, it’ll also be easy (possible?) to update pages. I do a daily surf report but it has its own page…. aloha!
Jul 12th at 1:08 am
Tried it out today. It works great with the Samsung Insight (on Sprint). So, great phone, great network, great site, all working together. That’s grrrrrrrrreat!
Jul 12th at 3:07 pm
I’m glad that wordpress.com is keeping up with the trends, but there are so many more of us who don’t have and won’t have iPhones in the near future; I hope the regular m.wordpress.com interface continues to be developed. i <3 wp.com
Jul 13th at 7:30 am
tanx
Jul 13th at 9:59 pm
good job!
Jul 14th at 1:24 am
This has helped me a lot I blog everyday with my iPhone.
Jul 14th at 1:48 am
Damn! I need to get an Iphone, too bad the service is with At&t. They act like your bothering them whenver you ask them a question about the iphone. Damn!
Jul 14th at 3:29 pm
thats nice..
Jul 14th at 5:32 pm
Wonderful, Thats great !!!
Jul 14th at 7:49 pm
Awesome!
Jul 15th at 8:18 am
nice work;)
Jul 15th at 1:25 pm
Thanks! This looks good on my iPhone! And even on my Blackberry!