Posted: Monday, October 11th, 2010 at 5:06 pm. Filed in New Features, Upgrade, WordPress.com.
Tags: Mobile, SMS, Text Messaging
Texting: It’s Now For Blogging, Too
Sometimes, you can’t always get to your computer, but you may really need to handle something important on your blog. That’s when a new feature we’re launching today — WordPress.com Text Messaging — steps in to help. Through our shiny new 77377 (PRESS) shortcode, you can manage your blog using SMS messages. No computer? No problem.
Note: Currently available in the USA only. Standard text message and data rates apply.
We’ve added great free and paid upgrade features to Text Messaging that make it easy to blog while on the go:
Free Features
Here's what a text message would look like if your blog's theme was changed.
For no additional cost, you can receive text notifications when the following changes occur on your blog:
- Users are added or removed
- The theme changes
- The privacy settings change
Upgrade Features
And here's an example of a text message indicating a comment needs to be moderated.
For ultimate control over your blog while on the go, check out the features you get with the Text Messaging upgrade:
- Protect your blog by using a two-step login process. A text message will be sent to your phone upon login with a passcode that must be entered in order to access your Dashboard.
- Get notified of new comments and moderate them on the spot with a simple text reply. You can also send in a reply to comments you receive.
- Get a notification when a post is published on your blog.
- Need to post something short and sweet right away? You can fire off a text and a new post will be added to your blog instantly.
The upgrade is available for just $20 per year. To purchase, select “Upgrades” while on your blog Dashboard and then select “Text Messaging”.
Get Going
Ready to get started? From your dashboard, click the “Text Messaging” link under the “Settings” tab to register your phone number with the service. After activating, you can select the Text Messaging features that you would like to use for your blog.
Full instructions for using the Text Messaging service are available at http://en.support.wordpress.com/text-messaging
October 14th, 2010 at 3:36 pm
Great feature.. hope to see in other countries too.. including India!
October 14th, 2010 at 11:23 pm
Would have been better to be able to send your text messages to a pre-created email (per user) so all you had to do was send it to the email address and it shows up on your WP page. Facebook and several other places use this same ability with great success.
Type out your message, select your WP email address and poof, its sent and displayed. How hard is that?
October 15th, 2010 at 11:43 pm
Great innovation…Hope to use it in the Philippines!!!
October 16th, 2010 at 2:27 am
Am I missing something here? .. I have wordpress App, isn’t this a more round about way of blogging for iphone users?
October 17th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
With Text Messaging we can provide powerful features that you can’t get through an app such as the two-step login.
October 16th, 2010 at 3:53 pm
No thanks. My phone is for phoning people, not for ruining my eyesight trying to read net-script in miniature.
October 16th, 2010 at 6:01 pm
This is a big bowl of awesome. Thanks!
October 16th, 2010 at 9:29 pm
This is a great feature and I am sure it will be used by many, many people. But not by me. I love the way you guys are always coming up with great ideas and new services for us users. Thank you.
October 16th, 2010 at 11:48 pm
why should I pay $20 for the text ‘upgrade’ when I can do it all free with the WordPress app for BlackBerry? I use that option frequently and find it an excellent solution for when I am not at my laptop.
October 17th, 2010 at 9:19 pm
Yes, the WordPress mobile apps are a great tool to use with your smartphone. For those that have a more basic phone, the Text Messaging upgrade is ideal for keeping your blog managed while on the go.
October 17th, 2010 at 7:46 am
Nice feature.
October 17th, 2010 at 1:45 pm
Awesome! I’m probably going to use this a lot now that I started blogging again, Way to go wordpress!
October 18th, 2010 at 4:31 am
Too bad can’t get it in Malaysia
October 18th, 2010 at 5:00 am
Great, good news.
October 18th, 2010 at 6:36 am
This seems like it is a great feature!
October 18th, 2010 at 8:44 am
I do not understand the purpose of it.. You login and change theme, settings and what so ever.. I believe that WordPress is not a found for hackers.. Then why do require this feature at the moment. Another way for WordPress to earn money??
October 18th, 2010 at 8:33 pm
Great work. Keep spreading the word to fellow bloggers!
October 19th, 2010 at 12:05 am
Very nice stuff!
October 19th, 2010 at 2:20 am
How to use the iPhone to post the message?
October 19th, 2010 at 6:46 am
If you buy the upgrade, you’ll be able to post a new blog post by simply sending an SMS to the WordPress short code number (77377, “PRESS”). For details on how to use this feature, check out the support entry about the feature.
October 19th, 2010 at 4:47 am
Cool and excellent feature… Good job!
October 19th, 2010 at 8:22 am
Nice idea, hopefully it’ll come to other countries soon.
I think I’ll just stay with MoPress, it’s easier to use.
October 19th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
Glad to see that so much useful new updates are coming to WP. Combining Texting and Bloggging is awesome.
I am sad that it’s only available in US. Have to wait until the rest of the world catches up:)
October 20th, 2010 at 10:13 am
I prefer the email-feature than the text, because it’s cheaper..
No computer, it’s ok.. We can still use our smartphone to open an email, right? Cheaper this way..
Especially when we use BlackBerry (common use by Indonesian) or other Internet service via smartphone..
October 21st, 2010 at 1:05 am
Hope it will be available in more countries.
October 21st, 2010 at 6:50 am
WordPress is very enjoyable!
October 21st, 2010 at 1:58 pm
Nice feature, but the time for Türkiye?
October 21st, 2010 at 4:05 pm
When it’ll comes to Indonesia?
October 21st, 2010 at 5:02 pm
only on USA..so sad:(
October 21st, 2010 at 5:30 pm
Tempting, but two concerns: Micro-blogging on all members’ parts and MY temptation to post without editing well or at all.
October 21st, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Like.
October 21st, 2010 at 8:35 pm
During authentication should use encryption, it is possible to intercept the password using a simple scanner, so the attacker will have access to WP
http://securityofficer.wordpress.com
October 22nd, 2010 at 1:29 am
What will be next? Technology has really gone crazy or is it just me!
October 22nd, 2010 at 3:47 am
cool.. like my site. mobilemediatexting.com
You can get your own code too!
Love this!
October 22nd, 2010 at 5:03 am
Wonderful Feature. Want to have this feature in many countries.
October 22nd, 2010 at 2:33 pm
This is beyond fantastic and I can’t wait to use it!!!! As always, being the owner of an iPhone, brings about good thing!!!
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:36 pm
Yea!! THIS is soo cool. I hope to see it coming to Korea soon
October 22nd, 2010 at 11:31 pm
saya juga berharap ada dukungan untuk pengembangan ke bahasa Indonesia
October 23rd, 2010 at 3:31 am
Somos una ONG que trabaja la parte emocional de los chiquitines en los hospitales, escuelas y sectores humildes sin importar a credo estos pertenezcan. Solo le damos a entender que son personas importantes y que existen quienes les quieren aun sin conocerles..
Somos los primeros en Republica Dominicana en llevar a cabo PREVENCION DE QUEMADURA EN LOS CHIQUITINES, educandoles para que aprendan a cuidarse
October 23rd, 2010 at 7:07 am
When will this be apllied in The Netherlands?
October 25th, 2010 at 8:24 am
So this means, I can blog by using my celular device? That is awesome. Signing up soon.