WordPress is the go to solution for blogging these days (it’s what we use to run this site.) What better than to give users the ability to edit and post to their blog from their phone. Recently, the developers of WordPress created a BlackBerry app to do just that.

Install and Setup

It’s an easy download from directly on you BlackBerry’s mobile browser from blackberry.wordpress.org.  Once installed and running you are presented with the WordPress app home screen which is blank until you add your first blog.  From the home screen you simply click the BlackBerry button and select add blog.

You are presented with a few simple text boxes which ask for your site, user name and password.  The first time I tried to add this site, I recieved an error prompting me to enable remote publishing.  It’s a simple fix by logging into your WordPress site and going to Settings > Writing > Check the “XML-RPC” box.  Once thats done, you should be able to add your site.

User Interface and Posting

The user interface of the app is high res and definitely seems designed for the newer BlackBerries such as the Bold, Tour and Curve 8900.  The fonts and menus are easy to read and even easier to navigate.   Once your blog has been added you simply select it from the app’s home screen.  Once in, you’re presented with the main functions that are available on the BlackBerry.  It gives you quick access to your Posts, Pages, and Comments.

Adding a post gives you all of the most important info so you can add the Title, Tags, Categories and Status of the post.  I started this review on the WordPress app and was able to easily able to upload it by clicking the BlackBerry button and select Submit.  The post gets published immediately or as a draft depending on what status you select before submitting it.  You also have the option to add Photos to each post.  You can choose to pull them from the devices memory or directly from the phone’s built in camera.  Editing Pages works the same way as editing Posts.  The comments section allows you to read or delete user comments on you posts.

Conclusion

Overall the WordPress app for the BlackBerry gets the job done and does it well.  The mobile platform definitely lends itself to a quick post rather than a longer one, but if you want to post to your blog in a place where you don’t have access to a computer this is works great.