BlogPress App Review

BlogPress is a blogging tools for the iPhone, and the developers claim it works with all the major blogging platforms such as Blogger, Windows Live Spaces, WordPress, Movable Type, and TypePad.

The App supports photo uploading from a Picasa Web Album or Blog Press Public Album and it supports WYSIWYG editing of text and photos, and automatically saves drafts in case of an incoming phone call. It can also manage multiple blog accounts.

The Review

Highlighted features

• A mini Rich-text, WYSIWYG editor: BlogPress editor is as easy as Word. Placing your photos anywhere in the text is now a few taps away!! even you don’t know html code. The posts will look the same as your editing.
• No limitation and easy-to-use photo uploader: You can upload MORE THEN ONE photo in a single post to any supported platform. Photos will be uploaded either to your own Picasa Web Album or to BlogPress Public Album hosted by us. Thumbnails will be auto generated and link to the full size images.
• Youtube video upload integration (NEW): You can also upload MORE THEN ONE video to Youtube and insert the player into the post directly.
• Write once, multiple posts: By just one click!! you can send the same post to multiple blogs at various platforms. If you have more than one blog, this will definitely be a handy feature for you.
• Landscape Editing Mode: allow you input your article with “big finger” landscape keyboard. When your keyboard is showed up, rotate your iPhone/iPod touch to enter landscape editing mode. When you finish editing, just rotate it back.
• Support Emoji icons: Writing your article with more fun. BlogPress support iPhone OS Emoji icons. You can add more then 450 interesting icons to you every article. Such as: (Need iPhone OS 2.2 or later, you need to enable Emoji keyboard in Setting)

Other features:

• Support most of the mainstream blog platforms:
  – Blogger / BlogSpot
  – MSN Live Spaces
  – WordPress
  – Movable Type
  – TypePad
  – LiveJournal
  – Drupal
  – Joomla
• Support full options of blog: Labels/tags, categories, publish date and online draft(private post)
• Support full thumbnails attributes: Resize, alignment and links
• Simple and elegant designed: Clear and no confusing interface, easy to use, no need to learn. The buttons display only when you need it.
• Automatically save your draft: In case a phone call comes in while you are blogging.
• Save drafts: Write on the way, post them when online.
• Manage multiple blogs Easily write, edit and delete your posts and drafts.
• Signature customization Setup your personal signature for every post from your iPhone.
• Other: Support secure HTTPS connection, support WiFi, 3G and EDEG networks, 100% clear, no ads or external links will be posted to your blog