Matt is announced the new feature of wordpress which is phone blogging by wordpress. This is really great news for bloggers. In future you can write post by phone.
Phone blogging is future of WordPress
The future is now, folks. You can now go to your My Blogs tab, enable Post by Voice, and get a special number and code to call your blog. After you’re done, the audio file from your phone call will be posted to your blog for all to listen to and enjoy. (And added to your RSS feed for podcast support.)
So now you can post to your WordPress via the web, email, iPhone, Android, Blackberry, desktop clients, and now any telephone in the world. Of course when you post it can be pushed to Facebook, Twitter, and more using the Publicize feature. What more could you want?
Right now this is completely free, but we’ll charge you money to take down posts. Just kidding! We’re making it free and allowing recording lengths up to sixty minutes, but that limit may go down without a paid upgrade in the future. Mostly we’re just curious to see how people use this.
Post by Voice is a way to publish audio posts to your blog from your phone. You call a phone number, enter a secret code, record a message, and we handle the rest.
Enable Post by Voice
In order to use Post by Voice you need to enable the feature on your blog and generate a secret code. The secret code is unique to you and your blog so it is important to keep it secret.
- Visit Dashboard->My Blogs
Phone blogging is future of WordPress - Locate the blog that you wish to post to and click on Enable.
Sending a Post by Voice
Call the phone number listed on the My Blogs screen, enter your secret code when prompted, and follow the instructions.
Example Recording
Regenerate Secret Key
If your secret key is compromised, others will be able to publish audio posts to your blog. Go to the My Blogs screen and use the Regenerate link below the secret key to create a different one.
Disable Post by Voice
If you would like to disable the feature, use the Delete link below the secret key.
Additional Info
- Post by Voice is powered by the Twilio API.
- The maximum length of a recording is 1 hour. We will probably decrease this after we have a chance to watch usage stats.
- If there is 10 seconds of silence, the recording will end.
- You do not need a space upgrade to use Post by Voice.
- Normal calling rates will apply for the phone call.