WordPress Got Some Key Updates For Android

WordPress for Android Got Update – Superb Media Handling, Improved Gallery Support & Better Stats. Finally on this week, WordPress Got Some Key Updates.

WordPress Got Some Key Updates For Android

WordPress for Android Got Update – Superb Media Handling, Improved Gallery Support & Better Stats

Finally on this week, the most important WordPress Android application has received some major updates that make it easy and simple to post on the go. Across the world, there are lots of android users, who have gone through many different stages, but this major update brings an excellent and the most stunning mobile experience to Android users so far.

WordPress Got Some Key Updates For Android
WordPress Got Some Key Updates For Android

WordPress android app update got one of the best and most exciting updates, which has enhanced and boost support for media, gallery, theme browser, native stats, pin lock and more. If you want to get complete information about the update, continue reading this blog that contains details information about the each feature updates. Let’s have a look:

Wonderful Support for Media Library & Gallery:

Now, users can easily access to any files in their media library and can easily edit title, description and caption for any item. Chances are very high that you can include various pictures and videos when you are blogging on the go.
This application is going to provide a much smoother experience for uploading pictures, videos and other stuff from your smart-phone to the media library. In the launch of update, the gallery support has blown the mind of various people.
Using a long-press to choose multiple media items, creating tiled galleries is extremely easy and tapping the gallery to develop a new gallery. Users of this application can also choose a gallery style and even reorder button to develop a new gallery as per their requirements.
Along with it, you are also able to select gallery style and even reorder the images with drag and drop facility. Further, the WordPress android app update is considered a big update to the application as it makes posting and administration a lot simpler and beautiful.

WordPress.com Theme Browser:

Are you running a WordPress.com blog? If yes, theme browser enables to browse, preview and activate a new theme for your website using your device. If you are looking for specific theme and theme feature, you can easily head to the Themes menu in the navigation drawser, search using the ActionBar and you can see results very quickly.

Securing Content with advanced Pin Lock feature:

After the update, WordPress Android application comes with a new feature in the setting menu, where users can see a Pin Lock. Using Pin Lock, users can get help to protect and secure their content from any kind of problem and from any random Joe, who might be getting access to your phone.
By enabling this feature, you are able to protect your content using PIN. You need to enter the PIN to unlock the application, so all the WordPress users can take benefit of this feature and keep their content safe.
Another very interesting thing that you can find in Pin lock is Automattic that has made the code open source and obtainable on github. Developers can easily drop this functionality into another application as well.

Stats Updated with faster and native support:

Finally, “stat” has been revamped with much faster version. Now, users don’t have to use an old web-based version as it has been updated with native support as well. To review key stats at a glance, users are able to use filters in the ActionBar. Now, status support comes with all the major information, including:

  • Total, Followers & Shares
  • Referrers
  • Visitors & Views
  • Search Engine Terms
  • Clicks
  • What’s More?

I think these are major and most important updates in the application that allow you to get many new benefits. What’s more you want from WordPress Android app? However, it is also expected that another major update is in the works. As per the spokes person of the company “Expect another big update soon that adds a native WordPress.com Reader, as well as a revamped welcome and blog setup experience.” Well, android users get ready for new update, till dates enjoy this one!
Summary: Recently, WordPress Android application has received some major updates that make it easier than before to post on the go. Now, WordPress android users can easily post anything while they are on road, home or office. In this blog, I have shared complete information about the update, so continue reading it..

WordPress release is coming with new features

WordPress is very popular CMS which is widely used in the web world. There are millions of websites build using wordpress CMS. Every month there is new update and new version is coming. Last month wordpress released the 3.7 wordpress version. New release will be 3.8 wordpress version coming with new features. It is very focused and important wordpress release by WP Team.

WordPress release with new features is coming . Last month wordpress released 3.7 wordpress version. New release will be wordpress version with new feature.

WordPress release with new features

In wordpress 3.8 version there are very important UI changes will be planned in new upcoming version. Team is planning to release the new version in 2013 December End. Many New features available for testing by development environment. If you want to download the development version and test it then use following URL:

To test WordPress trunk with a test install:

To check out the latest WP codebase, try this checkout command:

svn co http://core.svn.wordpress.org/trunk/

For More information Check URL.

New Fancy and great UI changes in WordPress Admin

The MP6 plugin included in the  WordPress core in 3.8. It was used in WordPress.com sites, If you want to use it your current wordpress then download the plugin. It will change the WordPress admin interface a modern, optimized, and polished new look that it deserves.

wp-3-8-admin-ui WordPress release with new features
WordPress release with new features

The current admin UI came with two color, MP6 uses Open Sans font which will be shipped with WordPress 3.8. MP6 also brings great improvements to buttons, forms, and the overall appearance of the admin interface making it prettier and user friendly.

Great Themes preview Experience

Theme preview the one to most used the important feature of wordpress CMS. Now in current wordpress version we are seeing lot of text content along with theme preview images.  WordPress.com itself uses some nice wordpress plugins like theme experience plugin (codename Thx38) Now wp development team is adding this plugin feature in to the core feature. This wp plugin will change the theme screens in WordPress admin area. It has larger theme screenshots and clean UI interface. Theme search is moved to the top right corner of the screen. To try this as a plugin on WordPress 3.7 or earlier, you would need to install MP6 plugin first.

wp-3-8-theme-screens WordPress release with new features
WordPress release with new features

New Look to Dashboard

WP dev team changed the dashboard screen totally in 3.8 release. If you earlier used the  Dashboard plugin by @lessbloat then you will know about the new look of dashboard. Dashboard plugin is also included into the core code of wp. They removed the unwanted widget and added some useful and quick widgets in dashboard.

For example, the incoming links widget will be removed. ‘Right now’ widget will be replaced by ‘Activity’ widget. QuickPress on the dashboard screen will be renamed to Quick Draft and will be much simpler.

wp-3-8-dashboard-screen

New Fast and Easier Widget Area Manager

Widgets are used every where is wp cms. We use the widget in header, footer, sidebar, post area. Now we can drag and drop the widgets. Using multiple widget is sometimes it becomes difficult to drag and drop a widget into the multiple sidebars. Along with the WordPress new version 3.8, The Widgets UI will allow admin to easily choose the sidebar they want to add a widget to without dragging it across different sidebars. The new widget interface will be very user friendly.

wp-3-8-widget-chooser

There are many bug fixes and other small features are coming in 3.8 version. I am really waiting for the new wordpress version. I am looking for better user and role management in wordpress so it will became full featured CMS like Drupal. WordPress is improving but still lot of new ideas and features needs to include in wordpress still. That is a path.

Ref Links:

http://www.wptavern.com/breaking-new-features-selected-to-merge-into-wordpress-3-8-core

http://www.wptavern.com/wordpress-3-8-development-heats-up-with-discussion-of-new-core-features

http://www.wptavern.com/wordpress-3-8-merge-window-closed-new-features-now-locked-in

http://wpmu.org/wordpress-3-8-features/