How To Use The WordPress Mobile App – Posts And Pages

In this tutorial you will learn how to add, edit and delete posts and pages in your WordPress site using the WordPress App for mobile devices.

For this tutorial we’ll use the WordPress For Android version of the mobile app. The process explained below is similar for iOS devices (e.g. iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad).

Go here for more information about WordPress For iOS.

Complete the step-by-step tutorial below to learn how to add, edit and delete posts and pages on your WordPress site or blog using your mobile device …

The Mobile App – Posts And Pages

You should have already set up your WordPress App. If not, see this tutorial.

Tap on your WordPress app icon to log into your account …

Posts

To access and manage your posts, tap on the Posts menu …

A list of your posts will display on your screen …

You can access more posts by scrolling down to the bottom of your screen and tapping on Load More Posts …

To return to your main menu section, tap on the icon at the top of your screen …

Posts – New Posts

To create a new post, tap on the ” ” symbol at the top of your screen …

The New Post screen allows you to:

Add a Post Title
Add content to your post
Add comma-separated Tags
Select or add a new Post Category
Select your Post Status
Select your Post Format
Specify a date and time to publish your post
Password-protect your post

To add a title and content to your new post, tap on the Title and Content fields …

Tap into the Content area to add text and media …

Note the row of formatting options and buttons at the bottom of your screen. Use these to format your text and insert media into your content …

Click on the camera icon to add media like photos and videos into your content …

After adding an image to your post, you can adjust the image settings by tapping on the image. This brings up the Image Settings screen …

The Image Settings screen allows you to edit the following settings on your image:

Image filename – Change your image filename.
Image caption – Add an image caption. This field is optional.
Horizontal alignment – Choose from the following options: “None”, “Left”, “Center” and “Right.
Width – Use the slider to adjust the image width.
Use as featured image – Check the box in this field to set your image as a featured image.

After adjusting your settings, click on OK to save your new settings, or Cancel to exit the Image Settings screen without saving your settings.

For more information on adding media to your posts, see the tutorial on Using Media With Your WordPress App.

Whether your post is published after saving or not, depends on the following:

1 – Your Publish Status …

2 – Your Publish Settings (i.e. whether you have specified your post to publish immediately, or schedule a past or future date and time) …

To cancel editing your new post, click on your device’s back key …

You will be asked to confirm whether to cancel editing your post or not …

To save and publish your new post, tap the Save icon at the top of your screen …

Your new post will be saved.

Posts – Edit Posts

To edit a post, select the post you want to edit from your Posts list, and tap on the Post Title …

The selected post will load and display in your screen …

At the bottom of your screen, you will see a row of option buttons:

Delete – Delete your post
Preview – Preview your post
Share – Provides a range of options for sharing your post
Comment – Write a comment, or reply to an existing comment left on your post
Edit – Edit your post