Other Post Options
In addition to editing your content, you can specify the following post options when creating or editing your posts:
Post Tags
Tap in the Tags field to add, edit or delete your post tags …
Type your tags into this field separated by a comma …
Post Category
Tap on the Select Categories button to add your post category …
A list of categories will display on your screen. Tick the category you want to be associated with your post …
Note: To add a new post Category, tap on the ” ” icon at the top of your screen …
The Add New Category screen displays on your screen.
Type in the following:
- Post Category
- Category Slug (optional – make sure that your slug is added in lower case letters and separate works with hyphens instead spaces)
- Category Description (optional)
- Category Parent (optional)
And tap on the OK button when done …
The category you have selected will be added to your post …
Post Format
If you want, you can select a Post Format from the drop-down menu. Posts are set to Standard by default …
Publish Status
Select a Publish Status from the drop-down menu:
- Publish – Update your WordPress site and set your post to Published status
- Draft – Update your WordPress site and set your post to Draft status
- Pending Review – Update your WordPress site and set your post to Pending Review status
- Private – Update your WordPress site and set your post to Private status
- Local Draft – Update your WordPress site and set your post to Local Draft status…
Note: When set to Local Draft, your content will be stored as a draft post on your mobile device only. No content will be transferred to your WordPress site …
Publish Settings
By default, posts publish immediately after saving/updating. To change your post dates, or schedule your posts for publishing in the future, tap on Edit …
The Publish Date screen pops up. Select the date you want to set as your post’s publish date …
After selecting the publish date, tap Set to continue …
The Publish Time screen pops up. Select the time you want to set for your post’s publish settings and tap on the Set button to finish editing this section …
Your Post date will be changed …
If you set posts to publish at a future date, your posts will be marked as Scheduled …
Password Protection
You can password protect your posts. This restricts who can view your post content to those who have access to the password.
To password-protect your post, tap into the Password (optional) field …
Enter your password …
Save your post to finish password-protecting it …
To learn more about protecting content on your posts and pages see this tutorial.
Pages
To access and manage your pages, tap on the Pages menu …
A list of all your pages displays on your screen …
Pages work in a similar way to posts, with only some minor differences. Refer to the tutorials on using posts above for creating, adding and deleting pages using the WordPress App on your mobile device.
Additional Information
Your mobile device can provide additional functions when working with posts and pages.
For example, if you select a portion of text on your screen when editing posts and pages, a menu may display at the top of your screen proving you the following options:
1 – Select all content
2 – Cut selected text
3 – Copy content to your clipboard
Select a portion of text on your screen and a new menu appears with the following options:
- Share – Share your selected text through a range of online sharing services
- Find – Find a word or text on your screen
- Web Search – Search your selected text online
Select Find allows you to search for a specific word or keyphrase in your content …
A search field appears. Type in the word a portion of text and the Find function will highlight all instances where this particular text appears in your content …
Use the scroll buttons to navigate through the highlighted text on your page …
Congratulations! You now know how to use the WordPress Mobile App for adding, editing and deleting posts and pages on your WordPress site via a mobile device.
WordPress is huge and can sometimes be overwhelming about where to start. As you move on to the next Page, you will have a clearer picture of where to start and progress to building a professional WordPress Site.
Related Tutorials:
- How To Post To WordPress Using Mobile Devices
- How To Use The WordPress Mobile App – Comments
- How To Use The WordPress Mobile App – Media
- How To Use The WordPress Mobile App – Admin
- How To Use The WordPress Mobile App – Settings
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