All You Wanted to Know About Wordpress Apps

WordPress is a renowned blogging platform, with almost 55% of CMS market share at present. What makes WordPress more special is different apps available for it which make blogging so convenient, be it from desktop or any other device. There are different types of apps available like mobile apps, micro blogging apps etc. Read further to find out some amazing and useful WordPress apps.

Desktop apps

1. Scribefire : This app is a complete blog-editor. It can be integrated with Firefox web browser and lets you to post your blog conveniently. You can also drag and drop the text from your pages. It also lets you post multiple blogs.

2. MarsEdit : With this desktop app, you can write, preview and also publish without a web browser. Its strength lies in its ability to provide a superb blog editing experience.

3. BloGTK : With the help of this app, you can post to your weblog from your GNOME. You do not need a separate browser window for this. Moreover, it gives you the ability to connect with a number of weblog systems.

4. Shareaholic : With this app, you can easily share and spread pages via your blogs, email, social networks etc from your browser. This app is compatible with all WordPress blogs.

Mobile apps

1. WordPress for Nokia : It lets you edit existing blog content. You can also add new posts and manage comments.

2. WordPress for Android : With this amazing app, you can write posts for your self hosted blog or a WordPress.com blog. It also lets you to manage and edit content on your android device.

3. WordPress for iOS : With this app you can write posts, edit pages, upload photos and do a lot of other things from your iPhone, iPad etc. It is supported by WordPress.com and promises a great user experience.

4. WordPress for Blackberry : With this app for Blackberry devices, you can post to a self hosted or a WordPress.com blog. Do this and a lot more like manage comments, upload videos etc.

Microblogging apps

1. Spaz : This cross paltform and an open source app is meant for Identi.ca, Twitter, and Laconica. It has features like short URL creation, built-in global search etc. You can also use it for posting and reading WordPress.com blogs.

2. HootSuite : This is a professional app for micro-blogging. It allows you to manage different social networking accounts with the help of one simple interface. It also allows you to schedule updates.

3. Seesmic for Android :  This one is a feature-rich app which is quite simple to use. It allows you to stay connected with your friends and share information with them from anywhere.

4. Twitterrific : This is a cool app using which you can not only read but also publish comments or ‘tweets’ to the Twitter. It has a simple and a clean interface. Using this app you can also enter a WordPress.com account and post updates and also read blogs.

5. Twidroyd : This is an industry standard app which is meant for Android and is among the most used Twitter apps across all platforms. This is an open source app which means it is available for free and its commercial version supports all Twitter features.

Browsers Extensions

1. Firefox extension : With this extension, you can view your WordPress.com notifications and start new blogs from browser’s toolbar.

2. Chrome extension : By installing this extension, you can instantly view your WordPress.com notifications. You can also follow sites and can start new blog posts easily from the toolbar of your browser.

Thus, it is evident that there is no dearth of WordPress apps. In fact, there are options galore to select from.

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