How To Use The WordPress Mobile App – Posts And Pages
This tutorial is part of a series on how to post content to your WordPress site using your mobile device and the WordPress Mobile App.
This series includes the following tutorials:
- How To Use The WordPress Mobile App
- How To Use The WordPress Mobile App – Admin
- How To Use The WordPress Mobile App – Posts And Pages (you are here)
- How To Use The WordPress Mobile App – Media
- How To Use The WordPress Mobile App – Comments
- How To Use The WordPress Mobile App – Settings
In this tutorial, you will learn how to add, edit, and delete posts and pages on your WordPress site using the WordPress Mobile App.
You should have already set up your WordPress App. If you haven’t set it up yet, see this tutorial.
Notes:
- For this tutorial, we’ll use the WordPress For Android version of the WordPress mobile app. The process explained below is similar for iOS devices (e.g. iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad). For more information about WordPress For IOS, go here: WordPress For iOS
- While the screenshots in this tutorial use an earlier version of the WordPress App and android mobile device, the process described below for installing and using the app is the same.
The following tutorials will also help you gain a better understanding of the areas covered in this tutorial:
- WordPress Posts vs WordPress Pages Explained
- How To Create A Post In WordPress – Part 1
- How To Create A Post In WordPress – Part 2
- How To Edit and Delete Posts In WordPress – Part 1
- How To Edit and Delete Posts In WordPress – Part 2
- How To Use Categories In WordPress
- How To Use Tags In WordPress
- WordPress Post Formats Explained
- How To Schedule Posts In WordPress
- How To Create Pages In WordPress
- How To Edit And Delete Pages In WordPress
- How To Protect Your Content In WordPress Posts & Pages
- How To Use Featured Images In WordPress
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The WordPress Mobile App – Posts And Pages
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.
To learn more about adding media to your posts, see this tutorial: How To Use The WordPress Mobile App – Media
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 on 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
Delete Post
To delete a post, tap on the Trash Can icon at the bottom of your screen.
You will be asked to confirm whether to delete the post or not. Tap Yes to delete your post, or No to cancel the delete action.
Preview Post
Tap on the Preview icon to load your post into your mobile device’s browser.
Share Post
Tap on the Share Post icon to bring up a range of options for sharing your post online.
Write Comment
Tap on the Comment icon to add a comment to your post and then tap on the Send Comment button.
Your comment (or reply to someone else’s comment) will be published on your WordPress site.
Edit Content
To edit the content of your post, tap on the Edit icon.
After editing your content, tap on the Save icon to update your post.
Your content will be saved and updated on your WordPress site.
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 words with hyphens instead of 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 how to protect content on your WordPress posts and pages, see this tutorial: How To Protect Content In WordPress
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. To learn the difference between Posts and Pages, see this tutorial: WordPress Posts vs WordPress Pages Explained
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:
- Select all content
- Cut selected text
- 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! Now you know how to use the WordPress Mobile App to add, edit, and delete posts and pages on your WordPress site via a mobile device.
Next Step:
Now that you know how to use the ‘Posts and Pages’ section of the WordPress Mobile App, the next step is to learn how to use the ‘Media’ section of the App.
To learn more about using the WordPress Mobile App’s Media section, see this tutorial: How To Use The WordPress Mobile App – Media
See Also …
- How To Use The WordPress Mobile App – Overview
- How To Use The WordPress Mobile App – Admin
- How To Use The WordPress Mobile App – Comments
- How To Use The WordPress Mobile App – Settings
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