WordPress App
WordPress app review. It is now much better for blogging and site management.
I have been working a lot lately, so I have been getting home late. As a result, I have been using my phone more. So I tried to edit the WordPress post with my phone, but it’s so much better than I thought. I even thought it might be the best writing app for WordPress users if the WordPress app received feedback and fixed a few of its shortcomings. I only thought at first that ‘the performance is a little disappointing right now, but the future is bright. But now, it has become a somewhat useful friend for site management. There are also Android links, iOS links, and desktop versions, but I can’t log in well. I…
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The WordPress app has a much better editor performance than expected.
워드프레스 앱은 기본적으로 워드프레스닷컴과 여러 기능들이 연계됩니다. 그렇기에 제가 이 글을 처음 쓸 당시에는 블록 에디터를 조금씩 앱에 접목시키는 단계였습니다. 그래서 당시에는 구버전 에디터도 사용 가능했습니다만 지금은 블록 에디터가 기본 에디터가 되었습니다. 처음에는 어떻게 보면 다소 불편하다고도 볼 수 있는 블록 에디터를 어떤 식으로 모바일에 녹였을까 조금은 의문이 들었었지만 실제로는 스마트폰에서도 아주 사용하기 좋게 구성되어있습니다.
While writing, I found a very unexpected advantage of this WordPress app. I had been requesting the feature to handle line breaks more efficiently in the Gutenberg GitHub repository for several days, but to be honest, the chances of it being implemented seemed slim. The issue was that when a sentence ends and the next paragraph is lengthy, Korean text would simply get cut off and move to the next line, but with English, the entire paragraph would shift together seamlessly. Of course, the same would apply to Korean, but with English being written horizontally without complex consonants and no line breaks, if a word extends to the next line, it could lead to significant misunderstandings. This WordPress app also moves the entire next word to the next line in Korean. I was pleasantly surprised by that.
Another advantage of the WordPress app is that it has widgets. It’s a statistics widget, but it’s an advantage that you can see site statistics right away without having to enter the app. However, for some reason, the Android version widget doesn’t seem to synchronize the figures well. I’m not sure why that is… Nevertheless, the iOS version widget updates the figures quickly and frequently.
The WordPress app has improved a lot, but there are still some disappointing parts
Of course, the WordPress app also has its downsides. As a representative example, the WordPress app is based on wordpress.com, as described earlier, so loading blocks from plug-ins that users have individually installed is impossible. In simple terms, only basic blocks are allowed to be used. Of course, WordPress core is gradually improving its performance, and with the basic blocks alone, you can handle most blogging needs. However, some popular block plugins have tens of thousands of users, but the truth is, those users can’t fully unleash the blogging performance in the app.
물론 비단 블록 플러그인뿐 아니라 Rank Math등 워드프레스 편집기 내에서도 사용가능한 플러그인들 역시 사용이 불가능하기에 이 부분은 꽤나 많이 아쉽습니다. 예전에는 제트팩에 SEO가 무료로 포함되어있습니다만 개인적으로는 성능이 그다지 마음에 들진 않다보니…
The second drawback is that it lacks a bit in stability. As you can see in the screenshot, I wrote this post on May 9th, and the latest post is dated April 15th. Also, the Korean history article I wrote a few days ago doesn’t seem to be reflected, or perhaps it is based on the date of the first post. Moreover, the upload speed is quite slow, and the synchronization speed is also somewhat sluggish. In fact, this part has improved significantly compared to before. Previously, it was so slow that it felt like there was some kind of overload, to the point where I had to reboot my phone.
이 안정성에 대한 부분은 아이패드 앱은 그래도 좀 괜찮은 부분이 있습니다만 적어도 예전 PC 버전은 너무할 수준이었습니다. 글 자체가 나오지 않는 수준… 이 회사가 심플노트를 만든 회사인데, 심플노트도 앱 자체 성능은 매우 준수하나 윈도우 버전은 정말 안좋은 편입니다. 개발력의 한계인가?라는 생각도 좀 했었습니다. 지금은 나아졌으려나 모르겠네요.
In the past, some essential features that should have been present in writing apps were missing. One of the main examples is the lack of features like document statistics. These essential functionalities for blogging were missing, which made me think that the app was somewhat lacking in basic capabilities. Of course, even now, there are many features that are lacking for blogging purposes, which is quite disappointing. One of the main drawbacks is the lack of features for categorizing posts based on different categories. Although it’s nice to have a smooth view of the articles, not having functions for sorting them by categories is quite disappointing. Therefore, when it comes to writing or editing content related to statistics and thoughts like “This is how my blog is,” there are generally no major inconveniences.
Even during the Evernote beta in the past, it was pointed out that to rank well in Google searches, you need to write an appropriate amount of content. That’s why, when you check the document statistics and find that the content is insufficient, you need to write more or make necessary additions. If you write on your phone, it’s usually less than it actually is. If the line goes straight, I feel like I wrote something a lot. Although the posts are nicely categorized as published, drafts, or temporary, it feels like they missed out on creating features that could make document classification much easier based on categories or tags. It seems like they believed that managing a blog 100% using a smartphone would not be possible. On the other hand, looking at the app update notes, it appears that the editor itself is steadily receiving added features, indicating that the development direction is somewhat established.
WordPress apps are getting better fast
As explained in the previous paragraph, the WordPress app’s editor performance is continuously improving over time. So now I think it can be used enough to replace writing apps to some extent. The basic performance is not bad at all, but in reality, writing with this app is like streamlining one step in the blogging process. I use the writing app for drafting my initial content, but after transferring it to WordPress, I make small adjustments to the text on my smartphone until the final version is ready.
WordPress App Summary
Good point
- Editor performance steadily improves (suitable for blogging).
- Basic features like stats are good
Disappointing point
- Blogging is possible, but ‘blog management’ is a bit disappointing
- Synchronization is a bit slow
- Performance varies by platform.
