Blog on the Road with wpToGo – An Android App Review

As a blogger, you need to be able to share your experiences at any moment, even on the go. I recently came across an Android application called wpToGo. If you have not already guessed, this application allows you to post to your WordPress blog from your Android phone. In fact, those first two sentences were written from wpToGo, including the link (I switched to the desktop for obvious reasons). Anyways, here are a few of the main features of wpToGo:

Multiple Accounts

Do you need to post to multiple blogs? wpToGo allows you to setup multiple accounts. All you need to know is the blog URL, your username, and your password. While I do not need this feature, personally, it is a great one to have just to say you have it.

Linking, Italicizing, Bolding, etc.

I mentioned that the link above was created from wpToGo. The application has some other text features as well, like making text bold, italic, or block-quoted. It is very simple to do with Android, just select the text you want to transform and hit the button.

Pictures!

No, the picture to the right was not added via wpToGo, but the feature is there. You can upload multiple pictures too, for those that like to express themselves visually.

Tagging and Categorizing

You are able to tag and categorize your posts just like on the desktop. However, if you have subcategories, you will not be able to tell who their parents are. Another peeve I ran into is that if you make a mistake adding categories, you must clear and start all over.

Comment Moderation

Just recently added, the comment moderation feature is a good one to have. I often get an email notification on my G1 about a new comment on one of my blog posts. I do not like loading the WordPress Admin on the tiny screen of my phone, so now I can just hop over to wpToGo and approve/unapprove any comments waiting for moderation.

You can also publish right from wpToGo, however I do not recommend it. You should always look over posts on the desktop just to make sure there aren’t any glitches and such. This application has come in handy a few times already, and no doubt I will get some sudden inspiration on the road and will make a quick draft of it using wpToGo. wpToGo is available right now for free on the Android Market.