WordPress Mobile Admin Plugin
Posted October 17, 2009 at 12:00 amFiled under: Mobile Internet, Mobile Plugins, Wordpress Mobile, wordpress mobile admin by Rich Gubby Follow @http://twitter.com/zqxwzq
WordPress Mobile Admin is a fully featured WordPress control panel for your mobile. It works on every device – no matter what it’s capabilities, so it doesn’t matter if you don’t have an iPhone or BlackBerry, you can still manage and update your blog whilst you’re on the go.
It uses Wapple’s advanced web services to produce perfect markup whilst at the same time maintaining the familiar look and feel of WordPress. You can write and edit posts, moderate and reply to comments as well as updating and managing tags, categories and pages.
WordPress Mobile Admin
Requires at least:2.6
Tested up to: 2.9.2
Stable tag: 2.5
Features
- Add new posts from mobile
- Post pictures from your mobile phone and dictate where they appear on the post
- Post, Page, Tag and Category Management
- Comment Moderation – including replying to comments
- User Profile page – including colour schemes
- Support for gravatars
This plugin uses the same technology as the Wapple Architect Mobile Plugin and if you like this plugin, you’ll love that one. Check out the home page here: Wapple Architect Mobile Plugin for WordPress
Installation
- To install through WordPress Control Panel:
- Click “Plugins”, then “Add New”
- Enter “WordPress mobile admin” as search term and click “Search Plugins”
- Click the “Install” link on the right hand side against “WordPress Mobile Admin”
- Click the red “Install Now” button
- Click the “Activate Plugin” link
- Enter your Wapple Architect dev key into the settings page. You can get one from here Wapple Dev Key Registration
- To download and install manually:
- Download latest version from http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-mobile-admin/
- Upload the entire `wordpress-mobile-admin` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
- Activate the plugin through the `Plugins` menu in WordPress.
- Enter your Wapple Architect dev key into the settings page. You can get one from here Wapple Dev Key Registration
The control panel of WordPress Mobile Admin is in `Settings` > `Mobile Admin`.
If you want to use the WordPress Mobile Plugin with WordPress MU as a site-wide plugin, install the “wordpress-mobile-plugin” folder in the plugins directory and activate on a site-by-site basis.
Frequenty Asked Questions
How do I get a dev key?
Head over to Wapple and fill out the simple form, you should be able to get your dev key within a couple of minutes!
Why doesn’t the plugin work? I see the web version on my mobile!
Have you entered your dev key into the Wapple Architect settings?
If not, head over to Settings > Wapple Architect (or Options > Wapple Architect if you’re on version 2.3.3 and under) and enter it into the “Dev Key” input box.
Do I need SOAP and SimpleXML running for this plugin to work?
In older versions of the plugin, you needed SOAP and SimpleXML, but not any more! From version 2.0, the dependancy on SimpleXML has been totally removed! You also do not need SOAP and can communicate with Wapple’s web services via REST.
File Uploads seem to be breaking my site
On some handsets on certain networks, file uploading doesn’t work. Even though the mobile phone supports it, it doesn’t like it. If you find you’re having problems with posting, head to “Dashboard”, then “Profile” and turn it off for your user.
Screenshots
- Dashboard
- Edit Posts
- Edit Comments
- Login
Changelog
- Version 2.5
- Added option to choose what size of mobile uploaded image you want to use in your posts
- Version 2.4.1
- Fixed bug with foreign chars on comment titles
- Version 2.4
- Fixed bug with guest users getting wrong message when trying to view categories
- Fixed issue with adding posts in a different timezone to the where the server is
- Version 2.3
- Fixed bug with some sites logging on, removed filter for login and authenticate
- Version 2.2
- Added switch to mobile/desktop option in footer
- Version 2.1
- Fixed warning message when no result back from web service call
- Added compatibility for WordPress 2.9
- Version 2.0
- Removed dependancy on simpleXML
- Works with PHP4
- Footer now present on Login page – frames page nicely
- Added edit post tags page
- Added delete/add post tags
- Added edit categories page
- Added delete/add categories
- Added customized colour schemes
- Added ability to edit tags when adding/editing a post
- Bug fix: Show correct number of posts on edit posts page
- Bug fix: Fixed pingbacks on comments page
- Version 1.2.1
- Fixed bug when web theme has dynamic style sheet and loads up various functions
- Version 1.2
- Added bulk actions to comment moderation
- Added post date to add and edit posts
- Version 1.1.1
- Fixed bug when there is an admin path that isn’t in the top level
- Version 1.1
- Added filter posts by type on posts page
- Fix for really long comments
- Added option to enter a post excerpt
- Fixed image post size issue
- Added compatibility with older WordPress versions
- Added compatibility with WordPress 2.8.6
- Version 1.0.4
- Fixed foreign chars bug
- Version 1.0.3
- Added compatibility with WordPress 2.8.5
- Version 1.0.2
- Fixed compatibility issue when you don’t have PHP5
- Version 1.0.1
- Fixed admin bug
- Version 1.0
- Post images from mobile
- Comment moderation
- Post editing
- Gravatar support
Head of Development at Wapple
i am looking for the download link, can’t find. thanks very much
Here is the direct link: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-mobile-admin/ – just click on the red download button on the right!
I’ve got the key installed.. I have the plugin installed… but it’s not working for me. (Neither is Wapple-Architect). Any suggestions?
Nevermind, I got them working. It seems that my copy-and-paste of the key wasn’t a complete copy. It’s working now.
Good work!
Can you add an option to switch between the regular wordpress interface and the wapple mobile admin interface?
hi ian – glad you got it sorted, let me know if you have any other problems!
sure, that’s coming in the next version of the plugin!
The latest version now has a switch to desktop option in the footer. And when you’re in the desktop version, there is a switch to mobile option on there as well.
Let me know how you get on!
Please tell me how to write new posts using the WordPress mobile admin plugin as i see no option for it on my mobile device dashboard page…however it is mentioned here that one can add new posts from mobile.
Sorry i didnt look properly…i figured out my query..thanks.
nice! thank you for the switch to mobile/desktop feature. its working perfectly.
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Hi Rich,
Thank you for taking the time to produce this plugin. I have installed in on WP2.9.1, and activated it with the API key. However every time I attempt to login using a Blackberry Curve 8900, I get returned to the login screen.
Do you have any idea what the problem might be off hand please?
Thanks,
Rob.
Hi Rich,
Thanks for the good work.
However, this plugin is not working for me. I can’t figure what I’m doing wrong as other plugins I installed are working fine. My site is hosted on WordPress. Is there any hint as to what can be wrong?
Thanks.
My plugin had something wrong. i couldn’t edit the post i had posted. when i click “edit”, there will be an error messange. Why?
But this is a real good plugin i have seen.
thank you
Hey there – which version of the plugin are you using? If you could check in the plugin page and let me know I’ll take a look!
Today i update the new plugin, wordpress-mobile-admin. It supported Chinese now. It’s wonderful. But unfortunately, when i click “edit”, it’s not the white-page, but the text box is the characters changed to be irrecognizable because different coder or other reasons. Could help me this peoblam?
I’ll check it out and get back to you with a fix hopefully!
Hi Rich,
Thanks for the great plugin, it’s exactly what I need! However, is there a way to align an uploaded image to the center of the post, instead of the default left? I have tried looking at and editing the plugin code but I think it’s a bit over my head! While your at it, would it be easy to add a 2px black border to the image automatically as well?
Thanks again,
Max
I will PayPal $20 to you the second I update this plugin and it supports custom fields.
There. I wrote it. I put my real name and email on there. I’m committed. Rad.
Working on it – you’ve had the first beta test, second one coming soon!
I can add an option for aligning images – I’ll put it in the roadmap for the next version!
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Hi … I’ve installed the plug-in and dev key but cannot log in from mobile phone … maybe b/c WP requires cookies for log in??? would relly like to use this =(
Hi … I’ve installed the plug-in and dev key but cannot log in from mobile phone … maybe b/c WP requires cookies for log in??? would really like to use this =(
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Hi there,
I have the correct dev. key and have checked and re-checked my settings.
However, when I log on I always get redirected back to the login screen.
I am using ver. 3.6 Many thanks!
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hi, i entered the right key and i went to the dashboard page (assuming i have to use the same URL) but it shows the normal one (not the mobile), is there a URL i have to write in order to see the admin dashboard with this plugin?
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hi,
i have this error WAPL ERROR: Entity ‘rsquo’ not defined when i try to log into my blog
can u advise me ?
why can not use in wordpress 2.8.6
not working for worpress 3.0.1
Hello. WordPress Mobile Admin installed OK but it is not possible to log in to my blog from an iPhone 4. After typing in my user name and password, it waits for several seconds, then produces a message: “Cannot open page. Safari cannot open the page because the network connection was lost.” However, my network connection is just fine. Can you help?
what is adress for login in dashboard?
Love this plugin, but I can’t figure out how to add an image to a post. There is an “upload new media” area but the “choose file” button is greyed out. How to you add images? Thanks.
Hi Gubby,
You’ve done a really great job and you’re appreciated.
When I try to login to my dashboard on my mobile, I get this error message REQUEST EXCEEDED MAXIMUM NUMBER OF REDIRECTS. What could be the cause of this. Thanks.
@jkw – are you trying to upload with an iPhone? If so, it’s not possible as the iPhone browser doesn’t allow access to the file system, so therefore can’t upload. If you’re not, then there is an option on the Profile page to turn uploading on!
@Ada + others – might be a cache issue – try cleaing cache and cookies and give it a refresh!
Rich G
@d.c – should be the same as web – “wp-admin” or “wp-login.php”
I have a I have a Samsung through Straighttalk and when i go to wp-login.php or wp-admin it says “unsupported content type” I am using multisite and activated the plugin for each individual site. Any ideas?
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For us iphone users, it would be a great workaround for the media upload issue to allow uploading from Webdav servers such as iDisk or preferably Dropbox. Possible?
Just downloaded and installed the plugin. Entered in the Dev key, but whenever I try to access my admin page from my Blackberry Tour all I get is a blank screen. WP is fully updated and I’m trying to use the latest version of the plugin. Any help you could give would be really appreciated.
Have you considered this approach for uploading files from the iPhone?
Thank you
Have you considered this approach for uploading files from the iPhone?
http://code.google.com/p/iphone-photo-picker/
Thank you
This great plugin works like charm on my site when viewed on my blackberry. Thank you so much for your great effort. Keep it up!!