Updating word-press while mobile (e-mail, MMS)
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I was trying to find a way to keep one of my blogs updated while on a two week motorcycle vacation across Europe. I needed an easy, hassle-free, non-expensive way to update small road-side bits of information.
I have several applications that would do it, like:
- Publishing directly via e-mail does not allow images, and needs an extra step checking the email to post.
- Installing a mobile UI
- Adding a custom posting interface, etc. etc.
But all this required a moderate time-consuming mobile connection, and if your are doing it abroad (roaming), by the end of the two week journey you phone bill will be grown quite fat….
What I really needed was something like an SMS, or MMS. E-mails can be sent via MMS with a fixed price. But directly publishing to word-press via email (as i’ve described in my previous article “word press posting via e-mail” ), is a bit limited.
So I’ve done a bit of research and… I’ve found “Posterous”.
Posterous ,amongst lots of other cool stuff, lets you publish to your word-press blog, via email, with images, and without any other action whatsoever.
You just email, (send an MMS with a just-taken-picture) and seconds later your readers will be able to see, and read it in your blog.
This was just what I needed!
One detail is missing, but i’ve already contacted the guys at posterous to see what can be done.
- The post goes to the default category, and I needed to specify a category on wich to post. – Damn! Almost too good to be true!
Anyway this a 9 of 10 solution for mobile posting to your Word-press blog, and deserves a closer look.
Visit posterous.com/ and check it out yourself.
Take care
MAC
