WordPress for iOS version 11.1 beta is available for testing on TestFlight. Not part of the beta program yet? Please sign up for our TestFlight program to join as a beta tester.
What to Test
What’s New:
- A new Quick Start section suggests steps to help you build a great site.
- With Mentions, you can read the whole push notification message from the home screen.
- Want to copy the link to a comment? Long-press its timestamp label.
- Want to know the word and character counts for posts? Check out the editor action sheet title.
Here are some quick tips to test these new features:
- Quick Start (~5-10 minutes): Create a new WordPress.com site in the app, and when you visit the site’s dashboard follow the prompts to complete the quick start checklist.
- Mentions (<5 minutes): Make sure push notifications are enabled in your device settings. Ask another member of your site to @ mention you in a post or comment and check the notification from your home screen.
- Copy comment links (<5 minutes): Long-press the timestamp label for a comment anywhere in the app (Notifications, Reader, My Sites).
- Word/character count (<5 minutes): While writing a post, tap the ellipsis (…) menu in the top right to pull up the action sheet and check the count at the top. Try writing in other languages or adding non-text content and ensure the count is correct.
What’s Fixed:
- There were a lot of other improvements made in this release that aren’t being called out in this post. For the main WordPress iOS application you can view the entire list here.
Bugs & Feedback
Did you find a bug or come up with a feature request while testing? You can discuss it here, ping one of us in the #mobile WordPress.org Slack room, report it using the TestFlight feedback link, or head straight to the iOS GitHub repository and open a new issue.
Thanks for testing!