iPhone Update

No not the 1.1.1 firmware update that must have just been released after I left the house this morning, I’m talking about Mobile Admin for the iPhone.

Jared and I will be releasing a major update to the UI, some key updates:

  • Better UI for those WordPress 2.2 users (upgrade already, it’s been out for 3 days)
  • Major overhaul on the dashboard. I hate that list of links too
  • Overhaul in style on the posts page
  • Text Overflow
  • …some other minor tweeks.

While working on the CSS today I notice one major property that the iPhone does not support, even though Safari 3 does, contrary to what this article states, appearance does not work on iPhone’s Safari even with the webkit prefix. It was a big deal for me because it would have solved a lot of the issues I have with our approach to skinning the admin UI.

Jared and I were talking last night and he’s got some great plans for the plugin and I’m looking forward to how it unfolds.

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I started my first blog in 2003 and transitioned to WordPress in 2004. Since moving to WordPress I've written a few plugins and themes for public consumption. Lately I'm busy engineering/building/coding and have only been able to share a few code snippets.

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  • Jed

    Hope you ll be releasing the mobile admin on pocket pc (WM6). I know that iPhone is very nice but I prefer WM6. Thanks!

  • http://freepressblog.org Jared

    We’ll definitely have support for all/most mobile browsers shortly, and then also add extra support for the more popular and capable platforms. WM will definitely be included in that list.

  • http://www.theglitch.ws Jason Hansen

    Will this work on the iPod Touch?

  • http://dancameron.org Dan

    Haven’t tried it yet but it should, as far as I know it’s the same browser and resolution.

  • http://www.theglitch.ws Jason Hansen

    I have tried it, but when I click on “Switch to Mobile Admin View”, it takes me to the normal Dashboard. I would love to use this plug-in!

  • http://freepressblog.org Jared

    Jason, are you doing this from an iPhone or iTouch device, or from another browser?

  • http://dancameron.org Dan

    Looks like we need to add “iPod” to the list of useragents.

    useragents = “iPhone”,”iPod”

  • http://dancameron.org Dan

    Jason: Check out version 1.1, it should be out this afternoon.

  • http://dancameron.org Dan

    Looks like we need to add “iPod” to the list of useragents.

    useragents = “iPhone”,”iPod”

  • http://www.theglitch.ws Jason Hansen

    That sounds great Dan! Thanks!

    Jared: I have an iPod Touch (Safari).

  • http://www.theglitch.ws Jason Hansen

    That sounds great Dan! Thanks!

    Jared: I have an iPod Touch (Safari).

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