UPDATE: If you haven’t updated to WordPress for iPhone/iPad version 2.6, then don’t! Tried opening it after I updated and it crashed. Tried several times to no avail. Tried the delete and reinstall trick but still doesn’t work. Now I can’t open the app as it keeps on crashing. I suggest that you hold up on updating until the WordPress dev team releases a fix for this. Oh yeah, next time make sure to read the reviews first before updating. I learned it the hard way.

Was browsing the App store on my iPhone and updating my apps when I saw that the WordPress for iPhone app had an update. When I opened my WordPress Dashboard to check on my blog, I found the announcement from the official WordPress blog that WordPress for iPhone/iPad version 2.6 has just been released.

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Here are the improvements and new features on the latest version of the WordPress for iPhone/iPad app:

• Video. Record, upload, attach, and play videos within the app. Yay for being able to catch your friends’ and co-workers’ most embarrassing shenanigans creative moments with iPhone video and publish them immediately for all the world to see on your WordPress site.
• A total rewrite of the way local drafts are handled, to prevent the unintentional loss of your pending posts.
• Autosave/post revisions. Bam! One of the “oh, thank goodness” features of the web app makes it into the iOS version.
• Easier setup. Faster and easier process for adding your sites to the app.
• Media Library. We’re gradually getting closer to the media management you’re used to in the web app.

I never use the WordPress for iPhone app to write articles but rather for moderating comments here on JaypeeOnline. Nevertheless, the latest version does have pretty good new features and improvements. I think users who regularly use the app to blog/publish stuff will love the addition of the Video and Media Library features.

One of the things/options I’d like to see added to next update of the WordPress for iPhone/iPad app is the ability to access the Spam folder. Why? Because when moderating comments, I sometimes mistakenly flag a comment as spam instead of approving it. And since I can’t access the spam folder, I have no way of retrieving the comment and I’m forced to log on to the main WordPress Dashboard just to do it. And when I’m on the road or I don’t have my laptop with me then I’m stuck and I’ll have to wait til I get home or get access to laptop.

You can download WordPress for iPhone/iPad version 2.6 from iTunes or via the App store on your iPhone or iPad.

EDIT: I’ve added the list of files that needs to be updated or overwritten.

Security-related upgrades were released earlier today for users of both the 2.2 branch and 2.0 legacy branch or WordPress. WordPress 2.2.2 and 2.0.11 addresses certain security issues and some minor bug fixes so you won’t have to worry about it messing up your WordPress theme or plugins.

If you’re an intermediate user or familiar with WordPress files and folders, you don’t have to do a full upgrade. All you need to do is identify the modified files, get the updated ones and then overwrite the existing ones on your web folder. (Assuming that you’re already running version 2.2.1).

These are the files you need to update/overwrite:

• /wp-admin/import/wordpress.php
• /wp-admin/admin-db.php
• /wp-admin/admin-functions.php
• /wp-admin/edit-comments.php
• /wp-admin/link-import.php
• /wp-admin/options.php
• /wp-admin/upload-functions.php
• /wp-includes/formatting.php
• /wp-includes/functions.php
• /wp-includes/general-template.php
• /wp-includes/theme.php
• /wp-includes/widgets.php
• /wp-includes/version.php
• /wp-app.php
• /wp-settings.php
• /xmlrpc.php

One way of keeping your blog secure is keeping WordPress updated so don’t delay, upgrade your WordPress installation now. Download WordPress 2.2.2 or WordPress Legacy 2.0.11

Btw, I forgot to mention earlier that I upgraded to WordPress 2.2.2 right after I posted this entry. I took less than 10 minutes. If you need help upgrading your WordPress installation, leave a comment or contact me and I’ll do my best to help you.