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Apple Says WordPress No Longer Has to Implement In-App Purchases, Issue Now “Resolved”
Yesterday WordPress said Apple was holding back its iOS updates because it wanted the company to implement in-app purchases for its Wordpress.com plans. The situation looked like another tense situation between Apple and its developers, such as its ongoing saga with Epic Games. WordPress said Apple was giving it one month to add an in-app...
WordPress Says Apple ‘Locked’ iOS Updates Unless it Agreed to In-App Purchases
Another news story is out about Apple’s App Store and the latter’s 30% take when it comes to in-app purchases. WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg said on Friday the reason why iOS app updates have been ‘absent’ lately were because Apple allegedly wanted the company to implement in-app purchases. Heads up on why @WordPressiOS updates have...
Simplenote Text Editor is Now Open Source on All Platforms
Simplenote is a free text editor for iOS, Mac, Android, Windows, and Linux. Automattic, the developer behind WordPress and Simplenote, has made every version of the app available on GitHub as open source software. Today’s announcement is good news for people who enjoy Simplenote’s interface, unlimited storage and syncing, easy publishing functionality, but want to...
WordPress.com Undergoes Major Redesign, Goes Open Source and Gets a Mac OS X App
Over 25 percent of the web is powered by WordPress. Today, the company unveiled a new look for WordPress.com, but also a desktop app for easier site maintenance. It has taken the company a long time to create a desktop app, and it becomes even more surprising when you consider that the mobile apps have...
Facebook Turns Notes Into a Medium-Style Blogging Platform
Today Facebook is rolling out its first major update to Notes, which essentially turns it into a blogging platform, much like Medium. “We’re rolling out an update to make notes on Facebook more beautiful and customizable. Notes are now an even better way to write a longer post and share with anyone — whether it’s...
WordPress for iOS Adds Visual Editor, Option to Edit Image Settings in Posts
For those that use Wordpress for iOS and have longed for a WYSIWYG editor, it has finally arrived in an update this morning. The app now brings a visual editor so you can ‘see’ what you’re creating, plus also adds new features, such as the option to edit image settings in posts. For failed image...
WordPress iOS 3.9.1 Update Fixes Timezone Bug When Editing Posts
Wordpress for iOS has released their 3.9.1 update which fixes a bug from the previous version which would cause edited posts to lose their original timezone settings, an annoying bug affecting numerous users (including ourselves). WordPress for iOS 3.9.1 is out and now available to download from the App Store. Some of the fixes included...