There are several applications that you can use to write and publish content for your WordPress.com site, even without being connected to the internet. You may often hear this referred to as “offline editing.” Below are some examples of offline editors.
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Did you know you could take your homepage and edit your site right from your mobile device? The Jetpack mobile apps can be used to write posts while offline and are available for both iOS and Android. You can create and edit posts and pages for your WordPress.com site at any time from the apps.
WordPress.com supports the major posting standards, such as the MetaWeblog API, so you should be able to use most applications that you come across.
If you’re looking for a distraction-free tool that you can use to create blog posts, even while offline, and then publish them to your WordPress.com site, here are a few options you can try out:
iAWriter is a tool for focused writing by removing all distractions. You can publish directly to your WordPress.com blog. The application is available for both Mac and Windows, and offers a 2-week free trial.
Ulysses is available for Macs, iPads, and iPhones. It offers the ability to create multiple projects (if you write for multiple clients, for example.) Learn how to publish to your WordPress.com blog. Annual and monthly pricing options and a student discount are available.
MarsEdit is available on Mac, and can be connected to your WordPress.com blog through an application password. Single user and family license options are available.
Available for both Windows and Macs, use Microsoft Word to create your posts and publish them to your WordPress.com blog.
These applications may ask for something like an XML-RPC (or API) endpoint, which will be your site domain followed by “xmlrpc.php”. So, for example, if your site is at yourgroovysite.wordpress.com, your endpoint would be:
yourgroovysite.wordpress.com/xmlrpc.php
