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Chaps, I am thinking to build a nice picture blog, to upload pictures and add a bit of a blurb, just enough to describe the picture, and let people comment if they want to. Now, here's the thing: one of the main feature I would like to have, well really the most important one, is the ability to take a picture on my android phone when I am out and about and then upload it onto the website straight away, a bit like you do for facebook if that makes sense. Now, are you aware on any platform capable of doing this? I have an account with wordpress, so I was thinking to use that, but I was wondering if anybody has any experience in the above (uploading picture to your blog straight from the phone) and how doable it is. I don't think I will be able to develop an application that does it myself, I am not that skilled (I code in javascript and jquery and basic java so out of my reach really). What do you guys say?
cheers

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If the goal is "snap on Android, publish on the blog" without writing a native app, there are ready-made routes that avoid C# or custom server work. Official mobile tooling plus lightweight automation cover almost every use case: the WordPress Android app can publish photos directly; self-hosted sites can be linked to that app via Jetpack; and if you want zero‑touch publishing there are email- or automation-based workflows (IFTTT/Zapier) that will send phone photos into a post.

Quick practical paths to try right away:

  • Use the WordPress Android app to create a post, attach a photo from the camera/gallery, add a caption and publish.
  • For a self‑hosted WordPress install, add Jetpack and connect it to WordPress.com so the same app can talk to your site.
  • If you prefer not to use the app, use WordPress.com’s Post by Email or an IFTTT recipe to auto-post new phone images to your blog.

Common gotchas and tips:

  • Server limits (PHP’s upload_max_filesize, post_max_size) and upload-folder permissions will block large photos—adjust them if uploads fail.
  • Watch EXIF orientation/rotation; modern apps usually handle it but some servers/plugins don’t.
  • Use image compression or Jetpack’s Site Accelerator to reduce file sizes and speed page loads.
  • Protect comments with Akismet or other spam filters and keep Jetpack/WordPress updated; always use HTTPS for mobile logins.

’s C#/Android route is valid if you need a bespoke workflow (custom metadata, offline queueing, enterprise auth). For a later custom client, the WordPress REST API is the recommended integration point (see developer docs). For now, the app + Jetpack or an IFTTT/email shortcut will get the Facebook-style phone-to-blog flow working with minimal setup.

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Member Avatar for AleMonteiro

I did this exatcly same thing, but not for a blog, it was to an commercial building security system. So they can register anyone who enters the building.

I used Android 2.0 and C# 3.5 on the server side. It's not that difficult and I could share the code if you want to.

But I don't know any blog or any other tool that has this funcionality built in, maybe there is.

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Hello AleMonteiro, thanks for that, really nice of you.
How does that piece of software work? I mean you said you did exactly the same thing, in which way?
I can see a few problems with using C#:
1)I will have to make sure that it can be integrated with Wordpress - if I decide to use wordpress of course. Do you know how/where I could find out? DO you reckon on the worpress forum perhaps?
2) I don't know anything about C#, so I might need a hand with integration, implementation and maintenance
cheers

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Violet, sorry, I know nothing about WordPress.

The only framework like WordPress that I know a little of is Joomla, and I also don't know if it supports what you want.

But let me ask, are you planning to develop and WebSite to take pictures or an Android App?

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Hi no worries, I just thought I might ask. Well, I am planning to build the site and then upload pictures from both my laptop and straight from android, that's in a nutshell. I mean, it doestn' have to be Wordpress, but having an account with them already, having used it once before and knowing about good blog-like capabilities I tohught that it would be a good choice. AN android app is well beyond my skills, so what I was looking for is a kind of plug in, or whatever that allows me to quickly upload a picture from the phone to the website, as I said in my previous post, a bit like the facebook/twitter apps do on a smartphone. I would imagine there is a plug in of some sort out there somewhere, I mean surely somebody else must have done this already, it's just a matter of find out who : -)

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I think I will ask this in the backend section of the forum, sorry my fault, I should have thought this had to do more with backend than front end!
thanks anyways

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