Automattic Acquires iOS WordPress Client Poster To Improve Its Own Mobile Apps
Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com, has acquired Poster, the popular iOS WordPress client. Its sole developer, Tom Witkin, will join the WordPress mobile team. Poster, which launched its 2.0 version in January, has already been removed from the App Store, but users who previously bought it will always be able to re-download it. Witkin also promises to continue to support it.
Witkin says that this move will enable him to keep doing what he loves — “creating apps and experiences that enable and delight.” Poster included features like Dropbox integration, Markdown support and full WordPress integration, including support for custom posts.
It’s worth noting that WordPress’ own app doesn’t currently have most of these advanced features, but chances are the addition of Witkin and some of the code he developed for Poster will soon find its way into the official client.