Got a WordPress site? Bring it to Windows 8 quickly and easily
This open source template makes it easy for you to take a WordPress site and provide it’s content through a Windows 8 store app
if you are a WordPress user (Wordpress.org this template does not support Wordpress.com), there is an open source Windows 8 template built by IdeaNotion you can use to quickly create a Windows 8 store app to showcase the content on your WordPress site.
The app created by the template allows a user to
- View your blog posts by category
- View recent blog posts
- View your pages
- View and post comments
- Bookmark favourite posts
- See post information in the live tile for the application
- Use the Search charm to find content
- Use the Share charm to share a favourite post
You can download the source code and there is a quick start guide from IdeaNotion to help you out as well.
Make your WordPress site available to more users through the Windows 8 store! Don’t forget students can publish their Windows 8 apps for free!
Comments
Anonymous
December 11, 2012
Great article Susan! Is this the easiest way to make an app? Hahahaha...Anonymous
December 11, 2012
Hey Harris :) based on what I've seen most students are building stuff way cooler than this, but if you have a wordpress site, no point in re-inventing the wheel!Anonymous
December 18, 2012
A great way for beginners to get their blogs some exposure for sure!