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The State Of The Touch
Aug 2 2010 • Written By Duane Storey • 14 Comments

We released WPtouch 2.0 about 6 weeks ago now, and have constantly been improving it since day one. In fact, since that time we’ve added or improved over 100 features — you can take a look at the change log.

We’re currently in the process of revamping our product information pages to reflect some of these new changes, but I thought now would be a good time to overview where we are with the product.

New Features

Version 2.0.7 was a substantial update, adding a whack of new customizations options (colors, fonts, etc.) for the Classic theme. We also added a Backup/Restore function to aid 5-pack and development package users, many of which can save time by using this feature to Backup on one site, and Restore on another. We also improved the WPtouch Pro warning system — if you have a plugin that may interfere with WPtouch Pro, we show a warning message so you can learn more about it and possibly fix it. In addition, we’ve been active in our Pro support forums, helping users sort out issues in short order.

Internationalization

WPtouch Pro has been fully internationalized since day one. Our plan has always been to translate our Pro series plugins into as many languages as possible. Truthfully, I love seeing WPtouch in another language — I was like a kid in a candy store when WPtouch Pro was translated into Japanese.

WPtouch Pro is currently available in eight languages: Spanish, German, Portuguese, French, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, and Dutch. The plugin will automatically detect what language WordPress is configured to use and emulate that, or the language that WPtouch Pro will use can be selected from the WPtouch Pro administration panel.

Developer Package

WPtouch Pro also has a developer package, complete with online development documentation. If you’re a development package user, you’ll have access to architecture information, plugin hooks and filters, and various code examples for tweaking the plugin.

WPtouch Pro is a full mobile development framework, capable of being used to customize the look and feel for any mobile device at the code level. Some of our users are using it to do iPad development, some are doing custom integrations with their own iPhone applications. Because WPtouch Pro is GPL, the sky is really the limit for what some of these projects may ultimately become — we’re anxiously awaiting to see the results, as some of them are going to be pretty exciting.

Going Forward

We’re currently working on our 2.0.8 release, which will probably be out late next week. We’re also working hard on finishing off the upgrade system for those users that are looking to upgrade between packages (we’ve actually had quite a few inquiries about this recently). Hopefully within a week or so users will be able to automatically upgrade their packages.

Our 2.1 release will be a fairly important update, and we’re looking forward to starting to work on that. If you’ve already purchased WPtouch Pro, you’ll automatically receive 2.1 when the times comes. If you’re interested in grabbing a copy now, head on over to the WPtouch Pro page and pick one up.

Thanks again to everyone who has supported WPtouch Pro and BraveNewCode – we have many more great things to add to the product, so hop aboard the train and come along for the ride!

14 Comments

  1. Ron

    http://barrystuff.com

    August 7th, 2010

    Still pulling for NextGen Gallery support :)

  2. The Rookie DayTrader

    http://rookiedaytrader.net

    August 8th, 2010

    I just implemented the FREE version of the WPtouch plug-in on my site and I’m amazed at the quality of the mobile interface in the Free version. I’ve had a lot of readers asking for a mobile interface for quite some time. While I initially had a conflict with several other plug-ins I was able to adjust their width parameters to eliminate the problem. I’ll definitely be purchasing WPtouch 2.0 tonight so that I can implement mobile options on all of my other WordPress web sites. Addtionally, this now encourages me to convert all of my static sites to WordPress sites with this mobile plug-in.

    Thanks folks for a great product.
    Gregg,
    The Rookie DayTrader

    • Dale Mugford

      BNC Design Guru

      August 8th, 2010

      Much appreciated Gregg! Awesome!

  3. Dhs

    August 9th, 2010

    I JUST purchased this, and now have to pay for an update? Argh!

    • Duane Storey

      BNC Development Guru

      August 9th, 2010

      Actually, all updates for 2.x are included in your purchase. So don’t worry, you’ll be able to upgrade automatically going forward!

  4. Matthew Guay

    http://techinch.com/

    August 13th, 2010

    Does WPtouch 2.0 Pro support alternate advertisement networks? Perhaps a widget where you could paste HTML/JavaScript code and have it appear centered in the header like the Adsense? That would be nice… :)

    • Dale Mugford

      BNC Design Guru

      August 13th, 2010

      Yes, absolutely. We support custom ads, whereby you paste the ad code in a textarea and WPtouch takes care of the rest! There’s a “What’s New” tab on the product page which lists a good chunk of the new stuff in WPtouch Pro.

  5. Truden

    http://truden.truden.com

    September 15th, 2010

    I am viewing this web site now with Samsung Galaxy S and it is amazingly clean, beatiful and functional.
    I have one only question – does it support DISQUS comment system?

    • Dale Mugford

      BNC Design Guru

      September 15th, 2010

      Yes! Both the free version and WPtouch Pro support DISQUS out of the box.

    • maguay

      http://techinch.com/

      September 15th, 2010

      Works great with Disqus on http://techinch.com/ … check it out to see. It’s using the free 1.9 version right now too.

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