WordPress is a beast of a publishing platform that's easy to set up, SEO-friendly, and expandable, thanks to its ample plug-in ecosystem. With Automatic's WordPress app (also available on Android), you don't even need a PC to add content to your WordPress.com and self-hosted WordPress-powered site. The free Wordpress iPad app lets users create new articles, add photos and video, schedule posts, and more while on the go. Numerous missing features keep it from being the complete WordPress experience, however.

WordPress for iPad takes you to its content-creation area when you fire up the app. There you'll find Post, Pages, Comments, Stats, and other essential WordPress areas. Tapping either Posts or Pages lets you see the articles (Draft, Pending, Scheduled, Published) that were created on the desktop side or another WordPress app. That said, you aren't limited to viewing and editing those articles: You can also create new posts or pages by tapping the + icon in the toolbar located at the bottom of the screen.

Once you do that, WordPress for iPad opens a blank post or page. The clearly marked title and content areas are for typing the article's headline and text, respectively. I found it a breeze to add images and video, too. Unlike WordPress for Android, WordPress for iPad lacks a media section that lets you see all of your uploaded images, audio, and video. This is a huge omission, because it limits users to just the media files on their iPads.

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