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Ever thought of updating the WordPress post via email? May be not. However, this is one of the lesser known features among all other amazing WordPress features. You might be astonished to know that a plenty of bloggers used such features in 2010 with the official WordPress apps availed in Android, iPhone and Blackberry.

If you are also a keen blogger who want to dig out the various methods that can be used to make the post via email, then you can follow below listed tips or methods:

Approach 1: Generate Email Address

Before you publish via email, mind generating special and unique email address. Since, it is unique to you, therefore, you must hide this address with you. Now, head to Dashboard -> My Blogs. The next thing to be done is make sure that Post by Email is enables within the Screen options. The next thing is to locate the blog that has to be published and click Enable. Now, you own a special email address. Download a vCard to save the address to your address book.

Approach 2: Sending Emails

Once you have published your post by email address, sending an email will not be anymore a daunting task. The email subject will be used as the title of the post. The body will be deemed as the content of the post. Just after receiving the email, you will retrieve a notification email intimating the details of the published content or post.

Approach 3: Mail Configuring 

Your email can be a simple text or it can be formatted as well. However, it is recommended that format as much as possible, although the email system will strip down all the unnecessary HTML tags from the post so that email may appear in a style. Ensure that you employ an email client that chains rich text or HTML formatting so as to use this feature. A plethora of website based clients such as Gmail, hotmail and others do support this just like various desktop clients including Outlook and Mail. Switching to rich text or formatting mode is preferred.

Approach 4: Shortcodes

Ideally, emailed content will be placed within the default category that is configured in the settings. However, you also have an option to engrave the tags, categories and custom taxonomy terms within your post just by including shortcodes in your email. All these must be separated with a single space. Make use of tags and slugs / IDs for diversified categories. Terms that do not exist will be created by default.

Approach 5: Attachments

Any file hooked up to an email will be directly uploaded to the Media library and will be added to the post as a gallery. You can stipulate gallery options or its defined location within the post just by introducing a gallery shortcode in your email. In case, if no gallery exists, then it will be summed up at the end of the post.

The different modes to post or publish your content via email do not end here. There is an array of simple and outstanding methods and WordPress plugins that allows a user to post their content swiftly and in an ultimate manner.