Publish and Update WordPress Posts Directly From Ulysses

Ulysses integrates with WordPress to enable publishing and editing to WordPress from within the app.

March 24, 2021

Donna Cavalier

If you use Ulysses for Mac, iPad, and iPhone, you already know that this Apple Design Award-winning writing app offers a focused, pleasant writing experience. You might also know that Ulysses publishes to WordPress with just a few clicks or taps. If so, you’ll be happy to hear that the newest version improves the already-smooth integration between WordPress and Ulysses.

For anyone who might be unfamiliar with the writing tool, Ulysses provides a distraction-free Markdown editor that is customizable to fit your style. Its powerful features help you organize your writing projects and be more productive. When you are satisfied with the content you’ve written, Ulysses can export the text into several formats. Most importantly, it is easy to publish your creation directly to your WordPress.com or self-hosted WordPress site.

Let’s take a closer look at how publishing from Ulysses to WordPress works. First, you will need to connect Ulysses to your WordPress account. If you are a WordPress.com user, you will simply input your user name and password. WordPress self-host users will also supply the URL of the WordPress site. Once the connection is made, Ulysses will also sync with your other devices. You’ll now be able to turn any text you write in Ulysses into WordPress blog posts via the app’s export feature. 

Ulysses is unique because it automatically transfers not only images and text but also other settings and characteristics. Some of its smart features include: 

  • Your text’s first heading will become your post’s title.
  • Keywords you attached in Ulysses will become tags or categories if they match your blog’s tags or categories.
  • If there’s an image attached to your text, it will become your post’s featured image.
  • If there’s a note attached to your text, it will become your post’s excerpt.

You can, of course, edit any of these smart settings during publishing. Furthermore, you can set your post’s slug and choose to publish instantly, schedule for later, or upload as a draft. This video walks you through the process.

And now for the big news — with the latest Ulysses version, you can also update previously published posts directly within the app, which adds even more convenience to your publishing workflow. Consider this common scenario: 

Sometimes when blogging, a typo or other issue escapes our notice, and we only spot it when looking at the published post or the post’s preview. Until now, Ulysses users needed to switch to WordPress to edit or publish the post a second time. With the latest version, that process is unnecessary. Editing text in Ulysses now enables you to update the corresponding WordPress blog post right within the app. During the publishing workflow, Ulysses will highlight the changes you’re about to make.

Ulysses’ newest version improves its time-saving integration with WordPress, making publishing and revising WordPress posts even more convenient than before.

Here’s a fun bonus! To celebrate this latest integration update, Ulysses is giving away five (5) free one-year licenses! To win, simply comment below, letting us know that you’d love to try the Ulysses app. Remember: this is an Apple product, so it only works with Mac, iPad, and iPhone. The first 5 people who ask for it in the comments will win. We’ll send the name and email address you supply when you comment to Ulysses and they’ll contact you with the details on how to claim your one-year license.

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  1. jwdwrites Mar 24th at 11:47 am

    I would love to try this app, it sounds great! 😀

    Liked by 24 people

  2. tara caribou Mar 24th at 11:48 am

    I want to try this Ulysses app.

    Liked by 20 people

  3. nolliebee Mar 24th at 11:51 am

    As a writer, the features I’ve just read about offered by Ulysses, are really exciting. Can’t wait to put Ulysses to the test.

    Liked by 14 people

  4. jwdwrites Mar 24th at 11:53 am

    I would love to try this app, it sounds great!

    Liked by 11 people

  5. Lokesh Sastya Mar 24th at 12:02 pm

    Thank you.

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  6. meth8dik Mar 24th at 12:11 pm

    I would like to see if Ulysses can really help me keep on top of WordPress.

    Liked by 15 people

  7. Louisvanarsdale Mar 24th at 12:19 pm

    I believe this feature will help me to achieve the goals I have been seeking. During and after the pandemic it would become an enormous benefit to many people. Help me with your program.

    Liked by 13 people

  8. Mentoring For Change. Mar 24th at 12:21 pm

    Looks very interesting. Excited to learn more

    Liked by 15 people

  9. Louisvanarsdale Mar 24th at 12:21 pm

    I believe this feature will help me to achieve the goals I have been seeking. During and after the pandemic it would become an enormous benefit to many people. Help me with your program.
    Louis Vanarsdale
    louis4vanarsdale@yahoo.com

    Liked by 12 people

  10. NEO Inc Mar 24th at 12:22 pm

    Would like the Ulysses app for the free 5 years promotion

    Liked by 11 people

  11. Stace Mar 24th at 12:23 pm

    I would love to give Ulysses a try, it sounds ideal.

    Liked by 10 people

  12. Caryl Dierksen Mar 24th at 12:49 pm

    I would love to try Ulysses. It sounds fantastic!
    dierksen@sbcglobal.net

    Liked by 11 people

  13. scoobiesnacks Mar 24th at 12:53 pm

    In to win. I’d love to try Ulysses

    Liked by 6 people

  14. Greg Cundiff Mar 24th at 12:54 pm

    I would love to try the Ulysses app.

    Liked by 6 people

  15. Michael Chopra Mar 24th at 1:35 pm

    Hi. I would love to try this app.

    Liked by 5 people

  16. Marylou Crosby Wade Mar 24th at 1:36 pm

    Would love to try this app!

    Liked by 6 people

  17. Georganne Mar 24th at 1:47 pm

    This sounds great. I’d love to try the Ulysses App.

    Liked by 6 people

  18. ladonnacontenta Mar 24th at 1:55 pm

    I’d love to try it

    Liked by 7 people

  19. Brenda Yoho Mar 24th at 1:57 pm

    I would love to try this!

    Liked by 8 people

  20. Lorna Mar 24th at 1:58 pm

    I too, would enjoy trying the Ulysses app!

    Liked by 7 people

  21. Steve Cripwell Mar 24th at 1:59 pm

    I would love the Ulysses app, having purchased the earlier program, be good to update now.

    Liked by 5 people

  22. Dr. Richard J. O'Keeffe, Ed.D. Mar 24th at 2:09 pm

    As a blogger and podcast host, I’d LOVE to try Ulysses! Perhaps it will help my lack of publishing consistency. Despite the best of intentions, I am erratic of late preferring to do it later than to fuss with it now (I keep struggling with the WordPress styles and blocks and … please! May I give Ulysses a try?!

    Liked by 5 people

  23. lazzeluz Mar 24th at 2:25 pm

    I would really be interested in trying the Ulysses app!

    Liked by 7 people

  24. sajwansk Mar 24th at 2:29 pm

    Wow it’s amazing. I like it.

    Liked by 6 people

  25. Shailesh Bansal Mar 24th at 2:44 pm

    Being a new blogger, I would love to try this app and explore its latest features. 🤘🏻

    Liked by 6 people

  26. Cobb Foreclosures Mar 24th at 2:46 pm

    This is exactly what I’m looking for. New to WordPress and I’m a beginner, this will make my blogging so much easier.

    Liked by 6 people

  27. Richard L. Fricks Mar 24th at 2:47 pm

    I would love to try this app, Thanks.

    Liked by 9 people

  28. ShankySalty Mar 24th at 3:08 pm

    Lovely

    Liked by 1 person

  29. Glittermoon Mar 24th at 3:36 pm

    I would LOVE to try Ulysses!!

    Liked by 6 people

  30. Jim Hodgson Mar 24th at 3:50 pm

    Interesting! I’d love to try the Ulysses app. Thanks!

    Liked by 6 people

  31. mc2349 Mar 24th at 3:54 pm

    WOW WOW after reading your post scrip my first comment was what came to mind. I am looking forward to all the assets it adds to the ease of making blogs. WOW

    Like

  32. ren Mar 24th at 4:19 pm

    I’d love to try Ulysses. Why have I never heard of this app?

    Liked by 7 people

  33. jamesmmcardle Mar 24th at 4:39 pm

    Missed the boat, but I’d be very interested in Ulysses if it were able to rid us of the and “nbsp;” ugly garbage that appears in the back end when you cut and paste into WordPress from other word processing apps, and which slows page loads.

    Liked by 9 people

  34. Dharmendra Sharma Mar 24th at 4:55 pm

    Have been looking for an alternate editor for such a long time! I’ve tried several different options and currently use Notion. Would love to try Ulysses!

    Liked by 6 people

  35. Emma, West Sussex Mar 24th at 5:15 pm

    I’m not in the first five to comment, but what a great sounding app – fantastic functionality and a really practical, well designed tool – I’d love to win a chance to use it to help me with my blogging journey… keeping fingers crossed that you’ll show flexibility about the ‘winners’ of the Ulysses App!

    Liked by 8 people

  36. muhammad yaqoob Mar 24th at 5:26 pm

    This is intresting. i am wondering do wordpress offer and free domain,

    Liked by 6 people

  37. ebphylosophers Mar 24th at 8:41 pm

    Fantastic..

    Like

  38. cateyevision Mar 25th at 10:43 am

    Wow! Thank you for sharing us this information.👍

    Like

  39. SueW Mar 25th at 11:17 am

    At the moment I use The Microsoft Word Blogging Template on my PC. But If it’s not too expensive I think I will try Ulysses on my iPad.

    Like

  40. ladonnacontenta Mar 25th at 11:24 am

    Unfortunately it turns out there is a monthly or up to an annual fee unlike Scrivener that is an application you pay fir once and use as much as you like.

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  41. Maria de Juan Mar 25th at 3:20 pm

    BRAAVOOOO ULYSSES !!!

    I’m new born to webs, blogs and all this. Fascinated and thrilled with WordPress in love with WORDPRESS!!!

    arteyespiritu.blog

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  42. Maria de Juan Mar 25th at 3:21 pm

    BRAAVOOOO ULYSSES !!!

    I’m new born to webs, blogs and all this. Fascinated and thrilled with WordPress… To be truth:
    in love with WORDPRESS!!!

    arteyespiritu.blog

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  43. Felix Fleku Mar 25th at 4:07 pm

    Can’t wait to use this App

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  44. Michelle Y. Hardy Mar 25th at 5:09 pm

    I didn’t know this was available! Thanks for the insight.

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  45. Dexter Mar 26th at 1:57 am

    As a blogger, I will try this app.

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  46. Xana Kitchen Mar 26th at 5:11 am

    Amazing app

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  47. Julian OH8STN Mar 26th at 9:30 am

    Is there any such solution for Windows or Android users?

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  48. oyinzzy Mar 26th at 2:45 pm

    Nice ine

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  49. Doris Desmond Mar 26th at 7:58 pm

    Exciting

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  50. Miguel Angel Rozas Mar 26th at 8:07 pm

    yes, vey interested, ulysses ¡¡¡

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  51. kiizer Mar 27th at 8:26 am

    Am also new, but i’d definitely love to try out this app.

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  52. Zabi Official Mar 28th at 9:51 am

    I like it

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  53. sam c erick Mar 29th at 11:34 am

    here an crowing WordPress the king.because it get upgraded every day with beautiful new features. making blogging easy is also a aim from WordPress.thank to you all using WordPress.

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  55. muhammad yaqoob Mar 29th at 6:44 pm

    intresting features

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  56. Umer Yasin Mar 30th at 3:44 pm

    Interesting

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