We firstly reported that Automattic, the company behind the blogging platform WorldPress, would release a mobile BlackBerry version of WordPress.

Today, the company has announced the release of the first ever version of a mobile BlackBerry version of the app in beta form. Other mobile versions of WP were already available on other platforms such as the iPhone since July 22, 2008.

The BB WP app requires BlackBerry OS 4.2.1 or newer, and also requires WordPress version 2.5.1 or newer. It also supports self-hosted WordPress sites.

This is a beta version and will constantly be enhanced with marginal updates. The app will automatically notify you when a new version becomes available.

You can effortlessly compose posts, add photos from your BlackBerry camera, edit existing posts, add tags, manage comments, preview posts, among other advanced features you would normally access from your PC browser.

To download WordPress for your BlackBerry, simple go to http://blackberry.wordpress.org/install on our BB browser.

The new app is certainly a welcomed addition that will please busy bloggers on the road who will now be able to make changes to posts if a PC is not available.