Automattic, the team behind the popular CMS and blogging software Wordpress, have updated the Windows Phone client to version 1.7 with WP8 support and some new features to go along with extended language support and bug fixes.

From the directory listing:

• Added support for Local Drafts.
• Added support for Post Formats.
• Added image positioning option.
• Added compatibility for Windows Phone 8.
• Now available in Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil) and Portuguese (Portugal).
• Translation updates.
• Bug fixes and reliability improvements.

I'm never quite sure about the Wordpress client. Functionally it does a lot of what I expect from a blogging client, it uses the Windows Design Language, and it acts like a Windows Phone app should do. But it seems to just miss the mark in terms of polish and excitement. But it's a tool that works, and I would rather have something that gets the job done, rather than wait around with no tools at all.

You can pick up the updated via the Windows Store, or head over to the AAWP App Directory for more information.