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Do More Faster
We’ve just released two improvements that will make WordPress.com even more efficient for you, leaving you more time to create content. Site Stats If you get a lot of traffic to your blog, your stats...
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Summer Cleanup
We’ve made a minor change to the dashboard menu to help tidy things up a little. We figured that the Polls and Ratings menus were taking up too much space as top-level menu options. So we decided to...
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Collaborate and Create: Group Blogs For Friends, Colleagues, and Family
For many, blogging is a solo journey, but it doesn’t have to be. Did you know a blog on WordPress.com can have multiple contributors? Check out the following group blogs, and you might find inspiration...
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New Theme: Avid
Looking for a new and exciting way to share your images with the world? Well, look no further! Avid is an innovative premium theme for photographers from The Theme Foundry. With a unique photoblog...
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Finding Themes is Now Faster & More Visual
I want to let you in on a little secret: when we launched Lovebirds and Ever After almost two weeks ago, we reached 200 active themes on WordPress.com! With so many amazing new themes coming out, we...
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New Theme: Twenty Twelve
Every year the WordPress team proudly unveils a new default theme, increasing by one the collection now known affectionately as the Twenty Somethings. Serving as the flagship theme for a year, it has...
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New Themes: Able and Sight
It’s Thursday, and you know what that means — new themes! First, we are happy to introduce Able, a multipurpose traditional blog theme that is a refresh of our two older classics, Andreas 04 and...
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Freshly Pressed: Editors’ Picks for August 2012
In August, WordPress.com bloggers hit us with their best: Smart takes on the month’s biggest stories. Thoughtful musings on culture. Photographs and art that bring the world to life. The following ten...
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New Themes: Gridspace and Ascetica
Happy Themeday, all! Today we have two brand-spankin’-new themes for your visual enjoyment. First up is Gridspace, a classic, elegant premium theme by Graph Paper Press. Gridspace lets you show your...
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New Themes: Gigawatt and Pinboard
Happy Thursday! I’m pleased to announce the two newest additions to our ever-growing Theme Showcase. First off, it’s grungy meets vintage with Gigawatt — a clean and bold premium theme from Obox...
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Freshly Pressed: Editors’ Picks for September 2012
Another month, another assortment of posts—from simple yet poignant musings on existence and our connections to others to thoughtful and opinionated commentaries on the Internet, life choices, and the...
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Streamline Your Photos With New Tiled Galleries
Photos can add life to your blog and be the catalyst for getting a message across to your readers. Today, we launched new options for our WordPress.com galleries that allow you to create elegant...
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New Themes: Hum, Monster, and Timepiece
We know you’ve been waiting for it – Theme Day has arrived, and with it comes three awesome new themes! First up is Hum, a beautifully designed theme by Automattic’s very own Daryl Koopersmith. Based...
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Open Sans, how do we love thee? Let us count the ways.
If you’re sharp-eyed, you’ve noticed that we recently adopted Open Sans as our default typeface across WordPress.com. Type wonks know that Open Sans is a humanist sans-serif typeface. It’s elegant and...
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Custom Colors Previews All Around
After adding colors to our Custom Design repertoire a few months ago, we decided they’re cool enough that everyone should have a chance to preview new colors before purchasing an upgrade. Adding color...
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New Themes: Babylog and Delicacy
Happy Thursday everybody! Today I would like to introduce you to the two latest additions to our family of themes. Let’s start first with the most adorable … Babylog is the perfect theme for...
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New Theme: Runo Lite
We have a beautiful addition to the WordPress.com themes collection for you today! Designed by La&La, Runo Lite is a minimalist theme with a focus on writing. Offering multiple sidebar...
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Improved Publicize
Fall is the season for changes and we’re in the spirit on WordPress.com! We’ve been working hard on some changes to the Publicize feature that we are happy to share with you today. Publicize has only...
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New Themes: Something Fishy and Blissful Blog
Another Thursday, another theme day! Today, I have the pleasure of introducing you to our two newest themes: Something Fishy and Blissful Blog! From the depths of the creative mind of our very own,...
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Embedding Images from Instagram
We know many of you document and share your experiences with Instagram, so we’re excited to announce that you can now embed images from Instagram on your blog. As with other embeds, it’s quite easy....
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