Five minutes with Kathryn Presner
Every couple weeks, we’re sitting down with an Automattician to help you get to know the people who work behind the scenes to build new features, keep Automattic running, and make WordPress.com the...
View ArticleA Look at Painters with Portfolios
Recently, Michelle announced the launch of WordPress.com/portfolios. If you take photographs, record music and video, illustrate and paint, or design things, you can build a portfolio here on...
View ArticleGet Notifications On the Go With WordPress for iOS
Did you know you can get notifications about new comments, new followers, likes on your posts, and more with the WordPress for iOS app? It’s a super convenient way to keep up with your blog even when...
View ArticleTransform Your Site with a Custom Background
Recently, I highlighted blogs and websites displaying custom colors and custom fonts, which you can enable on your own site with a Custom Design upgrade. Today, let’s look at a free way to easily...
View ArticleCustomizing Bueno: Mi Piace Kate
We all want our blogs and sites to feel like “us,” and there are tons of tweaks that can turn a plain ol’ theme into a bespoke web experience for the discriminating blog connoisseur. Last month, we...
View ArticleNew Theme: Further
Today, we’re very proud to present a new premium theme that offers all of the features you’d typically find in a magazine theme, while taking it one step Further Further: with featured content,...
View ArticleFreshly Pressed: Friday Faves
As usual, we were impressed by the fresh perspectives, different voices, and mix of topics in the WordPress.com Reader this week. Looking for something to read? Here are a few suggestions: And Now For...
View ArticleMeet a Forum Volunteer: Mike Brough
If you’ve ever had a question about WordPress.com, chances are you’ve visited our Community Support Forums. Forums are a great place to search for solutions and get answers. While our Happiness...
View ArticleNeed a new online home? It’s easy to import into WordPress.com.
We think it’s important that you own the content you create online, which is why we make it simple to import or export all your data — you wrote it it, it’s yours, and you can take it where you’d like....
View ArticleCreate an A+ Site with WordPress.com Classrooms
WordPress is an elegant solution for education professionals looking to create a website for their class, and today we’re excited to announce the launch of WordPress.com Classrooms. Whether you need a...
View ArticleNew Themes: Blocco, Crafty, and Hustle Express
I’ve officially decided that any day with three theme launches occurring at the same time will henceforth no longer be known as Theme Day but Threeme Day! Yes, I took it there. Now sit back, relax, and...
View ArticleBlogger Profile: David Gaughran
David Gaughran David Gaughran is a prolific author and a veteran self-publisher who writes fiction and non-fiction. He uses his blog to share tips, insights, and excerpts from his books on...
View ArticleExploring the Reader: Find Your Fans and Follow Your Faves
When you become a part of WordPress.com, you’re actually getting two awesome services for the price of none: your blog plus your Reader, which brings every WordPress.com blog together in one...
View ArticleTwo Cities, Two Launches: A Pair of Sites Built on WordPress.com Enterprise
Some say there’s no greater rivalry than the one between the City by the Bay, San Francisco, and the one-and-only Big Apple, New York City. And considering both cities’ contributions to the industry of...
View ArticleNew Theme: Responsive
Today, we’re bringing one of WordPress.org’s most popular themes to WordPress.com – Responsive! Responsive: Home Template Designed by Emil Uzelac, Responsive is clean, feature-rich, and you guessed it…...
View ArticleFreshly Pressed: Friday Faves
This week in the Reader, we cheered on a man versus nature and versus himself, we revelled in a meditation on the sensuousness of hand-written vs. typed composition, and we laughed out loud at a...
View ArticleFive Minutes with Lori McLeese
Every couple weeks, we’re sitting down with an Automattician to help you get to know the people who work behind the scenes to build new features, keep Automattic running, and make WordPress.com the...
View ArticleWordPress.com Business: Get a professional website without a professional...
Are you a small business owner who wants an interactive website with demo videos? A pro blogger who wants to try out a bunch of premium themes before committing? A non-profit building its first...
View ArticleHeaded to SxSW this week? So are we — don’t be a stranger!
South by Southwest Interactive kicks off this Friday, March 8, and you know Automattic will be there! Whether you need some help with your site, want to learn about the future of blogging, or just want...
View ArticleNew Themes: Photographer, Superhero, and Sidekick
We’re bringing you some action-packed fun on this Threeme Day! Photographer’s home page template First up, we’re bringing you a gorgeous new premium theme from our friends at Organic Themes....
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