Freshly Pressed: Friday Faves
You intrepid blogger-nauts are a talented bunch. Your eclectic range of writing styles and world-spanning knowledge create an overwhelming amount of awesome, diverse content. We’re proud to say that...
View ArticleIn the Spotlight: Bloggers on Fashion
The world’s designers recently presented their new looks on catwalks from New York to Paris during Fashion Week, so I decided to hunt through the closet — err, browse the WordPress.com community — for...
View ArticleMeet a Forum Volunteer: Tess Warn
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 ArticleIntroducing the New Learn.WordPress.com
New to WordPress.com and don’t know where to start? Looking for just the right theme, or wondering how to use all the features in your dashboard? Interested in creating a website, not a blog? Or...
View ArticleThanks for another great SxSW — see you next year!
After handing out 2600 WordPress 10th anniversary shirts and tote bags, animating 500+ festivalgoers, helping dozens of WordPress users, and consuming several pounds of brisket, we’re headed home from...
View ArticleImport-ant News for Google Reader Users
The big news on the internet the last couple of days has been that seminal RSS reader Google Reader will be shutting down on July 1, 2013. Google Reader had lots of fans, including many of us here at...
View ArticleFreshly Pressed: Friday Faves
As always, the editors at Freshly Pressed Towers have enjoyed the sheer range and breadth of thoughtful, entertaining, or just plain challenging content you’ve been publishing to WordPress.com. Our...
View ArticleBlogger Profile: Poet and Author Kellie Elmore
Kellie Elmore We’re thrilled that American poet and author Kellie Elmore has made WordPress.com her home on the web. A Southerner at heart, Kellie grew up in a small town and is inspired by love and...
View ArticleHost a WordCamp in Your Living Room with WordPress.tv
Do you find yourself looking for more resources on making the most of your WordPress.com blog? Maybe you’ve always thought about going to a WordCamp, but don’t have one in your area (have you checked?)...
View ArticleA Look at Longform on WordPress.com
We dive daily into the Reader of WordPress.com just as many of you do, sifting through the latest posts like we’re foraging in a vast forest. One of the things we love about this community is the...
View ArticleNew Themes: Little Story, Scrollider Express, and Pachyderm
Howdy all! We have a bunch of awesome new themes for you today, so let’s dive right in. First up is Little Story, a premium theme with design elements and inspiration from the talented Laura Amiss....
View ArticleAll About SEO on WordPress.com
We get a lot of questions about SEO here on WordPress.com, and no wonder — you work hard on your site and want to get the word out! SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization. SEO recommendations are...
View ArticleA Look at Photographers with Portfolios
If you missed Michelle’s announcement about the launch of WordPress.com/portfolios, or Cheri’s round-up of WP.com Painters with Portfolios, you might still be in the dark about the range of portfolio...
View ArticleNew Themes: Full Frame and Ryu
Image lovers and creative bloggers unite! Two new themes have launched today that I think you all will absolutely go gaga over. Full Frame, designed and developed by Graph Paper Press, is a single...
View ArticleFreshly Pressed: Friday Faves
I’ve been on vacation the past few weeks, playing under the sun on the beaches of Hawaii. But that didn’t stop me from keeping up with the latest posts in the Reader. (Yes, I was the gal lying on the...
View ArticleMobile theme gets a facelift
If you use our default mobile theme, you’ve noticed that we recently gave it a new design. We’ve also added two new options to the theme to give you more control over your mobile site’s appearance....
View Article30 Poems, 30 Days: NaPoWriMo Has Begun
Calling all poets! April is National Poetry Writing Month — NaPoWriMo for short. Modeled after National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), NaPoWriMo is an annual project encouraging poets to write one...
View ArticleCustomization Made Simple
Your blog’s design should reflect your personality, and we want to make that as easy as possible. That’s why, today, we’re releasing three big upgrades to the Theme Customizer on WordPress.com that...
View ArticleCongrats to all the 2013 Bloggie Finalists and Winners!
The 2013 Bloggie winners were announced on March 24, and we were excited to see eleven WordPress.com bloggers among the finalists and winners. Now in its 13th year, the Bloggie awards accept blog...
View ArticleNew Theme: Adelle
Happy Theme Thursday! I’d like to introduce you to our newest free theme, Adelle. I hope you’ll make her feel welcome. Adelle Front Page Designed by BluChic, Adelle would love to adorn your blog. It...
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