Blogging Made Easier: Five Tricks You Should Know
Writing interesting blog posts, creating attractive pages, and interacting with your visitors — these are essential…
Launching: All New Media Picker for Android
There’s this… thing… in the Android WordPress app that we refer to as the “seven-item menu.”…
New Theme: Twenty Seventeen
We’re excited to announce that this year’s WordPress default theme, Twenty Seventeen, is now available on WordPress.com. Designed…
Save Your Favorite Images and Media on WordPress.com, Anytime
We’ve added a new media section to your WordPress.com dashboard, allowing you to bulk upload, edit,…
A Few Tiny Steps Towards an Improved Writing Space at WordPress.com
Today we’re proud to unveil some design changes to the WordPress.com editor. It has the same…
A Refreshed Reader for 2017
Reader is WordPress.com’s town square, where you can follow your favorite sites and read them in a distraction-free…
New Theme: Ixion
Howdy all! Today I’m happy to present a new free theme in our collection: Ixion Designed…
Tips from a Web Designer: On Widgets, Themes, and Essential Tools
Web and marketing designer Matt Sweeny builds websites on WordPress.com for a range of clients, including…
Community Recap: Automattic’s Worldwide WordPress 5K
From September 19 to September 26, we invited members of the WordPress community to join us…
Exploring Your Dashboard: Four of Our Favorite Tools
A few months ago, we launched a spandy-new post editor, updates to the WordPress.com Reader, and…
“Discover” Great Features You Might Have Missed
Late in 2015, we launched Discover — a site to showcase the people who use WordPress…
Three Ways to Refresh Your Website in 2016
The new year is a great time to hit refresh and set new goals. If your…
New Theme: Canapé
It’s the New Year, and we’re excited to kick it off with a new free theme!…
New Theme: Pique
Today, we’re welcoming a new free theme to our collection: Pique. Pique Pique is a stylish…
Faster-Loading Images on Your Site
We always strive to make your sites run as quickly and smoothly as possible, both on the front…
Versatile Themes for Online Magazines
Launching a magazine? At WordPress.com, you can choose from an ever-growing collection of themes. Here are four…
Introducing: Our New Action Bar
We strive to make all aspects of using WordPress.com streamlined and intuitive, from following a great new…
What a difference a header makes!
Our websites are our online homes. It makes sense that we want to give them personality and…
New Theme: Libre
Happy Theme Thursday, all! Today I’m happy to introduce Libre, a new free theme designed by…
#LoveWins! LGBTQ Bloggers Make Their Voices Heard
You might have noticed the rainbow banner across the top of WordPress.com over the weekend — our…
Early Theme Adopters: Gazette
Gazette is a theme that balances rich functionality with a pleasant, non-obtrusive look. Depending on your…