Deepen Engagement on Your Website with Loom Video Embeds
Video has quickly become one of the most engaging mediums on the internet. Whether you have…
Starting Your Own Podcast on WordPress.com
I am very inspired by creative podcasts. Entertaining guests and the unscripted nature of the conversations…
Industry Experts and Pro Bloggers Come Together to Inspire, Teach, and Help You (and Your Site) Succeed
At the Official WordPress.com Growth Summit, the two-day virtual conference running twice from August 11-13, you’ll…
Want to See a More Diverse WordPress Contributor Community? So Do We.
The mission of WordPress is to democratize publishing: to make it possible for anyone — no…
New Theme: Photos
Today we’re happy to introduce Photos, an image-centric theme with a clean layout and a design…
The WordPress.com Year in Review (and Resolutions for 2018)
Some years go by slowly — not because they’re busier, but maybe there’s just more out…
Update Your Avatar on WordPress.com
We’ve given one of our favorite features a boost! You can now manage your profile photo,…
A Brand New Editor for the WordPress Mobile Apps
Now that so many of us carry around tiny pocket-size computers, more and more of our…
Join Us in the Fight for Net Neutrality
Automattic strongly believes in a free and open Internet and it’s hard to imagine a truly…
The Best of WordPress.com in April
You’re off to a strong creative start in 2017! Here are a few recent updates and…
Independent Publisher 2 Is Here
The popular Independent Publisher design is a WordPress theme that has long been beloved for its…
Join Automattic’s Worldwide WP 5k 2016
The Worldwide WordPress 5k (#WWWP5k) is back and better than ever! Any time between Monday, September 19th to…
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…
Perspectives on Going Viral
You wake up one morning, check your phone, and spit out your coffee. You have thousands of…
Field Notes: The Codex Hackathon 2016
Automatticians, the people who build WordPress.com, participate in events and projects around the world every day….
What Was Your Favorite Post You Wrote in 2015?
The last few weeks of the year are the perfect time to look back and reflect…
Five Posts that Made Us Think
What makes a great blog post? We all have our pet criteria: sharp prose. Enlightening content. Stunning…
Join Automattic’s Worldwide WP 5k 2015
The 2015 edition of the Automattic Worldwide WP 5k (#WWWP5k) is around the corner! Automatticians already hit the…
WordPressers Making a Splash
We read hundreds of blogs and websites every day, from up-and-coming voices and established pros alike. We…
Web Publishing for All! Introducing Community Translator Tools
Publishing tools for everyone Roughly half of the content and traffic on the internet is in…
Celebrating Poetry, All Month Long
April is National Poetry Month, and we love each day’s flurry of new posts tagged #nationalpoetrymonth in the…