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…
Five Ways to Boost your Site with Social Media
Looking for more traffic? Social media is your best friend. Every Facebook like and retweet helps…
Versatile Themes for Online Magazines
Launching a magazine? At WordPress.com, you can choose from an ever-growing collection of themes. Here are four…
Early Theme Adopters: Libre
Out-of-the-box, Libre is an understated, reader-friendly theme that’s already become a WordPress.com favorite. As movie review blog Empty Screens demonstrates, it’s…
Field Notes: Tech Inclusion 2015
Automatticians, the people who build WordPress.com, participate in events and projects around the world every day….
On the Run: Blogging the European Refugee Crisis
People all over the world were horrified last week when they saw the picture of a dead…
A Niche of Their Own: Five Sites to Check Out Today
The blogging community is huge and diverse, with thousands of smaller clusters of sites built around shared…
Introducing: Our New Action Bar
We strive to make all aspects of using WordPress.com streamlined and intuitive, from following a great new…
Get Up to Speed at learn.wordpress.com
If you just started a spandy new WordPress blog or site and want to work on…
What a difference a header makes!
Our websites are our online homes. It makes sense that we want to give them personality and…
Heather Matarazzo’s Personal Stories from Inside and Outside Hollywood
Actor Heather Matarazzo has only published a few posts on her new blog, but each one…
WordPressers Making a Splash
We read hundreds of blogs and websites every day, from up-and-coming voices and established pros alike. We…
Our World Through a Lens: Photography Blogs to Follow Now
Some of the best photographers and professional photo organizations maintain their homes on WordPress.com. See the…
New Theme: Libre
Happy Theme Thursday, all! Today I’m happy to introduce Libre, a new free theme designed by…
Early Theme Adopters: Gazette
Gazette is a theme that balances rich functionality with a pleasant, non-obtrusive look. Depending on your…
Jenny Diski on Writing, Love, and Cancer
Photo by Suki Dhanda We’ve been following writer Jenny Diski for many years at the London…
Recommended Reading: Authors on WordPress.com
Looking for summer reading suggestions? Or perhaps winter reading suggestions, should your hemisphere be the Southern…
Insights: A New View of Your Stats
Today we’re introducing a new view of your stats. Insights give you instant access to your…
Street Photography: Seven Photos
It’s no secret that I love to pore through the street photography tag in the WordPress.com…
A Large-Screen Interface and Filters for Notifications
A few months ago we released a new notifications interface on WordPress.com — we made notifications…
New Themes: Ecto and Coherent
Today, we’d like you to meet the two newest themes added to the WordPress.com collection: Ecto…