Five Engaging Longreads Stories You Might Have Missed
Longreads has been connecting readers with quality stories since 2009, and since joining Automattic in 2014,…
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Field Notes: The Codex Hackathon 2016
Automatticians, the people who build WordPress.com, participate in events and projects around the world every day….
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“Discover” Great Features You Might Have Missed
Late in 2015, we launched Discover — a site to showcase the people who use WordPress…
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“Don’t be who ISIS wants you to be”: Bloggers on Paris and Beirut
Telling stories has power; they connect us, help us work through the raw emotion, and give us a way to…
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Five Posts that Made Us Think
What makes a great blog post? We all have our pet criteria: sharp prose. Enlightening content. Stunning…
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What Inspires Us to Blog?
Every day, people from all around the world start a site on WordPress.com to share everything…
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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…
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Introducing: Our New Action Bar
We strive to make all aspects of using WordPress.com streamlined and intuitive, from following a great new…
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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…
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WordPressers Making a Splash
We read hundreds of blogs and websites every day, from up-and-coming voices and established pros alike. We…
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Reader Refresh
Today, we’re proud to present an improved version of the WordPress.com Reader. We’ve made the Reader…
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Early Theme Adopters: Gazette
Gazette is a theme that balances rich functionality with a pleasant, non-obtrusive look. Depending on your…
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Early Theme Adopters: Resonar
Resonar, designed by Automattic’s own Takashi Irie, made its debut in March. Created for food and design bloggers…
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Recommended Reading: Authors on WordPress.com
Looking for summer reading suggestions? Or perhaps winter reading suggestions, should your hemisphere be the Southern…
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Street Photography: Seven Photos
It’s no secret that I love to pore through the street photography tag in the WordPress.com…
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Keep Connected! Expats and Nomads Blog Around the World
We don’t write blogs purely for ourselves — we write them to be read. For people…
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New Theme: Lingonberry
It’s Theme Thursday, and we’re happy to present a brand new free theme for your enjoyment….
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The Business of Freelancing, Blogging, and Books, According to Author Jennifer Armstrong
First, I should note: I am not related to Jennifer Armstrong. But! I have followed her…
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New Themes: Saga and Satellite
Happy Theme Thursday, ladies and gentlemen! Let’s take a look at our two newest free themes,…
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Five Themes for Poets (and Other Text-Loving Bloggers)
Over at The Daily Post, our first poetry-focused Blogging U. course, Writing 201: Poetry, has just entered its…
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A Year of Reading the World: A Q&A with Ann Morgan
Several years ago, writer Ann Morgan noticed that she didn’t read much literature from countries outside…
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New Themes: Hew and Sobe
Hew is a personal-blogging theme with a distinct identity and a bright splash of colour. Share your…
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Five Themes for Writers and Readers
In the past, we’ve highlighted some of our favorite themes for longform enthusiasts and bloggers who…
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Im(Press)ive! Your Year in Review
Millions of new sites created and posts published later, 2014 is in the books. We could regale you…
