Five Posts that Made Us Think
What makes a great blog post? We all have our pet criteria: sharp prose. Enlightening content. Stunning…
Three Tips for Picking a Domain Name
When you create a free website on WordPress.com, your site’s default address will look something like example.wordpress.com….
How to Choose the Best Theme for Your Business Website
Building a beautiful website for your business begins with choosing a theme — a design that controls…
What Inspires Us to Blog?
Every day, people from all around the world start a site on WordPress.com to share everything…
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…
New Theme: Sapor
Today, I’ve got a great new theme for you called Sapor. Sapor is a minimal theme that…
Get Up to Speed at learn.wordpress.com
If you just started a spandy new WordPress blog or site and want to work on…
New Theme: Independent Publisher
On this Theme Thursday, we’re happy to announce the latest addition to our collection of free…
New Theme: Blask
Today I’m happy to introduce Blask, a free portfolio theme designed by Mel Choyce. Blask Blask is a…
Reinvented Video for WordPress
Today, we’re announcing a complete overhaul of VideoPress, the service that has powered more than 3,000,000,000…
Early Theme Adopters: Gazette
Gazette is a theme that balances rich functionality with a pleasant, non-obtrusive look. Depending on your…
New Theme: Cerauno
It’s a beautiful day for a new theme! Today, I’m happy to present a free magazine…
Early Theme Adopters: Resonar
Resonar, designed by Automattic’s own Takashi Irie, made its debut in March. Created for food and design bloggers…
New Themes: Nucleare and Afterlight
Nucleare Nucleare, by Cresta Project, is a classic blog theme with a crisp, elegant design and…
New Themes: Ecto and Coherent
Today, we’d like you to meet the two newest themes added to the WordPress.com collection: Ecto…
Social Media Icons Widget
Now available in a widget dashboard near you, we present the Social Media Icons Widget! No…
Field Notes: Hispanicize 2015
Automatticians, the people who build WordPress.com, participate in events and projects around the world every day….
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…
Writers’ block? No problem! Introducing AutoMatton
Here at WordPress.com, we‘re always looking for ways to improve the blogging experience. We pride ourselves…
New Themes: Saga and Satellite
Happy Theme Thursday, ladies and gentlemen! Let’s take a look at our two newest free themes,…
Websites for the Win: Four Home Pages
We love blogs, but we love websites, too. Small businesses, personal portfolios, non-profit organizations, government websites…