Boost Visitor Engagement and Grow Your Mailing List with the Mailchimp Block
Keeping your visitors interested is the key to a successful website—and one great way to do…
Electric Literature Moves to WordPress — Here’s How an Indie Publisher Thrives on the Open Web
Electric Literature launched 10 years ago in Brooklyn, New York, as a quarterly print journal with…
Join WordPress.com for an International Women’s Day Livestream Panel
On International Women’s Day this Friday, WordPress.com parent company Automattic is hosting four outstanding women tech…
Customize Your WordPress.com Dashboard
We’re happy to announce new improvements to your WordPress.com dashboard for a more accessible and customized…
Introducing the 2019 ‘Anything Is Possible’ List
A coffee co-op owned by its farmers, a sewing community empowering people of all body shapes…
Announcing Free .blog Subdomains
Over the last thirteen years or so, the number of sites on WordPress.com has grown —…
National Voter Registration Day 2018
Did you know that today is National Voter Registration Day? At Automattic, our mission is to…
Try Simplenote, Our Fast and Easy-to-Use Notes App
A great note-taking app can help with all kinds of daily routines like taking class notes,…
New in the WordPress.com Business Plan: Jetpack Search
The WordPress.com Business plan combines fully managed hosting with the freedom to grow and scale your…
Bookmark Posts with Save For Later
Maybe you’re reading a blog post while sipping your morning tea when you suddenly realize it’s…
Manage Plugins in the WordPress Mobile Apps
We’re happy to announce the addition of a frequently requested feature in the WordPress mobile apps:…
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,…
New Theme: Radcliffe 2
Today we’re happy to introduce Radcliffe 2, a refreshed version of a tried-and-true WordPress theme. We’ve optimized…
Add A Simple Payment Button To Your WordPress.com Site
May 2016: Hajj Flemings, CEO of Rebrand Cities with renowned photographer, Shawn Lee, in a redesigned…
The WordPress.com Business Plan Now Supports Plugins and Third-Party Themes
For many years, WordPress.com has been a simple way for people to create their own beautiful…
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…
WordPress.com Teams Up with Rebrand Cities to Bring Local Businesses Online
Cities are collections of neighborhoods — and neighborhoods are powered by small business. From coffee shop…
An All-New Media Library for the WordPress iOS App
We recently launched an all-new media picker for WordPress for Android. Now, iOS users, you’re next!…
Independent Publisher 2 Is Here
The popular Independent Publisher design is a WordPress theme that has long been beloved for its…
Field Notes: CMS Africa Summit
Automatticians, the people who build WordPress.com, participate in events and projects around the world every day….
Introducing WordPress.com for Google Docs: A New Way Forward for Collaborative Editing
We are happy to announce WordPress.com for Google Docs, a new add-on that lets you write,…
Introducing VR and 360° Content for All WordPress.com Sites
Virtual Reality is coming to WordPress.com! As of today, you can create and publish your own…
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…