Field Notes: Wine Tourism Conference 2015
Automatticians, the people who build WordPress.com, participate in events and projects around the world every day….
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…
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…
Get Up to Speed at learn.wordpress.com
If you just started a spandy new WordPress blog or site and want to work on…
Next Stop for Accelerate.LGBT: Dublin, Ireland
Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, is committed to diversity: providing a platform for everyone to publish on…
New Themes: Libretto, Lovecraft, and Publication
Happy Theme Thursday! Today we’re introducing three new free themes to our collection: Libretto, Lovecraft, and…
Reinvented Video for WordPress
Today, we’re announcing a complete overhaul of VideoPress, the service that has powered more than 3,000,000,000…
#LoveWins! LGBTQ Bloggers Make Their Voices Heard
You might have noticed the rainbow banner across the top of WordPress.com over the weekend — our…
Early Theme Adopters: Gazette
Gazette is a theme that balances rich functionality with a pleasant, non-obtrusive look. Depending on your…
Early Theme Adopters: Resonar
Resonar, designed by Automattic’s own Takashi Irie, made its debut in March. Created for food and design bloggers…
Enable Two-Factor Authentication on Your Account
Because we want to make WordPress.com accounts as secure as we can, we’ve made it easier…
Social Media Icons Widget
Now available in a widget dashboard near you, we present the Social Media Icons Widget! No…
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…
Websites for the Win: Four Home Pages
We love blogs, but we love websites, too. Small businesses, personal portfolios, non-profit organizations, government websites…
Google Analytics for WordPress.com Business sites
Update: Google Analytics settings are now available from My Sites ? Tools ? Marketing ? Traffic….
New Themes: Boardwalk and Sela
We’re celebrating the New Year with two free themes: Boardwalk and Sela. Boardwalk Designed by yours truly,…
Be Merry with This Year’s Holiday Theme and Wallpapers
It’s hard to believe the year is already coming to a close. As 2014 ends, it’s time…
Upgraded Stats and Navigation Enhancements
We’ve been updating WordPress.com to make it faster and more powerful behind the scenes. We’ve now…
A New My Sites Section
My Sites just got a new look, but more importantly, it got a technical overhaul, making…