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What Are Your Blogging Goals for 2016?
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Welcome to the New WordPress.com and WordPress.com App for Mac
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On the Run: Blogging the European Refugee Crisis
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New Theme: Independent Publisher
On this Theme Thursday, we’re happy to announce the latest addition to our collection of free…
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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We read hundreds of blogs and websites every day, from up-and-coming voices and established pros alike. We…
#LoveWins! LGBTQ Bloggers Make Their Voices Heard
You might have noticed the rainbow banner across the top of WordPress.com over the weekend — our…
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…
New Themes: Saga and Satellite
Happy Theme Thursday, ladies and gentlemen! Let’s take a look at our two newest free themes,…
New Themes: Resonar and Scrawl
Happy Theme Thursday, all! Today I’m pleased to present two new free themes designed especially for…
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…
Five Themes for Writers and Readers
In the past, we’ve highlighted some of our favorite themes for longform enthusiasts and bloggers who…
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…
Longreads’ Best of WordPress, Vol. 9
Here’s more great reading for you: five stories we love from across all of WordPress. 1….
The NaMos are Coming! The NaMos are Coming!
November is one week away, and that means NaNoWriMo and NaBloPoMo are, too! If you’ve been…
Back to Blogging: Ten Themes to Inspire You Right Now
Carving out your very own corner on the web is important to you. You may be…
Surviving a Stroke at 33 (and Blogging About It)
Christine Hyung-Oak Lee suffered a stroke when she was 33, and she has written about her…