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Field Notes: CMS Africa Summit 2016

Automatticians, the people who build WordPress.com, participate in events and projects around the world every day. Periodically, they report back on the exciting things they do when not in front of a computer.…

Five Engaging Longreads Stories You Might Have Missed

Web Monkey8 years ago06 mins

Longreads has been connecting readers with quality stories since 2009, and since joining Automattic in 2014, we’ve published more than 100 pieces of original reporting, essays, and book excerpts from talented writers and reporters from across the globe.…

Field Notes: The Codex Hackathon 2016

Web Monkey8 years ago06 mins

Automatticians, the people who build WordPress.com, participate in events and projects around the world every day. Periodically, they report back on the exciting things they do in the community.…

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The 2015 WordPress.com Year In Review!

Web Monkey8 years ago020 mins

Here’s an incredible fact: together, you published more than 660 million posts on WordPress.com in 2015, and made more than 655 million comments. That’s a whole lot of joy, laughter, tears, insight, and thoughtfulness.…

Field Notes: Wine Tourism Conference 2015

Web Monkey8 years ago05 mins

Automatticians, the people who build WordPress.com, participate in events and projects around the world every day. Periodically, they report back on the exciting things they do when not in front of a computer.…

Join Automattic’s Worldwide WP 5k 2015

Web Monkey9 years ago05 mins

The 2015 edition of the Automattic Worldwide WP 5k (#WWWP5k) is around the corner! Automatticians already hit the trail at our company meetup last week. It was early — the sun was barely peeking behind the mountains in Park City, Utah — but the air was crisp and the morning was perfect for running a 5k.…

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Field Notes: Tech Inclusion 2015

Web Monkey9 years ago014 mins

Automatticians, the people who build WordPress.com, participate in events and projects around the world every day. Periodically, they report back on the exciting things they do when not in front of a computer.…

Engineering Happiness in Brazil: WordCamp Rio de Janeiro and beyond

Web Monkey9 years ago05 mins

Karen Arnold and Erica Varlese work on the Happiness Hiring team at Automattic, where they hire new Happiness Engineers who support users on WordPress.com and Automattic products.…

Next Stop for Accelerate.LGBT: Dublin, Ireland

Web Monkey9 years ago03 mins

Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, is committed to diversity: providing a platform for everyone to publish on the web and building a diverse, distributed workforce around the world.…

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Reinvented Video for WordPress

Web Monkey9 years ago06 mins

Today, we’re announcing a complete overhaul of VideoPress, the service that has powered more than 3,000,000,000 video plays on WordPress.com and Jetpack-connected self-hosted WordPress sites around the world.…

Press Publish Tickets

Web Monkey9 years ago03 mins

It is with great excitement that I announce the opening of ticket sales for the Press Publish conference series we teased here earlier this month! After scouring the web for bloggers with inspiring stories, successful blogs, and unique voices, we’ve confirmed the speaker lineups, and are thrilled to be including popular WordPress.com…

Im(Press)ive! Your Year in Review

Web Monkey9 years ago012 mins

Millions of new sites created and posts published later, 2014 is in the books. We could regale you with big numbers, like these… Total New Blogs 18,300,771 That’s 49,997 new blogs per day!…

Field Notes: BlogHer PRO 2014

Web Monkey9 years ago05 mins

Automatticians, the people who build WordPress.com, participate in events and projects around the world every day. Periodically, they report back on the exciting things they do when not in front of a computer — from talking about making great products to using design to tackle social challenges.…

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New Theme: Intergalactic

Web Monkey10 years ago02 mins

We have a brand new free theme for your blogging pleasure today! Intergalactic Designed by Automattic’s very own Mel Choyce, Intergalactic is a stunning specimen for your personal blog.…