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Support the Fight Against Inequality: Resources and Ways to Act

The past few months have been tiring for everyone. As the coronavirus spread across the globe, most of us thought that we were going to live with the uncomfortableness of shelter-in-place for a few months before things could return to normal.…

Celebrating Pride Month with Out in Tech

Web Monkey4 years ago011 mins

Happy Pride Month! Last year, I shared resources and highlighted organizations doing awesome work in the LGBTQ+ community. This year, I’m excited to tell you more about Out in Tech, an organization that Automattic has partnered with for the past four years.…

Working Remotely Isn’t Just About the Work

Web Monkey4 years ago06 mins

With COVID-19, the business world has come to a fork in the road: Down one route, shuttered offices. Down the other, companies embracing remote work, showing us how businesses can survive — and thrive!…

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10 Ways to Make Your Site More Accessible

Web Monkey4 years ago09 mins

Today, Global Accessibility Awareness Day, raises awareness around digital access and inclusion and improving the web experience for everyone. This year, WebAIM analyzed one million homepages for accessibility issues and found that 98% of websites had at least one WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) failure on their homepage, such as low-contrast text, missing image alt text, and empty links.…

Create With Confidence — and Better Blocks

Web Monkey4 years ago07 mins

In the last few years, the teams working on the block editor have learned a lot about how people build sites now and how they want to build sites in the future.…

Four New WordPress.com Color Schemes

Web Monkey5 years ago02 mins

We heard you: You want bolder and brighter colors on WordPress.com. Today we’re bringing your WordPress.com dashboard to life with four new color schemes: introducing Midnight, Sunset, Ocean, and Contrast.…

Three New WordPress.com Color Schemes

Web Monkey5 years ago02 mins

Your website’s dashboard should be as welcoming to you as your website’s home page is to your visitors. One way to do that? Customize your WordPress.com…

Join WordPress.com for an International Women’s Day Livestream Panel

Web Monkey5 years ago03 mins

On International Women’s Day this Friday, WordPress.com parent company Automattic is hosting four outstanding women tech leaders for a livestreamed conversation about professional advancement, technology, and mutual support as we strive for equity in the workplace.…

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Introducing Six New Business-Oriented Themes

Web Monkey5 years ago02 mins

Today we’re excited to announce six new themes with an entrepreneurial spin: Calm Business, Elegant Business, Friendly Business, Modern Business, Professional Business, and Sophisticated Business. Designed by Takashi Irie, each theme in this collection is based on a clean, easy-to-navigate layout that’s well-suited to a wide range of businesses — but with six unique styles and tones, there’s a version that suits your distinctive brand.…

Customize Your WordPress.com Dashboard

Web Monkey5 years ago02 mins

We’re happy to announce new improvements to your WordPress.com dashboard for a more accessible and customized experience. From your desktop, you can now customize your dashboard by choosing one of our two new color schemes, Classic Bright for a fresh modern feel and Classic Blue as the standard you’ve known and loved.…

Introducing the 2019 ‘Anything Is Possible’ List

Web Monkey5 years ago08 mins

A coffee co-op owned by its farmers, a sewing community empowering people of all body shapes and sizes, and a 12-year-old journalist are among those named in WordPress.com’s…

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New Theme: Twenty Nineteen

Web Monkey5 years ago01 mins

We’re pleased to announce that Twenty Nineteen — the new WordPress default theme designed by Allan Cole and Kjell Reigstad — is available to all WordPress.com…

Introducing: A Diverse, Free Stock Photo Library

Web Monkey6 years ago06 mins

As many site creators know, it’s daunting to find images to represent the message you’re trying to put out into the world — especially if you don’t have the equipment or time to make your own.…

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Bookmark Posts with Save For Later

Web Monkey6 years ago03 mins

Maybe you’re reading a blog post while sipping your morning tea when you suddenly realize it’s getting late, or you’re browsing on the bus — but you just got to your stop.…

Inclusive Illustrations, By Design

Web Monkey7 years ago024 mins

I like to think that designers solve problems, while artists ask questions. And when the two go hand-in-hand, real magic happens. Why? Because the right question gets answered with the right solution — art asks, and design responds.…

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New Theme: Twenty Seventeen

Web Monkey7 years ago01 mins

We’re excited to announce that this year’s WordPress default theme, Twenty Seventeen, is now available on WordPress.com. Designed by Mel Choyce, Twenty Seventeen is a business-oriented theme that allows you to create a stunning front-page layout with multiple sections.…

A Faster Mobile Web: WordPress.com Updates for Accelerated Mobile Pages

Web Monkey8 years ago02 mins

Earlier this year we were proud to announce that WordPress.com users’s sites would automatically support Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) — a new open-source project spearheaded by Google to dramatically improve the performance of web pages on mobile devices.…

Customizing Twenty Sixteen: Four Takes on Our Annual Theme

Web Monkey8 years ago06 mins

Every year we release an annual flagship theme as a blank canvas for bloggers, artists, professionals, and business owners. This year’s creation, Twenty Sixteen, is a gorgeous theme that celebrates a classic WordPress layout yet injects it with new energy and precise, minimalist flare.…

New Themes: Escutcheon and Orvis

Web Monkey8 years ago02 mins

Happy Theme Thursday, everyone! Today we have two new free themes for your perusal. Escutcheon Escutcheon, designed by Automattic’s own Mel Choyce, boasts a smoky color palette and bold typography.…

New Theme: Toujours

Web Monkey8 years ago01 mins

Special milestones deserve special websites. This Theme Thursday, we’re introducing a fresh take on our classic wedding theme. Toujours Toujours — a refresh of our popular Forever theme — has a simple, elegant design that’s perfect for planning and sharing moments from your wedding.…