What is WooCommerce? And What is it Used for? (Beginner’s Guide)
Do you want to know “What is WooCommerce? And what’s it used for?” WooCommerce is the most popular eCommerce platform that helps you create your own online store.…
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18 Best WordPress Speed Optimization Plugins and Tools 2020 (Expert Pick)
Are you looking for the best WordPress speed optimization plugins and tools? Wondering how to make your WordPress site load faster? Then you’ve come to the right place.…
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The New Jetpack Search Add-On
As your website grows, it becomes challenging for visitors to find exactly what they need. Being prolific and publishing lots of posts and pages is a net positive for engaging and growing your audience, but it also means visitors may be more likely to find content that isn’t relevant to their interests.…
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A Better Way to Discover Blogs and Get Inspired
WordPress is home to millions of sites across countless topics. It’s a big and beautiful world, and we want to make it easier for you to discover new voices.…
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Seedlet: A New, Sophisticated Theme Fully Powered By the Block Editor
Is your WordPress.com site ready for a refresh? Today, we’re unveiling Seedlet, a new theme that’s simple yet stylish. Designed by Kjell Reigstad, Seedlet is a great option for professionals and creatives seeking a sophisticated vibe.…
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The Classic Editing Experience is Moving, Not Leaving
With the introduction of the Block editor, the WordPress.com Classic Editor was set for retirement at the beginning of June. We pushed that back a bit to make time for more changes that ease the transition to the Block editor — and now it’s time!…
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WhatsApp: A New, Convenient Way for Your Customers to Contact You
The world is mobile, and your visitors and customers expect to be able to easily contact you using their mobile device. With WordPress.com’s new WhatsApp button, you can provide a one-click, secure way for people to open WhatsApp, with your phone number and a message pre-filled.…
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Improve Your Remote Collaboration With P2
P2 powers internal collaboration at WordPress.com — and now it’s free for everyone. As more collaboration is happening remotely and online — work yes, but increasingly also school and personal relationships — we’re all looking for better ways to work together online.…
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Editing and Enhancing Images in the WordPress Apps
The WordPress app on your Android or iOS device is your companion wherever you go. Manage your site, write and publish, and even add images to your posts — from anywhere you are. Oftentimes,…
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Improved Navigation in the WordPress Apps
An app should be intuitive to use, so you can do what you need to do while you’re in a hurry or on the go. The newest versions of the Android and iOS mobile apps are reorganized based on how you actually use them.…
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Add a Post Carousel and Embed a Podcast Player in Seconds with Our Two Latest Blocks
The WordPress editor keeps expanding its library of blocks, adding new and exciting functionality to websites on a regular basis. After a crop of new business-related blocks last month, our most recent additions will appeal to three communities we hold close to our heart: podcasters, podcast lovers, and bloggers.…
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The Block Editor is Now Supported on the WordPress Native Apps
Part of what helps WordPress power 35% of the web is language: WordPress is fully translated into 68 languages. Pair that with the WordPress native apps, which make WordPress available across devices, and you have a globally accessible tool.…
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More Stats, Better Stats, Faster Stats: A Whole New Mobile Experience
If you’re like me, Stats is one of your most-visited screens in your WordPress app — we all want to know people are reading! Whether you use iOS or Android, the latest versions have Stat updates that bring you more useful data, faster.…
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Publishing to WordPress from Bear Just Got Better
Sharing is a core part of the iOS experience, and WordPress is committed to helping people share their stories, products, or services freely and widely. So when the fine folks at Shiny Frog—makers of the excellent writing app Bear—asked for an easier way turn Bear notes into WordPress posts, we enthusiastically said yes.…
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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 leaders for a livestreamed conversation about professional advancement, technology, and mutual support as we strive for equity in the workplace.…
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Now Available in the Mobile Apps: Revision History
The ability to load a previous version of a page or post is invaluable when you need to make a quick correction or compare your current revision to earlier ones.…
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Setting Up Your Site on a Mobile Device Just Got a Lot Easier
Starting a new website is always exciting: you’ve chosen a topic, found the right name, and started building it on WordPress.com. Now you may be asking yourself, “What’s next?”…
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A New Way to Manage Your Pages on the WordPress Mobile Apps
We’ve made a small change to the WordPress mobile apps to make it easier for you to navigate and edit your pages. In previous versions of WordPress for iOS and Android, your pages were ordered by the date they were created as opposed to what your actual page hierarchy looks like on your website.…
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Introducing Activity
Knowing what’s going on behind the scenes of your site is key to engagement and security. Who published a post? What comments need to be approved?…
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New Theme: Photos
Today we’re happy to introduce Photos, an image-centric theme with a clean layout and a design that showcases your favorite snapshots. When we designed Photos, we put extra care into making it look and feel great on mobile devices.…
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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, writing a shopping list, or jotting down ideas for your next great blog post.…
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Bookmark Posts with Save For Later
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.…
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Find the Perfect Image with the Free Photo Library
You’re finishing up a blog post and want to add a photo, but you don’t have the right image. There’s a solution right in your WordPress mobile app: the Free Photo Library.…
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The WordPress Mobile Apps Now Support Right-to-Left Languages
As part of the broader open source community, we believe in building products that people of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and abilities can use and enjoy. We strive to create software that works smoothly for English and non-English speakers alike, and today we’re happy to roll out native support for right-to-left languages in both the iOS and Android WordPress mobile apps.…
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New and Improved iOS Sharing Extensions
Are you using the WordPress for iOS app on your mobile device? Our mobile team is excited to announce a big update to the share extension in the app.…
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Updated Signup and Site Creation on Mobile Devices
The latest stage in our authentication redesign effort improves signup and site creation on our mobile applications. (WordPress.com offers apps for your Android or iOS device.)…
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Manage Plugins in the WordPress Mobile Apps
We’re happy to announce the addition of a frequently requested feature in the WordPress mobile apps: plugin management! With the 9.1 update for the iOS and Android apps, WordPress.com…
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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 there in the world to stop and notice. We hope the WordPress.com…
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Managing Your Blog On a Mobile Device
Have you given the WordPress mobile apps a try lately? We’ve been working hard to make sure our iOS and Android apps are simple to use and have the features you need to blog right from your phone or tablet.…
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A New Media Picker for the iOS WordPress App
Sometimes it’s the extra touches that make all the difference; on your website, that’s the photos and video that give your content life. You asked for streamlined access to your media library and the camera and photos on your device, to make uploading and inserting photos and videos easier.…
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