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At WordPress.com, part of our mission is to support and empower storytellers and publishers of all sizes. We’re thrilled to…
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If your website is all about news, there’s a lot you can do to optimize it for search engines (and…
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There was quite a bit of discussion about a study that said that nearly 65% of Google searches in 2020…
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Canonical publishes LTS Docker Image Portfolio on Docker Hub
Ten year maintenance commitment on app images provides secure cloud software supply chain November 24th 2020: Canonical has published the…
A New Way to Earn Money on WordPress.com
It’s hard to be creative when you’re worried about money. Running ads on your site helps, but for many creators,…
Electric Literature Moves to WordPress — Here’s How an Indie Publisher Thrives on the Open Web
Electric Literature launched 10 years ago in Brooklyn, New York, as a quarterly print journal with a mission to make…
Add A Simple Payment Button To Your WordPress.com Site
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The Best of WordPress: September 2016
Hi everyone, it’s been a busy few weeks in the world of WordPress, WordPress.com, and Automattic, so I thought I’d…
Five Engaging Longreads Stories You Might Have Missed
Longreads has been connecting readers with quality stories since 2009, and since joining Automattic in 2014, we’ve published more than…
The 2015 WordPress.com Year In Review!
Here’s an incredible fact: together, you published more than 660 million posts on WordPress.com in 2015, and made more than 655 million…
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 writing closely over the…
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Millions of new sites created and posts published later, 2014 is in the books. We could regale you with big numbers, like…
One Central Hub for All Your Content
Last week, we announced a few updates to the WordPress.com interface, including faster stats and enhanced site management on both desktop…
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Since 2004, WordPress has set out with an ambitious goal in mind — to democratize publishing and put state-of-the-art tools…
Add Gmail, Calendar, and Drive to Your Site
The content you publish on your site is the result of a lot of behind-the-scenes activity — and we’re not…