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Make the Most of Our New SEO Settings Panel

WordPress.com has always taken care of your site’s search engine optimization (SEO) behind the scenes. Whether you have a free site or paid plan, we index your posts and pages so that the Googles and Bings of the world can easily find them.…

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New Theme: Rebalance

Web Monkey8 years ago01 mins

It’s Theme Thursday again, and we have a brand-new free theme called Rebalance to share with you! Rebalance Rebalance is an elegantly simple portfolio theme for photographers, artists, and graphic designers looking to showcase their work.…

Two New WordPress.com Bloggers on ‘Diving into the Giant Pool of the Blogosphere’

Web Monkey8 years ago011 mins

Every day, people from across the globe start their own websites on WordPress.com to share everything from their latest thoughts on current events to family recipes passed down through several generations.…

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Four Tips From Seasoned Bloggers

Web Monkey8 years ago011 mins

Some of the best blogging advice we hear is from you. On Discover, we publish interviews and profiles of bloggers around the world, who also impart their own tips on how they’ve gotten the most out of WordPress.com.…

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New Themes: Rowling and Scratchpad

Web Monkey8 years ago02 mins

It’s Theme Thursday time, which means we have some more awesome themes to share. Rowling Originally designed by Anders Norén, Rowling is a clean, simple, and elegant magazine theme that’s versatile enough for you to use on just about any kind of site or blog.…

New on WordPress.com: Sharing Buttons for WhatsApp, Telegram, and Skype

Web Monkey8 years ago01 mins

Our users — and your sites’ visitors — share millions of WordPress.com posts every day across social networks, and today we’re excited to announce sharing buttons for three more services: WhatsApp, Telegram, and Skype.…

Get More Readers to Your Business Blog

Web Monkey8 years ago05 mins

Blogging is a great way to communicate with your customers and reach new ones. Business owner Phoebe Clare blogs at Sage and Clare, where she documents her exotic trips scouting merchandise for her online home decor store she runs with Jemma Sage. Learn…

Perspectives on Going Viral

Web Monkey8 years ago019 mins

You wake up one morning, check your phone, and spit out your coffee. You have thousands of likes on Facebook, hundreds of retweets, and an inbox that has exploded.…

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.…

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Three Ways to Refresh Your Website in 2016

Web Monkey8 years ago07 mins

The new year is a great time to hit refresh and set new goals. If your website looks and feels a little stale, now is the time to make a change!…

What Was Your Favorite Post You Wrote in 2015?

Web Monkey8 years ago014 mins

The last few weeks of the year are the perfect time to look back and reflect on our most memorable work, so we asked a few bloggers to tell us about one blog post they put together in 2015 that they especially liked.…

What Are Your Blogging Goals for 2016?

Web Monkey8 years ago014 mins

You may not bother with resolutions for the new year, but setting goals for your blog helps you to (re)focus and shape your online home. We asked a diverse mix of bloggers: What’s the most important goal you have for your site in 2016?…

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New Theme: Twenty Sixteen

Web Monkey8 years ago01 mins

We’re pleased to announce that Twenty Sixteen — the new WordPress default theme designed by Takashi Irie — is available to all WordPress.com sites. Twenty Sixteen is a fresh take on the traditional blog format, with great features including: Optional sidebar Multiple menu positions and a social menu Overhanging large images Post intro and pull quotes Handy customization options let you create your own look.…

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.…

Introducing: Our New, High-Speed Editor

Web Monkey8 years ago03 mins

From parents and poets to journalists and politicians, WordPress.com’s publishing tools allow people to make their voices heard. We have heard your excellent feedback on our interim editor and today, we’re excited to introduce our new editor: a faster, cleaner, and more streamlined way to create posts and pages, and share, promote, and manage content across all your WordPress sites.…

Five Posts that Made Us Think

Web Monkey8 years ago07 mins

What makes a great blog post? We all have our pet criteria: sharp prose. Enlightening content. Stunning photos. (“Lots of GIFs?” Sure, why not?) Beyond its style or tone, a standout post invites us to take a peek into another person’s home or field of expertise, and offers a glimpse of that individual’s mind at work.…

Three Tips for Picking a Domain Name

Web Monkey8 years ago06 mins

When you create a free website on WordPress.com, your site’s default address will look something like example.wordpress.com. When you’re ready to build your professional presence, buying a custom domain — such as yourgroovydomain.com…

How to Choose the Best Theme for Your Business Website

Web Monkey9 years ago08 mins

Building a beautiful website for your business begins with choosing a theme — a design that controls page layout, widget areas, and default style. With more than 350 free and paid themes on WordPress.com,…

What Inspires Us to Blog?

Web Monkey9 years ago019 mins

Every day, people from all around the world start a site on WordPress.com to share everything from photos from their latest adventures to deeply personal stories from their lives.…

Five Ways to Boost your Site with Social Media

Web Monkey9 years ago07 mins

Looking for more traffic? Social media is your best friend. Every Facebook like and retweet helps you grow your audience and attract more customers. To ace your online strategy, optimize your website for social media.…