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New: Free SEO Course The field of search engine optimization is complex and the sheer volume of information can be daunting and overwhelming. That’s why we’ve launched our latest course to provide a straightforward and easy-to-follow introduction to the world of SEO. Mindy Postoff A successful website is a labor of love. I know, first-hand, how…

Welcome back to our “WordPress.com Favorites” series! In these interviews, we’ll be highlighting bloggers about their passion project. Caution: contents guaranteed to be inspiring.   Today’s featured blog, The Pelikan’s Perch, dives deeply into a niche of a niche: proprietor Joshua Danley writes solely about Pelikan-brand fountain pens.  Even if you’ve never written with a fountain…

VideoPress, Take 3 Tino Barreiro We promised you “more is coming” in our latest update—and now more is here. More features that make the finest video service for WordPress even more powerful. You can upload more content with less effort, reach more audiences, and keep sharing more of what inspires you. In this video, we’ll…

Our mission has always been to democratize publishing, one website at a time. Now we’re making all the benefits of WordPress available to more people, with one simple pricing plan. Hello, Pro One thing we heard over the years was how hard it can be to choose the right upgrade plan when you’re ready to…

Say Hello to WordPrompts! We’re excited to introduce a set of prompts for creators of all types! Meet WordPrompt, a single-word monthly exercise that aims to inspire you to create new posts, regardless of what or how you publish. Mindy Postoff Earlier this year, we kicked off 2022 with Bloganuary, a daily blogging challenge during the…

Welcome back to our “WordPress.com Favorites” series! In these interviews, we’ll be highlighting bloggers about their passion project. Caution: contents guaranteed to be inspiring. This interview has been lightly edited.     Shortly after Empish Thomas earned her journalism degree in the mid-’90s, she began experiencing severe headaches and sensitivity to light. After a visit to the eye…

Recently we shared that you can now purchase six popular Automattic plugins right from your WordPress.com dashboard. We’re intentionally testing this out with our own products before opening it up to the broader community. This is the first step in our plan to make taking your site to the next level faster, easier, and more…

Celebrating Black History Month This February, we shared stories of notable Black/African Descent people around the world. Shanta For much of Black history in the US, a lot of stories have gone untold. As we wrap up Black History Month, our team at Automattic — the company behind WordPress.com — wanted to share how we celebrated…

Help us define the next stage of Professional Email One of the things we’re most passionate about as a company is listening closely to our customers and working on features that they really want to see. Semiha Kocer If you’ve been a WordPress.com user in any capacity, you’re probably aware that we believe in democratizing publishing…

“Are all your meetings so effective that you look forward to them?” Our CEO, Matt Mullenweg, recently asked us to reflect on this question. Live meetings have their place, and there are conversations that are better done in real-time, whether in person or through video chat. But they can be costly in terms of time…