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Built-in Duotone Image Filter, Editor Navigation via Persistent List View, and Other Block Editor Improvements Seth McLellan The next batch of exciting updates to the block editor is live on WordPress.com. Powerful duotone image editing, a persistent list view to edit your page or post, and an update for picking table colors are all ready for…

WordPress.com Welcomes the Award-Winning Atavist Magazine to the Platform The Atavist Magazine, known for its in-depth journalism and creative, elegant design, joins sister site Longreads, making WordPress.com a home for the web’s best longform storytelling. At WordPress.com, part of our mission is to support and empower storytellers and publishers of all sizes. We’re thrilled to announce…

Let’s Celebrate Pride by Supporting Nonprofits For Pride this year, we’re highlighting queer nonprofits and charities. It’s more important than ever to support the queer community and raise awareness for those who do so all year round, long after the rainbow flags come down. It’s Pride month; perhaps you’ve noticed from the rainbows all over everything?…

Day One, the Journaling App, Joins Automattic Eli Budelli We’re excited to welcome Day One to the Automattic team. Day One is a private journaling app that makes writing for yourself a simple pleasure. A beautifully designed user experience has earned the app prestigious awards including App Store Editor’s Choice, App of the Year, and the…

WordPress.com is the Fastest WordPress Host in Review Signal’s 2021 Test WordPress.com delivered the fastest WordPress speed test of any company in any price tier in 2021. For the past eight years, Review Signal has published its WordPress Hosting Performance Benchmarks, and 2021’s results are in. We’re happy to report that not only did WordPress.com earn…

How you can get the total freedom to create without the hassles that come with managing your own website.  The open source WordPress project has given the world a powerful publishing platform that now powers 41% of the web. While this is the most widely adopted CMS on the internet, you’re also going to need…

One-click Portfolio Designs, Instant PDF Embeds, and More Improvements to the Block Editor Ola Bodera We have some exciting new block editor updates to share with you today including fresh collection of Portfolio block patterns, a new and improved way to embed a preview of PDF documents, and better editing tools for Cover and Buttons blocks.…

Introducing a new design for the WordPress apps Matt Miklic The WordPress mobile apps are the best way to manage your site from anywhere. If you’re already using the app, you might have noticed a new visual design that’s been rolling out. That rollout is complete in WordPress 17.1, which is available today for both Android…

What’s New in the Block Editor: New Page Layout Picker, Better Block Transformation Options, and More From a new page layout picker to a more streamlined writing prompt, we’re bringing you the latest round of editor improvements. Ola Bodera Here’s a peek at the latest changes in the block editor — subtle-yet-practical enhancements that help you…

Introducing Milestone Notifications – The WordPress.com Blog ]]> Introducing Milestone Notifications emilylaguna Your website is a product of your hard work and passion. Therefore, when your site hits a milestone — it shouldn’t go unrecognized. To make it easier for you to keep track of your site’s achievements, we’ll be rolling out a new celebratory…