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“Blogging: From Concept to Content” offers three days of hands-on, expert-led learning.Starting a blog is easy and free on WordPress.com. But what if you’re new to blogging? If you need guidance on best practices, actionable tips on how to grow your audience and find inspiration to write, and constructive feedback from experts and fellow bloggers,…

Understand that this movement is not history, nor will it soon be over. We need to fight for equality until life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are available for all.The past few months have been tiring for everyone. As the coronavirus spread across the globe, most of us thought that we were going to…

Happy Pride Month! Last year, I shared resources and highlighted organizations doing awesome work in the LGBTQ+ community. This year, I’m excited to tell you more about Out in Tech, an organization that Automattic has partnered with for the past four years. I’m proud to say that this year, the Queeromattic Employee Resource Group —…

Take a look at the latest improvements in our Android and iOS 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…

Being remote doesn’t mean being disconnected. At Automattic, we find different ways to socialize and connect.With COVID-19, the business world has come to a fork in the road: Down one route, shuttered offices. Down the other, companies embracing remote work, showing us how businesses can survive — and thrive! — with a fully remote workforce.…

Are you a podcaster or a prolific blogger? You don’t want to miss out on our most recent additions to the WordPress editor.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…

Get advice on attracting the right people to your website in our free 60-minute webinar.You’ve launched your website or started a blog. Congratulations! Now it’s time to attract an audience. You built a website to reach people with your art, ideas, or products and services. We’ve created a free online session to help you do…

May 21 is Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Is your site reader-friendly for all of your visitors?Today, Global Accessibility Awareness Day, raises awareness around digital access and inclusion and improving the web experience for everyone. This year, WebAIM analyzed one million homepages for accessibility issues and found that 98% of websites had at least one WCAG (Web Content Accessibility…

Coming Soon: Make Your Site Private Until You’re Ready to LaunchKeep your site private — hidden from the world’s view — until you’re ready to launch it. When you create a new site, you may want to personalize it before making it public. On WordPress.com, we give you a safe space where you can work on…