Announcements

  • Automattic Welcomes Clay

    Clay helps people and businesses manage their connections more effectively. The platform offers unique value through AI-driven insights, comprehensive coverage, revolutionary search, instant notes and more, all designed to simplify the way we build and maintain relationships.

  • Automattic Welcomes WPAI

    At Automattic, we’re committed to making WordPress smarter, faster, and easier for everyone. Today, we’re announcing the acquisition of a company that’s going to help us in that mission: WPAI. WPAI is an AI startup, focused on building AI solutions for WordPress. The brilliant founding team behind it—James LePage, Greg Hunt, and Ovidiu “Ovi” Iulian…

  • Automattic Welcomes Harper and Elijah Potter

    At Automattic, we’re passionate about building exceptional tools that empower users to create, express, and connect. That’s why we’re excited to announce the acquisition of Harper, a grammar checker for developers, as well as the addition of its founder, Elijah Potter, to the Automattic team. Harper—which is named after novelist Harper Lee—delivers grammar and language…

  • Shipping Tumblr and WordPress

    Since Automattic acquired Tumblr we’ve made it more efficient, grown its revenue, and worked to improve the platform. But there’s one part of the plan that we haven’t yet started, which is to run Tumblr on WordPress. I’m pleased to say we’re kicking off that project now! We’re not talking about changing Tumblr. We’re not…

  • ‘The Atavist’ Wins Three Awards for Its Longform Journalism

    Making the web a better place takes many forms, especially inside Automattic. WordPress.com and WooCommerce help creators and businesses design beautiful sites and stores to make their dreams a reality. Tumblr offers powerful tools for building community; Day One does the same for a journaling practice. Security, podcasts, messaging, spam prevention: it’s all part of…

  • Heat Up Your Brand’s Reach With Blaze Pro

    For years, Tumblr has been a best-kept secret among enterprise-tier advertisers thanks to its passionately engaged, Gen Z-heavy user base. Publishers, streaming platforms, and fashion brands have all capitalized on the intense engagement their campaigns get on the platform. However, there was no easy way for mainstream advertisers to reach Tumblr’s audience. Until now.  Meet…