From across Automattic.
Updates from all of Automattic’s business units.
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Defending Open Source: Our Legal Response to WP Engine’s Meritless Complaint
Automattic, and our CEO Matt Mullenweg, are devoted to the ethos of open source, democratizing publishing through the WordPress platform and protecting the thriving, collaborative ecosystem built around software that powers over 40% of the web. Matt and Automattic have granted away significant rights and provided extensive free services—something most individuals and companies would never…
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5 Powerful Gutenberg Blocks for Developers to Create Custom Layouts
No third-party page builder required.
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Introducing Native Integrations for Gravatar Mobile SDK
Gravatar releases native SDKs for iOS and Android, featuring easy integration of avatar management. Enhanced with a new Avatar Change Flow, ensuring efficient user experience and security.
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Motivation Monday: 20 Social Media Post Ideas for Mondays
Give your followers a little nudge with these motivational social media post ideas! Inspire action and position your brand as a positive leader.
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Getting and setting Block Binding values in the Editor
A walkthrough of how to make custom Block Binding sources customizable from the editor in WordPress 6.7.
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Meet the Studio Assistant: Your Smart Companion for Building WordPress Sites Locally
The Studio Assistant is now available for free in our free and open source local WordPress development app.
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Why Your Favorite Recipes Come with a Side of Story
Have you ever wondered why your favorite recipe blog posts look like that?
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Social Media Automation Tools: Comparison of 8 Apps & Software
Compare prices, pros, cons, & features: Top social media automation tools to organize your workflow, create engaging content, & boost your numbers!
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Is This Website Safe to Buy From? 12 Checks to Spot Scams
Don’t get scammed! 9 ways to verify that a website is safe. Website owner? See how to secure your WordPress site & gain the trust of your visitors
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Upgrade Author Profiles with the Gravatar Block for WordPress
The Gravatar Enhanced plugin for WordPress has upgraded to include a customizable Profile block, allowing better author showcase and SEO performance. Authors can manage profiles via Gravatar.com, enhancing site design and optimizing search engine visibility with E-E-A-T signals.
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RBAC vs ABAC: How to Choose the Right Access Control Model
Role-based or attribute-based access control? Learn the differences and how to choose the right option for your organization’s security.
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How to Leave a Review for Jetpack on WordPress.org
Leaving a review for Jetpack is a great way to support us and help other users make informed decisions. Reviews can highlight useful features, provide constructive feedback, and encourage improvements. In this guide, I’ll walk you through the simple steps to leave a review for Jetpack on WordPress.org and why it’s important to leave us…
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How to Get Web Design Clients: 12 Practical Tactics That Work
Getting clients is tough. Here's actionable advice to make building business easier.
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10 Linktree Alternatives for Professional Branding
Maximize your link-in-bio potential with these game-changing Linktree alternatives. From custom domains to robust analytics, find the perfect tool for your needs.
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What is Integrated Analytics? How Does it Enhance Business Intelligence?
Learn how integrated analytics transforms data into actionable insights, helping businesses enhance BI & make smarter, more competitive decisions.
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The 9 Best Ecommerce Platforms to Sell Online (Most Popular)
8 factors to determine your ecommerce platform choice: Build a profitable long-term presence. Compare pros, cons, pricing, features, & more
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Beat Writer’s Block with 25 Journaling Prompts for Blogging Inspiration
Even the most seasoned bloggers hit a wall sometimes. When inspiration runs dry, journaling can reignite your creativity. By taking time to reflect, process thoughts, and explore fresh perspectives, jotting in your journal can spark new ideas for your blog. To get started, use our list of 25 journaling prompts.
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Mastering theme.json: You might not need CSS
A walkthrough of many tips, tricks, and techniques for using theme.json and style variations to their full extent.
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Top 4 WordPress Shortcuts to Save You Time and Boost Productivity
Work smarter, not harder.
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26 Halloween Social Media Post Ideas for Businesses
Creative ways to boost interaction, promote your brand, and stay top of mind all season long: 26 Halloween social media ideas anyone can use
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Cris Busquets receives National Design Award
Cris Busquets has been awarded Spain’s National Design Award in the Young Design Professionals category—one of the country’s highest honors in the field.
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Every Automattician Is Now an Owner of Automattic
A recent stock grant gave more than 1,700 Automattic employees a stake in the company.
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What Are XSS Attacks on WordPress? (And How to Prevent Them)
What exactly is cross-site scripting? Who’s at risk? Common types of XXS attacks, the 5 biggest vulnerabilities, and how to reduce your risk.
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Jetpack 13.9.1: Critical Security Update
Earlier today we released a new version of Jetpack, 13.9.1. This release contains a critical security update. While we have no evidence that this vulnerability has been exploited yet, please update your version of Jetpack as soon as possible to ensure the security of your site. To help you in this process, we have worked…
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Ian Stewart to Lead WordPress.com
Ian Stewart will lead customer experience at WordPress.com, utilizing his 14 years of experience on the WordPress.com team and a passion for themes.
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How to Build Your First Social Network Platform
Building a social network as a non-technical founder? This guide navigates the challenges, from choosing the right platform to ensuring security and growth.
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What is PHP? A Thorough Explanation for Absolute Beginners
PHP is a vital, open source scripting language that powers WordPress and many major websites across the internet.
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XSS vs CSRF Attacks: How They Differ and How to Counter Them
Simple explanation: The differences of XSS & CSRF. Who’s at risk? 5 best practices to prevent both kinds of attacks + the top automated tools!
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What’s new for developers? (October 2024)
With WordPress 6.7 just around the corner, stay up-to-date on the latest developer news from the past month, including major updates to WordPress Playground.
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Tumblr Hack Day, September 2024 Edition
Once again it was Hack Day at Tumblr! You’ve probably seen one of these posts before. A couple of times per year we slow down our normal work and spend a day working on scratching a personal itch or features we want as user and see how far we can get with our hacks. One…
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Powering the World, Powered by Automattic
Little Sun is helping people in off-grid areas enjoy clean, affordable light.
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Hot Off the Press: New WordPress.com Themes for October 2024
We love these for you.
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18 Proven Strategies to Increase User Engagement on Your Website
The key to a successful website? User engagement. See how to capture the attention of more visitors and drive key actions. 18 proven tips.
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Practical Ways to Build Your SaaS Onboarding Process
Boost SaaS growth with our proven checklist for personalizing onboarding. Harness user data, create engaging tours, and avoid costly pitfalls.
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Blogging Tools for Beginners: Review of 10 Apps & Software
Get better results with less work: Top blogging tools for efficiency, research, & monetization. Grow your blog 24/7 for more passive revenue.
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Looking Ahead
This week, Automattic undertook a strategic realignment to better pursue our core values and operational goals. In keeping with the transparency that has marked our longtime commitment to the open source community, we’re sharing here that we offered our employees a generous buy-out package. The offer underscores our dedication to mutual compatibility and respect within…
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Response to WP Engine's Meritless Lawsuit
Last night, WP Engine filed a baseless lawsuit against Automattic, Matt Mullenweg, and WordPress.org. Their complaint is flawed, start to finish. We vehemently deny WP Engine’s allegations—which are gross mischaracterizations of reality—and reserve all of our rights. Automattic is confident in our legal position, and will vigorously litigate against this absurd filing, as well as…
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Meet Aurora Pleguezuelo Hernandez
We recently welcomed Aurora to our Automattic Design team. Enjoy this short interview with her.
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Building Studio in Public: How Open Source Collaboration Enhances Studio
How the Studio app is connected to other open source projects and how collaborative contributions result mutually benefit all.
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Comparison of WordPress Analytics & Statistics Plugins (Free and Paid)
They’re not all the same — we rate the best WordPress analytics plugins. Comparison chart: Pros, cons, pricing, and more. Three factors to consider.
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WordPress Trademarks: A Legal Perspective
Some questions—and answers—about the truth of the law.
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Automattic—WP Engine Term Sheet
One of the many lies in Silver Lake and WP Engine’s C&D was their claim that Automattic demanded money from them moments before our CEO Matt Mullenweg gave his keynote at WordCamp US. That is not true. Automattic asked for a verbal agreement that WP Engine would give some percentage of their revenue back into…
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Getting More From Google to Maximize Search Traffic
Enhance SEO with quality, clarity, and conciseness. Discover strategies to boost search traffic and adapt to Google's changing algorithm. The post Getting More From Google to Maximize Search Traffic appeared first on Parse.ly.
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What is Data Storytelling? Guide, Best Practices, and Examples
Turn all those numbers into important takeaways, actionable advice, and inspiring aspirations. How to unlock data storytelling for your business — the tools and skills you’ll need.
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