From across Automattic.
Updates from all of Automattic’s business units.
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Having Trouble Naming Your Business? Let Us Help
Our all-new Instant Business Name Generator will help give a concrete and creative name to your bold idea.
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The Most Popular Blogging Niches on .blog Domain Names
This month at .blog we are celebrating our seventh birthday. What better time to dive in and find out what dotbloggers are blogging about, and to take a look back at some of our favorite .blog domains? Join us as we take a look at the most popular topics and blogging niches among dotbloggers today.
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Building a Contentful Custom Data Migration to WordPress
As part of our Special Projects team here at Automattic, we help interesting people and organizations have a great experience with WordPress. Sometimes that involves collaborating to build out new solutions to meet our partners needs, other times we help them migrate existing custom systems over to WordPress. I’ve recently had the opportunity to work…
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Introducing An All New Gravatar Profile Editor
Heya, it is the revamped Gravatar! We have a fresh Profile Editor, three new highly-requested profile fields, and robust Privacy settings. Gravatar transcends mere online avatars, offering an open, controlled digital footprint – redefining transparency.
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Open Source CRM Software: Comparison of 8 Providers
Want the best? Choose an open source CRM solution. See the top options compared by pros, cons, pricing, and more. Which tools integrate with WordPress?
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Using ChatGPT to Maximize Your Blogging Success
From generating content ideas to refining your writing style and helping with research. ChatGPT can help bloggers of all niches and expertise levels. This quick guide will help you produce polished content and improve your blogging game.
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The Best Deals of the Year on Websites and Domains
Black Friday 2023 deals have arrived for WordPress.com.
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Website Backups: How to Choose the Right Tool or Service
What kind of website backup do you need? Can you use free backups from your host? What are the most cost-effective solutions? Top options compared.
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The Secrets to Crafting Engaging Blog Content
Creating engaging blog content is the secret to making your voice heard. From catchy headlines to weaving narratives, this article explores how to craft blog posts that engage, inform, and keep readers coming back.
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Introducing Twenty Twenty-Four
A behind-the-scenes look at Twenty Twenty-Four, the most expressive and capable WordPress default theme yet, alongside WordPress 6.4.
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Revamp Your Website Seamlessly With Staging Site Synchronization
Fearlessly try out new ideas and designs before publishing them to the world.
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How to Improve WordPress Site Speed on Mobile & Desktop
Proven ways to improve WordPress site speed without blowing your budget. What's the most common cause of a slow WordPress site? See top DIY tools!
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Getting started with the Command Palette API
Learn the basics of adding static commands via the WordPress Command Palette API. The tutorial walks you through building three example commands.
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Hall of Shame: Star Trek After Dark
There are certain parts of the internet where Star Trek and adult content overlap harmoniously in expected ways, but Tumblr was recently a platform where that overlap was remarkably unexpected. Our latest entry into Automattic’s Hall of Shame tells the story of a Star Trek starship, an overambitious copyright monitoring company, one off-base DMCA (Digital…
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Wordpress Block Themes: Development Tutorial for Beginners
What are block themes? Can you edit your entire WordPress site? What are the limits? 5 examples & step-by-step instructions for WordPress block themes.
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Google Removes Key Features From GA4
The shift to GA4 from Universal Analytics has caused headaches for users across the web. And usage is declining. Research … The post Google Removes Key Features From GA4 appeared first on Parse.ly.
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Hot Off the Press: New WordPress.com Themes for November 2023
Five great new themes for all your WordPress needs.
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Penetration Testing: A 20-Step Guide by Top Security Experts
Most enterprises with online components engage in regular penetration testing, leveraging in-house teams or external organizations to try to breach their website’s defenses. The goal of penetration testing is to help you uncover any potential vulnerabilities before attackers can exploit them. At the enterprise level, any vulnerability can lead to data breaches, potential loss of…
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10 Affordable CRM Options for Small Businesses & Sales Teams
What affordable CRMs are best for small businesses? How to get a cheap CRM with premium options. Pros, cons, & pricing info on the top 10 solutions!
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Unauthenticated SQL Injection Vulnerability Addressed in WP Fastest Cache 1.2.2
During an internal review of the WP Fastest Cache plugin, the WPScan team discovered a serious SQL injection vulnerability. This vulnerability may allow unauthenticated attackers to read the full contents of the WordPress database using a time-based blind SQL injection payload. Upon discovering the vulnerability, we promptly alerted the plugin development team, who released version…
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Optimizing Meetup Connections
Explore the journey of how Automattic leverages the power of optimization and genetic algorithms to transform our meetups into more engaging and meaningful experiences. Our post delves into the creation of Dinnermattic, a hack project designed to foster stronger relationships among our globally distributed team.
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What’s new for developers? (November 2023)
The 10th edition of a monthly roundup that showcases features for extenders. The latest updates are focused on the WordPress 6.4 release.
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31 Real Estate Social Media Post Ideas to Attract New Clients
Winning real estate social media post ideas to get attention + impress clients. Plus, the top tools to spend less time marketing & more time closing.
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alias please=sudoKeeping a site like Tumblr alive and snappy for you to post at a moment’s notice, all day and night, is no small feat. Pesky crabs sneak into our data centers and cut cables all the time…If you want to help our small but excellent systems team, want to work from anywhere, and are…
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From Sawdust to Success With WordPress.com
How one of our customers built an online store for her woodworking creations.
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Jetpack 12.8 – Jetpack Creator launch and more
This month, we're launching Jetpack Creator and several smaller product improvements.
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Learn to Design Your Own Theme in Our Newest Webinar
Create a new look for your site in minutes with our innovative “Design Your Own Theme” tool.
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Synchronizing Data with Apache Superset: Our Internal Solution
At Automattic, our deep appreciation for open source software is evident through our active contributions, with a primary focus on WordPress. Recently, we integrated Apache Superset, to help support our intricate data visualization needs. One notable achievement includes the automation of dataset creation, a solution that not only resolved an issue but also enhanced our data discoverability.
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Take Your Content To The Next Level With Jetpack Creator
Craft stunning content, boost your subscriber base, and monetize your online presence with Jetpack Creator. A new offering from Jetpack that helps you produce compelling content for your website in no time.
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.blog Featured Site: pawsandreflect.blog
Self-proclaimed dog nerd Haley launched Paws and Reflect to blog about her journey in training her adopted shelter dog, Scout. The blog began as a place to journal her progress with Scout, but has since become a lifestyle blog that follows Haley, her partner Sean, and Scout’s van life adventures.
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Atlassian Doubles Down on Distributed Work
In a recent interview with Fast Company, Annie Dean, Atlassian’s VP of Team Anywhere, made it clear that the Australia-based software company’s future is distributed. Dean was a proponent of flexible work long before she came to the company known for collaboration tools like Trello and Jira, but in the years before the pandemic, her…
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Upcoming Update: Jetpack’s Lazy Loading Feature Deprecation
Jetpack and Jetpack Boost have long been champions of optimizing site performance, with features like lazy loading images being instrumental in reducing load times. However, in light of recent technological advancements, we’re here to inform you about the deprecation of this feature to align with the latest web standards.
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Meet Site Profiler: Instant Access to Everything You'll Ever Need to Know About Any Domain
Site Profiler is a new, ad-free way to track down the details of any domain, from WHOIS to hosting provider.
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How to add custom color options to blocks
A step-by-step walkthrough of adding custom color options to blocks.
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Elevating Site Cloning Experience: Say Goodbye to Repeated Credentials Entries for Non-Jetpack Sites
Now, you can securely store server credentials for your staging sites that don’t have a paid Jetpack VaultPress Backup plan. This means you can enjoy a seamless cloning experience without the need to repeatedly enter your credentials every time you clone.
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