From across Automattic.
Updates from all of Automattic’s business units.
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How to Back Up a WordPress Database (Manually or With a Plugin)
Automated tool to back up & restore your WordPress database + manual, step-by-step instructions. How often to back up your database + storage options.
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NaNoWriMo + WordPress.com = The Ultimate Author's Toolkit
NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, is an annual event where writers from all over the world challenge themselves to write a novel in just one month. It’s a celebration of creativity, determination, and the power of storytelling. In addition to sponsoring NaNoWriMo, WordPress.com is offering a special gift to this year’s participants as a…
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.blog Featured Site: fitforgolf.blog
Fit For Golf is a blog by Mike Carroll, an Irish strength and conditioning coach based in California who specializes in golf fitness. Fitforgolf.blog is for golfers looking to improve their game through fitness. Mike’s blog helps golfers improve strength, flexibility, and power.
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RTOblox: Roblox Steps Away From Remote Work
In a recent post to the Roblox company blog, founder and CEO David Baszucki mandated that the large majority of Roblox’s remote employees return to a physical office in 2024. Citing concerns about “Zoom fatigue” and lack of creative collaboration, he concluded that “we aren’t there yet” when it comes to a remote work technology…
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How to Edit and Customize Your WooCommerce Cart Page
The quickest way to edit your WooCommerce cart page. Benefits & drawbacks of making changes. Blocks, extensions, & manual ways to customize your store.
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Meet Diana Costa & Matt Walker
Meet the designers behind Automattic’s products.
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Hot Off the Press: New WordPress.com Themes for October 2023
Five great new themes for all your WordPress needs.
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26-Step WordPress Security Guide for Enterprise-Level Protection
Do you agree with the list? Follow every step to guard your site & protect your company from major liabilities. Proven enterprise-grade cybersecurity tools.
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Seven Top Tips for Managing Blogger’s Block
If you're a blogger, you have probably experienced blogger's block at one time or another. It could be that feeling that you are stuck for an idea, or you may have a great idea but just can't seem to bring it to life. This week we offer some tips on how to unblock that block.
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One Inbox to Rule Them All
Automattic welcomes Texts.com to the family.
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.blog Featured Site: authenticcollective.blog
AuthenticCollective.blog is a business offering photo and video services for elopements and small weddings. Run by Sav and Greg, a married couple from Denver, Colorado, Authentic Collective specializes in helping couples capture their wedding day in beautiful places around the US.
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Your New Go-To Keyboard Shortcut: Introducing the Command Palette
A handy new tool that streamlines navigation, editing, and settings changes.
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💬 Out of Labs and ready to roll: Google Messages + RCS support is here.
The wait for a cross-platform RCS chat app is over. Beeper now has you covered—update today!
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Lifestyle Audiences Live on Facebook, Technology Readers Still Want Google Search
In 2016, on average, 40% of external referrers to the Parse.ly network of sites found the content via Facebook, 35% … The post Lifestyle Audiences Live on Facebook, Technology Readers Still Want Google Search appeared first on Parse.ly.
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The New York Times Takes Stock of the WFH Revolution
In a recently published article, The New York Times offered a brief overview of some things society has learned (or not) about remote work. More than three years after the pandemic kicked off what reporter Emma Goldberg calls “a mass workplace experiment,” plenty of companies have yet to figure out what works—either for employees or…
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New Course: Turn Your Passion Into Impact by Building an Online Course
Our newest course offers insights on crafting effective digital offerings. From the technical to the strategic, we'll guide you from start to finish.
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Unauthenticated File Upload Vulnerability Addressed in Royal Elementor Addons and Templates 1.3.79
During an investigation of a series of website being actively compromised we noticed the constant presence of the Royal Elementor Addons and Templates plugin installed. And all sites had at least one malicious file dropped into the /wpr-addons/forms/ directory. As we reviewed the plugin it was found that the upload ajax action wasn’t properly validating…
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Finding A RCE Gadget Chain In WordPress Core
During a recent team gathering in Belgium, we had an impromptu Capture The Flag game that included a challenge with an SQL Injection vulnerability occurring inside an INSERT statement, meaning attackers could inject random stuff into the targeted table’s columns, and query information from the database, the intended “flag” being the credentials of a user…
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Email Leak Oracle Vulnerability Addressed in WordPress 6.3.2
During a thorough analysis of WordPress’ internals, we discovered a subtle bug that allowed unauthenticated attackers to discern the email addresses of users who have published public posts on an affected website. If successfully exploited, attackers could gather email addresses, putting user privacy at risk. Upon identifying the vulnerability, we promptly alerted the WordPress team,…
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How Bluesky and .Blog Domains Can Shape Your Online Identity
Big things are happening in the digital world. Bluesky, a project by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey that is on a mission to change how social media works. Instead of big companies controlling everything, Bluesky wants to give users more control. And your .blog domain can be part of the movement.
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Jetpack 12.7 – AI excerpts, Newsletter tiers, improved social sharing and more
Welcome to Jetpack 12.7, which brings with it great new features to improve your content creation experience, ranging from AI Assistant improvements to the introduction of paid Newsletter tiers.
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Best in WordPress Design: Hey Studio
This is Best in WordPress Design. Our purpose is to highlight exceptional web design done with WordPress around the world. We feature selected sites, and share a brief conversation with the people who made them.
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Engage a Wider Audience With ActivityPub on WordPress.com
The fediverse has arrived at WordPress.com.
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Life @ Automattic: hanging with Newspack’s Daniel Brown
What’s it like to work at a fully distributed company with a worldwide team and culture guided by a Creed? Welcome to “Life @ Automattic,” a series of Q&As with the people behind the products. Today we speak with Daniel Brown, a Technical Account Manager for Newspack. Who are you, and what do you do?…
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New to WordPress.com: Earn More By Adding a Paywall
The brand new Paywall Block can be easily added to any post or page, making it easier for creators to monetize and diversify their content.
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What’s new for developers? (October 2023)
The ninth edition of a monthly roundup that cuts through most of the noise, curating the features you need to build on top of modern WordPress.
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How to Install WordPress Locally (on Windows, Mac, and Linux)
Learn how to install WordPress locally on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Get step-by-step instructions for each! Plus, tips to save time & protect your work.
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Upcoming Webinar: Effortless Course Creation With Sensei
This month we're introducing you to the full power of course creation, plugins, and custom domains.
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🛸 The Stickers Have Landed
Update to Beeper Desktop v3.79.17 for double the pleasure and double the fun with stickers + tons of chat enhancements!
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Managing Domains on WordPress.com Has Never Been Better
Domains have never been better on WordPress.com. We recently launched a number of new features like multi-year registrations, domain forwarding, easy domain transfer, and bulk updates.
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How to Edit & Customize Your WooCommerce Checkout Page
Edit your WooCommerce Checkout page — options for manual coding & easy-to-use extensions. Simplify checkout, add upsells, boost conversions, & more.
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Tumblr Hack Week, September 2023 Edition
Once again it was Hack Week (more than just a day!) at Tumblr! A couple of times per year we slow down our normal work and spend a week working on scratching a personal itch or features we want as user and see how far we can get with our hacks. One thing from the…
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What Is a Website Title? Understand and Optimize Title Usage on Your Site
Learn the definitions and best way to use each of the four different types of titles on your website.
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Full vs Incremental WordPress Backups: A Complete Guide for Website Owners
Not all backups are the same. Learn the different types, what files they save, and exactly what you need to ensure a full WordPress backup for your site.
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New Gravatar Hovercards: Faster, Open-Source, and Everywhere
A new open-sourced Gravatar Hovercards library is live for users of WordPress.com and Jetpack, and is available to be implemented by anyone around the web.
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