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5 Surprising Facts I've Learned About Working Remotely
Here at Automattic, we have been doing this work-from-home thing for a long time now. This was actually how I found out about the Happiness Engineer position. My family is kind of spread out across three different continents, and I felt like working from home would help me spend more time with them, see my…
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Buy Paid Plugins Directly on WordPress.com
For users on our Business and eCommerce Plans, plugins are a critical part of the WordPress.com experience. We’re always looking for ways to simplify the process of discovering and installing powerful WordPress plugins. As a result, we’re now making it possible to purchase certain plugins directly on the WordPress.com plugin page. Not only that, but…
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Why All Businesses Should Blog
Businesses that blog get 55% more visitors to their website than their non-blogging competition, according to research by HubSpot. Those visitors can then become customers thanks to sales and marketing efforts. They can also make purchases based on the compelling content on your blog.
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High Quality, Free, Open Source Design Assets – 2022 Edition
When I first started learning web design, every type of creative software I used was proprietary. These tools often came at a cost, and there was no way to customize them beyond what was originally intended. Later, I discovered WordPress, which exposed me to the idea of open source software, and I instantly became fascinated…
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How to Block an IP Address or Country from a WordPress Site
Quickly and effectively block a specific IP address from accessing your WordPress site! Plus, how to undo it. See the 3 most common reasons to block an IP.
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How to Stop User Spam Registrations in WordPress
Offering a user registration feature on your website can be a great way to generate leads, but it can also make your site vulnerable to spam registrations. In this post we discuss why user registration spam can damage your site, including seven ways to stop these unwanted signups.
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Website Footer 101: Design, Content, Best Practices & Examples
The best kept secret to maximizing your site’s impact? The footer. From increasing page views to converting customers — how to get the most from its design.
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Tips for Improving Your Site's Local SEO Ranking
Looking for ways to improve the ranking for your local business on search engines like Google? Here are our tips for boosting your local SEO.
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Connect With Your Audience: Integrate Social Media With Your WordPress.com Website
Integrating your social media presence with your website is essential to finding and growing your audience. WordPress.com offers many options and tools that can help you optimize your website and social platforms.
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Creating Order in the Chaos: Designing My Remote Workday
How I created a system that consistently helps me organize my thoughts and my time in a way that works for me.
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The Best Anti-spam Plugins for WordPress (2022 Review)
Sick of spam on your site? Eliminate it for good! Compare the top anti-spam plugins on price, features, ease of use, and more. Top tips for the best choice.
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How to Reset Your WordPress Password (8 Ways)
Need help logging in? Get access to your WordPress site by restoring or resetting your password. Plus, emergency ways to access your site as a last resort.
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Six Steps to Building an Events Page with WordPress Blocks
Let your users know about upcoming events and gatherings, and increase registrations with a WordPress block-driven events page.
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.blog Featured Site: thehome.blog
If you want a modern and organized space, but feel overwhelmed on how to get there, thehome.blog might be the answer. This week we feature an interior design blog that teaches readers how to organize and design personal spaces to create spaces where they can thrive.
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Backdoor Found in Themes and Plugins from AccessPress Themes
While investigating a compromised site we discovered some suspicious code in a theme by AccessPress Themes (aka Access Keys), a vendor with a large number of popular themes and plugins.
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Get Early Access to Full Site Editing!
A big change is coming to WordPress to make it easier than ever to create websites called Full-Site Editing. You can be one of the first to try it exclusively on WordPress.com, before it gets merged into core open source WordPress with the upcoming release of WordPress version 5.9. What is Full Site Editing? If…
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Should You Hire a WordPress Developer?
Why hire a WordPress developer? In this guide, we share the pros and cons of working with a WordPress developer to help you decide if it’s the right choice.
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How to Check and Update Your WordPress PHP Version
What is PHP? What version do you have? Do you need to upgrade? Get an overview of the basics, how to update, and the 3 can't-miss steps before you do.
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How to Prevent & Stop Spam Comments in WordPress
Eliminate spam comments on your WordPress site! Spam's not just annoying — it’s dangerous for your visitors and reputation. 8 ways to prevent comment spam.
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Jetpack 10.5: New features and under-the-hood improvements
The new year comes with a shiny new Jetpack. This month, we’re shipping new features for VideoPress, as well as other under-the-hood improvements and bug fixes to create a better Jetpack experience for you and your site.
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7 Secrets to Building a Successful Blog
Many bloggers and businesses write content as the ideas come to them. While there’s nothing wrong with this strategy, results may be frustrating at times, if, for example, the post you spent so much time writing is not read or shared by the people you wrote it for.
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How to Create Your Own WordPress Staging Site
Learn how to safely make changes to your website by editing on a local staging site first.
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Get Started with new webinars
Launching a website or learning how to monetize your online store can be overwhelming. But we are here to help you along the way. We are hosting free webinars to help get you on track and answer any questions you have. We cover different topics and will soon have new ones. Make sure to bookmark…
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.blog Featured Site: thefeed.blog
There are many ways a blog can be utilized by companies. thefeed.blog shows us how a corporate blog can sit alongside a company's primary website. This blog works seamlessly with the Tyson Foods website, allowing visitors to easily navigate between the two sites.
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How to Remove Your Site from Google Safe Browsing Blocklist
Land on Google’s bad side? How do you know for sure? How did it happen? Get quick answers and the definitive steps you need to get off the list right away!
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WordPress Plugin i18n, Webpack, and Composer
By: Brad Jorsch A lot of work has been going on in the Jetpack plugin lately. We have UIs built in React, with the JavaScript bundles being created by Webpack. We have Composer packages used for code sharing, increasingly so as we look into creating standalone plugins like Jetpack Backup and Jetpack Search. And we want everything…
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What to Expect During Your First Three Months as a Happiness Engineer
Howdy! My name is Stewart, and let me first start by saying how much I have enjoyed this career change! The first three months were a breeze and went by so quickly. However, I would like to give you a peek behind the curtain to show you what you can expect during your first three…
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Automattic Women: Anne Mirasol
Welcome to Automattic Women—conversations with some of the remarkable women working all over the world to design and develop Automattic software and make the web a better place. Today’s interviewee, engineer Anne Mirasol, talks to us from her home workstation in the Philippines. Who are you, and what do you do? I am Anne Mirasol,…
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3 Easy Ways to Place Images Next to Text in the Block Editor
Wondering how to place an image and some text next to each other in the WordPress Block Editor? We'll show you 3 easy ways.
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Yes, the WordPress Block Editor Has a Code View
The WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg) still has a code view. Learn all about how to access and use it.
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