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Updates from all of Automattic’s business units.
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Will We See You Tomorrow at WordCamp US 2021?
Let's meet at WCUS 2021! We'll be there and we hope to see you there as well!
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Automattic Women: Rebecca Williams
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, Rebecca Williams, talks to us from her home on the Wild Atlantic Way coastline of Ireland’s Louisburgh, County Mayo. Who are you, and what do…
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A Beginner's Guide to Using Mailchimp with WordPress
Step by step, learn how to connect Mailchimp with WordPress to get started with email marketing.
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What is the Jetpack plugin?
It’s used by millions of WordPress sites, but what does Jetpack do? Is it right for you? Why is it so popular? Get a summary of key features and top benefits.
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One distinguishing feature of Automattic’s work culture is a team rotation, through which an…
Advance your career with Automattic rotationsOne distinguishing feature of Automattic’s work culture is a team rotation, through which an individual can move from one team to another. A rotation can happen for a few reasons: to “try out” a new role and gain new skills, to backfill an understaffed team, or to cultivate cross-pollination and diversity…
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Advance your Career with Automattic Rotations
One distinguishing feature of Automattic’s work culture is a team rotation, through which an individual can move from one team to another. A rotation can happen for a few reasons: to “try out” a new role and gain new skills, to backfill an understaffed team, or to cultivate cross-pollination and diversity across the company. Some rotations…
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A Successful Blogger on Making the Switch
For Kyla Marie Charles, switching to WordPress.com opened up possibilities for her website and brand that she never thought was possible.
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Six Best Free Autoresponder Tools for Your WordPress Website
Six autoresponder tools are reviewed to help you create and schedule emails for your WordPress site.
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.blog Featured Site: beachbooks.blog
In our latest featured blog, creativity meets art and literature meets the sea. Beachbooks.blog exists to showcase and support the Sea Library. The one-of-a-kind library nestled in the blogger’s home on the Latvian coast is a curated collection of “sea” themed books.
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12 of the Best Form Plugin Options for WordPress
See our comparison of the best WordPress form plugins to pick the best option for your needs.
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10 Steps for a Safe & Secure WooCommerce Checkout Process
Keeping your WooCommerce store secure not only protects your customers, but your business, too! See the 10 essential security steps from WordPress experts.
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Want to embed a tweet? Just paste the URL into a new link block on Tumblr. Or you can use the Share…
Want to embed a tweet? Just paste the URL into a new link block on Tumblr. Or you can use the Share feature in other apps, like Twitter itself, to send the tweet URL to the Tumblr app.You’ll get a perfect little screenshot of the tweet. You don’t have to flap your device around to…
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How to Set Up an Online Ordering System for Your Restaurant
Follow our step by step process to set up an online restaurant order system for your WordPress site.
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3 Google Website Performance Metrics That Impact SEO
A great user experience is key to top search rankings. See 3 new core web vitals that Google's using to measure sites, plus learn how to improve them fast!
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The History of Blogging – 1994 to Today
Since the first blog post appeared in 1994, blogging has become an important and influential part of the online landscape. From online diary to indispensable part of any communication strategy, a blog exists to share and discuss common interests and passions.
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No-Code WordPress Post Grid Layout Methods
Learn how to display your WordPress posts in a grid layout – no code needed.
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CSRF Vulnerability Found in Software License Manager Plugin
Versions before 4.5.1 of the Software License Manager plugin for WordPress have an exploitable Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. We recommend to upgrade the plugin as soon as possible.
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Five Plugins To Integrate Zoom with WordPress
Want to manage Zoom meetings directly from your WordPress dashboard. Any of these 5 plugins will let you do just that!
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Clean config files with YAML anchors
Some context Recently we have been working on migrating our CI infrastructure from CircleCI to Buildkite. As a result, we are manipulating and creating a lot of YAML config files across our various apps, libraries, and tools. Given that we have many similar and common values and nodes across pipelines, jobs and steps in each…
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Jetpack Acquires WordPress Plugin Social Image Generator
We’re thrilled to announce that Jetpack has acquired Social Image Generator, a WordPress plugin founded by Daniel Post. Social Image Generator automatically creates social share images for your content, saving hours of tedious work. It creates images for all major social networks including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, VK, WhatsApp, iMessage, and Reddit. Simply share your content as you normally would, and the images will automatically appear.
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Jetpack 10.1: Customize Search in Block Editor
A new month has arrived along with a shiny new version of Jetpack that provides an enhanced experience for you and your site visitors.
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.blog Featured Site: breakingbreadpodcastuk.blog
Blogs are a great way to share a topic you’re passionate about. This week’s featured dotblogger, breakingbreadpodcastuk.blog, talks about the local food scene in Birmingham, England and supplements the podcast through articles, photos, and recipes.
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Four Ways to Use your Blog and Podcast Together
Did you know that podcasts and blogs make a perfect pairing when you’re thinking about creating content? Once you’ve set up your blog at .blog and recorded your first podcast, it’s time to make them work together. We have four tips on how to make your podcast and blog shine.
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3 Tips to make the most of your Happiness Engineer Trial
The Happiness Engineer trial is not easy, particularly if you’re already employed full-time or have other responsibilities to balance. The trial is intense, and there will almost certainly come a time when you’ll feel that it’s just too much. It’s been more than two years since my trial, but I still vividly remember sitting in…
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WordPress Migration Services: Key Benefits and Alternatives
What are the benefits of a WordPress migration service? Is it worth the cost? Is it too risky to do it yourself? Get the inside scoop from the WordPress experts.
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