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- How to Start a Web Design Business in 14 Practical Steps
- Everyday Gratitude: Emily Silva Hockstra on Cultivating Perspective Through Writing
- 13 Saturday Social Media Post Ideas for the Weekend Crowd
- 11 Best WordPress Themes for Nonprofits and Charities
- Refactoring the multi-block plugin: Build smarter, register cleaner, scale easier
- Is WordPress Easy to Learn? Here’s the Real, Honest Answer
- How to Create & Send an Email Newsletter in WordPress
- Build Your Brand: Own Your Domain Now
- How to Use AI to Write Blog Posts (Without Losing Your Soul)
- How to Edit the Header in WordPress: a Step-by-Step Guide
- Introducing Prompt Packs: New Writing Inspiration in Day One
- Staging Sites, Now More Powerful Than Ever
- “Sync Overload”—And How to Avoid It
- How to Change Your WordPress Password (5 Easy Ways)
- Registering custom social icons in WordPress 6.9
- Save to Day One: New Extensions for Chrome and Firefox
- Know Your Audience: Meet the New Subscribers Feature in Jetpack Mobile
- Before we begin, if you think someone is pretending to be [tumblr] Staff, please report it to us…
- Now Live: Annual Billing, 26 Currencies, and Additional Payment Methods for Referrals to New Clients
- How to Easily Embed a Google Form in WordPress
- The Search for Meaning: Pam Roy on Living Life with Purpose
- 15 Best WordPress Photography Themes and Plugins
- Smarter, More Open Podcasting with Pocket Casts
- How Long Does It Actually Take to Build a Website? Here's What Our Experts Say.
- The Agency Dispatch: August 2025
- How to Unpublish a Page or Post in WordPress
- How to Choose a Web Host: 10 Factors to Consider
- We’re rolling this out bit by bit, so if you don’t have it yet, please hang in there!
- Well, well, well… how do you like them comments?
- With Newspack, Local Papers Reach a Global Audience
- For a Limited Time: Unlock Plugin Power on Personal & Premium Plans
- Why Blogging in 2025 Still Begins with a Domain Name
- Stacking Incentives: Klaviyo and Automattic Give Agencies More Ways to Win
- What’s new for developers? (August 2025)
- The 10 Fastest WordPress Themes for Speed and Core Web Vitals
- Some of you guessed it: Liking comments is here!
- How to Hide a Page in WordPress: 8 Easy Methods That Work
- What's new in Jetpack: August 2025 Update
- Find WordPress.com at WordCamp US 2025
- Subdomain vs. Subdirectory: A Guide for Site Owners
- How to Schedule Posts in WordPress (Step-by-Step Guide)
- Website Security: 22 Tips to Keep Your Site Safe
- How WordPress Agencies Can Automate Repetitive Tasks to Scale Smarter
- Tuesday, August 5th, 2025
- Where Are Domains Headed? Thoughts From the Frontlines of Digital Identity
- What’s New With Our AI Website Builder: Improved Features, More Possibilities
- The 8 Best Payment Gateways for WooCommerce in 2026
- How to Create a Landing Page in WordPress (3 Easy Methods)
- Shadow Work Journaling: Oliver Mann on Reclaiming the Hidden Parts of Yourself
It’s never been easier to strike out on your own, and one of the most accessible ways to do it is to start your own web design business. Your journey starts here.
Journaling and gratitude go hand in hand. Together they help us savor life, process hardship, and see the world with fresh eyes. The post Everyday Gratitude: Emily Silva Hockstra on Cultivating Perspective Through Writing appeared first on Day One | Your Journal for Life.
Want better weekend engagement? Discover 13 Saturday social media post ideas to build trust, spark laughs, and grow your brand's presence.
Make your nonprofit website work as hard as you do. Discover WordPress themes and plugins designed to inspire donors and fuel your mission.
Refactor your multi-block plugin with a cleaner structure, support for all block types, and smarter registration, bundling, and asset handling.
WordPress is a top-tier offering for anyone choosing a content management system (CMS) for their website. But one question often holds people back: "Is WordPress easy to learn?" Let's take an honest look at how hard it really is to learn WordPress, the challenges you might face along the way, and how to overcome them.
Everyone’s talking about newsletters, but few know how to do it right on WordPress. See the exact steps for success (including what most creators miss).
In a digital landscape dominated by platforms and algorithms, one constant remains: your domain is your most powerful asset. As AI floods the web and social media shifts beneath our feet, this post explores why owning your domain is more than smart—it’s essential.
Your mind is buzzing with ideas, insights, stories, and opinions that your audience wants to hear. But turning these ideas into blog posts feels like pulling teeth. That’s where AI comes in.
Stop settling for a generic WordPress header. See how to customize yours in minutes. Plus, top tools serious site owners won’t go without in 2025.
Prompt Packs offer a new way to bring focus, inspiration, and intention to your journaling. The post Introducing Prompt Packs: New Writing Inspiration in Day One appeared first on Day One | Your Journal for Life.
We've redesigned the WordPress staging site experience to give you more power and flexibility. Take a look at what's new.
You might think that, as a remote, fully distributed company, we spend half our time stuck in Zoom meetings. But the truth is just the opposite.
Forgotten password? Hacked site? Regain control fast with 5 password reset methods. See the security suite serious WordPress pros can’t live without.
A new filter hook is coming in WordPress 6.9. Learn how to use it to register your own services for the Social Icons block.
Quickly capture links, highlights, and notes to your journal with our new browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox. The post Save to Day One: New Extensions for Chrome and Firefox appeared first on Day One | Your Journal for Life.
You're on the road when you get a notification that someone new just subscribed to your newsletter. Are they engaging with your content? What other posts resonated with them? Until now, getting those insights meant waiting until you were back at your computer. That all changes with the Subscribers feature in the Jetpack mobile apps.
Before we begin, if you think someone is pretending to be [tumblr] Staff, please report it to us immediately. Outside of official [tumblr] accounts and our support email, Staff will never message you, reply to your messages, or notify you about changes to your account.🌟 NewModerators can now ban community members while moderating comments.🛠 FixedCommunities can…
Phase 1 of our billing system upgrade is now live, bringing a better checkout and billing experience for product and hosting referrals to new clients within Automattic for Agencies. In this article, we’ll walk you through the new features in this first phase, explain how they benefit your agency, and provide a step-by-step look at…
Step-by-step guide: the fastest way to embed a Google form in WordPress. Plus, the tool top-performing sites are choosing over Google Forms in 2025.
Pam Roy joins the podcast to talk about Viktor Frankl’s enduring philosophy and her new book on living a life of meaning and purpose. The post The Search for Meaning: Pam Roy on Living Life with Purpose appeared first on Day One | Your Journal for Life.
Ready to wow clients? Turn your photos into a jaw-dropping portfolio. See the WordPress themes & plugins elite photographers can’t live without.
This past year at Pocket Casts, we focused on making discovery more relevant, libraries easier to browse, and adding new ways to support creators, alongside improvements to playback and accessibility. Every change reflects our belief that podcasting should remain open and centered on people, not platforms.
We couldn't find a good article that accurately explains how long it should take to build a website. So, we asked our own experts and partners what they think.
This just in: New global payment options and lightning-fast client reporting tools are reshaping how agencies earn, sell, grow, and scale.
Need to take content offline? Don't delete it. Learn how to unpublish a WordPress page or post, set a password, or hide it from search engines.
Take it from someone who’s been burned by hosting companies: you don’t want to skimp on thoroughly evaluating your hosting provider.
tumblr:Well, well, well… how do you like them comments?it’s true!! you can now like comments on Tumblr posts. you know those little replies under posts? you can heart them now.why did it take us so long? well, we’ve been busy letting Instagram catch up on reblogs (sorry—reposts). now they’re finally up to speed, we figured…
tumblr:it’s true!! you can now like comments on Tumblr posts. you know those little replies under posts? you can heart them now.why did it take us so long? well, we’ve been busy letting Instagram catch up on reblogs (sorry—reposts). now they’re finally up to speed, we figured we could borrow one of their features 😏it…
Newspack's publisher-focused WordPress stack has helped The Haitian Times more than double its reader revenue.
From August 12 to August 25, 2025, new customers and users upgrading from free plans can now use plugins on all new Personal and Premium plans.
In a digital landscape dominated by platforms and algorithms, one constant remains: your domain is your most powerful asset. As AI floods the web and social media shifts beneath our feet, this post explores why owning your domain is more than smart—it’s essential.
Boost agency profits with stacked incentives. Automattic + Klaviyo drive more recurring revenue, boost retention, & enjoy more efficient workflows
What does the future of WordPress hold? A new admin, future API discussions, and the usual updates in this monthly roundup.
Your slow theme is ruining your site. See the 10 fastest WordPress themes that load in under a second, crush Core Web Vitals, & will fit your budget.
changes:Tuesday, August 5th, 2025🛠 FixedTumblr was briefly down on Saturday. We found a loving home to adopt the Tumbeast responsible.In the Android app, clicking a blog’s tag link outside of the Tumblr app no longer leads to the general tag search instead of the blog’s tag search in the app. Please keep your apps up…
Need to hide a page in WordPress? This guide covers 8 reliable ways to control visibility, block indexing, and remove pages from navigation menus.
Quick Summary ✅ Major security enhancements – WAF account recovery flow and simplified threat fixing without credentials.✅ Submit forms without page reload – Smoother experience with instant form submission.✅ MyJetpack for multisites: My Jetpack now works on WordPress Multisite installations. WordCamp US – August 26 – 29, 2025 Jetpack will be at WordCamp US in…
WordPress.com is proud to sponsor WordCamp US 2025 in Portland, Oregon from August 26th – 29th. Come see us there (and snag a ticket discount code here).
Google claims that it treats subdomains and subdirectories equally. The reality is far more nuanced.
Plan and publish WordPress posts automatically. Discover how to schedule posts, fix common issues, and streamline content creation: Top plugins.
Don't let your website fall prey to hackers. Follow these website security tips to block common threats and sleep easy at night.
Running a WordPress agency means wearing a lot of hats—and repeating the same tasks across dozens of sites. You know the grind: updating plugins, sending client status emails, managing access permissions, and juggling invoices. These tasks drain your time and energy, leaving nothing left to actually push your agency forward. This is why WordPress automation…
🛠 FixedTumblr was briefly down on Saturday. We found a loving home to adopt the Tumbeast responsible.In the Android app, clicking a blog’s tag link outside of the Tumblr app no longer leads to the general tag search instead of the blog’s tag search in the app. Please keep your apps up to date!🌱 Upcoming💬❤️Experiencing…
In a digital landscape dominated by platforms and algorithms, one constant remains: your domain is your most powerful asset. As AI floods the web and social media shifts beneath our feet, this post explores why owning your domain is more than smart—it’s essential.
Whether you’re dreaming up a business, building your portfolio, or sharing your passion, our goal is to make website creation inspiring, personal, and truly yours—with all the flexibility and ownership WordPress.com is known for. Here’s a quick look at what’s new.
Find the best WooCommerce payment gateway for your store. We break down 8 top choices by pricing, supported payment types, compatibility, and support.
Learn how to create a landing page in WordPress using 3 simple methods — the block editor, AI tools, or dedicated themes — no coding required.
In this episode, we dive deep into the practice of shadow work journaling with Oliver Mann—journaling mentor, teacher, and co-founder of the Barcelona Journaling Festival. The post Shadow Work Journaling: Oliver Mann on Reclaiming the Hidden Parts of Yourself appeared first on Day One | Your Journal for Life.
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