From across Automattic.
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Designing a Promotional Video for Simplenote
Simplenote is Automattic’s free, open-source, note-taking app. We’ve been working hard to improve its usability and design across all platforms and wanted to promote the latest UX updates along with Simplenote’s fresh new look. An opportunity arrived in a new top-of-the-dashboard takeover ad unit on Tumblr — another member of Automattic’s family of products —which…
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Nine Ways to Prepare Your WordPress Site for the Holidays
The holidays are magical, but they’re also super busy. Enjoy the season by preparing your website early. See 9 tips to avoid last-minute scrambling and fixes.
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.blog Turns 4!
2020 may not have given us many reasons to celebrate, but today we have a great reason to. And we’d love for you to join in! .blog is now 4 years old!!! And like most 4-year olds, we are constantly learning and growing through observation and trial-and-error as we prepare for what’s ahead. We aren’t…
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Join Us in Honoring Transgender Day of Remembrance
At Automattic, we're proud to create a space for transgender people to tell their stories.
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Put Your Hands Together For the New Applause Block for WordPress
It is a simpler and more playful version of the Voting block. The main difference is that your readers are only able to give positive feedback with the Applause block, it allows them to show how excited they really are by making as much noise as they want! In other words, the Applause block encourages…
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Put Your Hands Together For the New Applause Block for WordPress
We are working on all kinds of improvements for crowdsignal.com, more updates on these soon. On top of these we’ve been having a lot of fun working on new blocks for the WordPress Gutenberg editor including one called the Applause block. It is a simpler and more playful version of the Voting block. The main…
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No code required: Build a fast, world-class WordPress site
Developed together with Google and XWP. Get all of the power and performance you need from a single set of tools. AMP + Jetpack = simplicity, power, and speed.
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Jetpack 9.1: Focusing on Compatibility
Jetpack 9.1 ships several under-the-hood improvements and bug fixes that make Jetpack’s features work even better for you and your website.
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Engineering Happiness in Public Support Channels
Have you ever desperately looked for support and ended up on a company’s Facebook page? Have you ever tweeted at the brand you really love? What about the one that you can’t stand? Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be on the other side? My name is Oliwia and I’m one of the…
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Creating a Block-based Landing Page Theme
Kjell Reigstad details how to build a single-page block-based theme.
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Designing An Animated Video For Automattic’s P2 Collaboration Platform
P2 is the lifeblood of Automattic’s fully-distributed work culture. P2 is not just a tool we use, it’s become something we do, each and every day; sharing, discussing, reviewing and collaborating with our teams. No interruptions, no time zone constraints. It’s the key to our communication. When it came time to share P2’s newest incarnation…
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One Pandemic, Four Countries and Six Different Stories
I asked my colleagues in India, the United States, the Netherlands, and Germany about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected them. They share how reducing their time online has helped them, and compare their experience at Automattic with those they had at companies that are not fully distributed. Anand Nalya Anand, how has COVID-19 affected…
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Introducing Internal Links
We’re excited to announce that one of our most frequently-requested features, the ability to link to a note from within another note, is now available. Download the latest version of Simplenote and you’ll be able to insert links from one note into another note to easily organize and cross-reference information. I operate by investigating the…
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Create Beautiful, Effective Real Estate Sites with Jetpack
From beautiful design and streamlined processes to amazing search & strong security, here’s how to conquer real estate with a WordPress website and Jetpack.
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Is Your Blog Growing? Here Is How To Find Out
You’re ready to show your expertise and let your voice be heard. You’ve been putting in the time and doing the work to build your blog, and now you’re ready to grow. But how do you measure performance of a blog? What analytics are worth paying attention to? And how do you know if you’re…
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