From across Automattic.
Updates from all of Automattic’s business units.
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Learn from the experts: Create a successful blog with our brand new course
Are you new to blogging, and do you want step-by-step guidance on how to publish and grow your blog? Learn more about our new Blogging for Beginners course and get 50% off through December 10th.
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The Spearhead Theme: A Minimal Design and Clean Slate for All Content Creators
Initially conceived as a theme for podcasting, Spearhead is a blank canvas for all types of content creators and fully supports the latest multimedia blocks.
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Expert Advice: How to Improve Remote Education Collaboration
Join a free webinar on Thursday, November 5, to learn tips on using <a href="https://wordpress.com/p2/">P2</a>, a tool for team and group collaboration.
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Introducing Patterns: Prebuilt Blocks for Beautifully Designed Websites
The WordPress Editor is a powerful tool that can help bring your design ideas to life but one of the best parts is, you don’t have to start from scratch. Building sophisticated designs can be as easy as picking Patterns from our growing library, and snapping them together to create beautiful-looking posts and pages. As…
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Can you transform customers into happy, loyal, passionate fans?
Do you have what it takes to join Automattic’s world-class customer support team? We get rave reviews like these: I can see now why everyone raves about your customer service. When fixing my mistake you were fast, courteous, and professional and didn’t make me feel like an idiot, even though the mistake I made was…
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Crafting Block Patterns
There is currently a lot of excitement surrounding the block patterns that debuted in WordPress 5.5. A block pattern—pattern for short—is a predefined block layout; a collection of blocks or, occasionally, even a single block can make up a pattern. Think of it as a pre-made, artful chunk of a web page that you can…
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Happy Birthday Akismet
Akismet was launched 15 years ago today, when Automattic founder Matt Mullenweg announced it on his blog in a post describing what Akismet was and what it could become. Given how much the world has changed in the last decade and a half (back then spammers were pushing cheap flip phones and counterfeit Livestrong…
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12 Social Media Tools Every Blogger Should Know About
Marketing your blog is a big part of being a blogger. One that you can’t ignore if you want to reach more people and help them with your knowledge and expertise. We’ve already covered the five essential steps to growing your audience here. As a reminder, being active on social media is one of them. …
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Meet a Happiness Engineer: Melissa
Melissa Silberstang is a Happiness Engineer with WordPress.com supporting customers through live chat and tickets as they create their sites. Working at Automattic has given her the flexibility to travel and create a workweek that fits her lifestyle. Working remotely is not as lonely as it sounds. Melissa has been able to collaborate with coworkers…
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It's Time to Vote! Introducing the Voting Block in Your WordPress Editor
Wouldn’t it be great to ask readers what they think without having to leave the editor or switch to another service or plugin? That’s what we thought! Say hello to our new Voting Block. It’s a simple block that adds two voting buttons, thumbs up and thumbs down to your post wherever you want to…
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The Different Types of Website Malware & How to Stop Them
No one wants malware on their site, but hackers still get in. How? And what do they want? See common types of threats, their impact, and how to stop them with Jetpack Scan.
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Episode 25: Davit Baghdasaryan on the Science of Sound in a Distributed Work World
As audio and video conferencing surge worldwide, Matt talks through the science of sound with Davit Baghdasaryan, the CEO of Krisp, a fast-growing company offering AI-powered noise cancellation technology for removing background noise on any conferencing platform. Krisp’s technology, including its proprietary deep neural network krispNet DNN, processes audio securely on the user’s computer.
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Behind Every Great Designer, There is a Great Desk!
One of the great things about working for a 100% distributed company like Automattic is the freedom to choose where you do your work. Whether working from a home office, living room, coffee shop, or coworking space (maybe less-so in this post-COVID world), everyone has their own setup to keep them productive and inspired. I…
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Automattic Awarded Coveted Spot on Forbes Cloud 100 List
Automattic recognized in the definitive list of the Top 100 Private Cloud Companies in the World.
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Meet Eric Binnion, Straight-shooting Lead Developer for Jetpack
With a Wapuu tattoo and a belief that ‘code is poetry,’ Eric Binnion embodies the spirit of WordPress. Learn how he joined the team and what's next for Jetpack.
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It’s Time to Vote! Introducing the Voting Block in Your WordPress Editor
It’s Time to Vote! Introducing the Voting Block in Your WordPress Editor: There is already a “like” button at the end of a WordPress post that you can click to express satisfaction or agreement. But what if you want to ask readers their opinion on a subject in the middle of a post? Or what…
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A New Way to Publish Your Blog Posts Simultaneously as Twitter Threads
Share your entire WordPress blog post as Twitter thread–every word, image, and video will be carried over to the social media platform. It’s never been easier to amplify the reach and engagement of your content beyond WordPress.
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The New Jetpack Search Add-On
As your website grows, it becomes challenging for visitors to find exactly what they need. Being prolific and publishing lots of posts and pages is a net positive for engaging and growing your audience, but it also means visitors may be more likely to find content that isn’t relevant to their interests. This is where…
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Deepen Engagement on Your Website with Loom Video Embeds
WordPress.com allows you to embed videos onto any page or post of your website within seconds. Whatever type of content you have on your website, you can deepen engagement with video from YouTube, TikTok, DailyMotion, Vimeo, or your own video file uploads. And as of this week, you can now embed Loom videos.
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A Look at How We Updated Fonts on WordPress.com
We recently updated WordPress.com’s fonts and wanted to give you a behind-the-scenes look at how we chose the list. Here’s an example of a few of them in use. We looked at several criteria when curating our selections to give your site’s visitors the best experience. First, we looked at the overall popularity and quality…
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Jetpack 9.0: Continue sharing Facebook and Instagram posts on your site
Jetpack 9.0 provides a seamless transition for the oEmbed API to ensure Facebook and Instagram posts will continue to display on your site as expected.
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Five Paths to Automattic
Greg, Anna, Anand, Anna, and Robert — who come from a variety of backgrounds ranging from fullstack software development to linguistics, hardcore math, and more — share how they came to work with data at Automattic.
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Welcoming Leanne Hogben as KKWT's Head of Registry Services
KKWT, the registry subsidiary of Automattic, is excited to announce an addition to the team. Leanne Hogben, a familiar face from the industry, has joined KKWT in the role of Head of Registry Services. Her depth of experience, knowledge, and capabilities will surely complement KKWT. Leanne will work alongside Paolo Belcastro and Don Ruiz to…
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Fostering Connections Through Virtual Meetups
2020 has been a year of challenges. But it’s also been a year for visionaries. One of the highly valued perks of being an Automattician (A11N) is being able to travel, often somewhere fabulous, with your teammates for an annual in-person team meetup. In light of the current state of world health, these oft looked…
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