From across Automattic.
Updates from all of Automattic’s business units.
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Celebrating Pride Month: Perspectives on Identity, Diversity, Communication, and Change
"Be proud. Be yourself." This month, Automatticians shared what celebrating Pride means to them.
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Editing and Enhancing Images in the WordPress Apps
From cropping and rotating to drawing and adding filters, here's a look at the latest updates to the Media Editor in your WordPress app.
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The Fast Way to Restore Your WordPress Site to a Previous Date
Wouldn’t it be nice if there were one-click solutions for everything? Get in a fender bender? “Click” and the damage is gone. Forget your credit card at the grocery store? “Click” and it’s back in your wallet. Unfortunately, things don’t work like that… unless you need to undo a broken or hacked website. The Jetpack…
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Distributed FAQ: What Does the Ideal Remote Office Setup Look Like?
One of the best things about distributed work is that everyone gets their own corner office.
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13 Ways to Improve Blog Readability
Want more readers, fans, and shares on your blog? It starts with readability. Here are 13 tips you can use today to boost your blog readability.
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Open source font pairings for your next theme
Mel Choyce discusses and highlights GPL-compatible fonts.
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Episode 21: Morra Aarons-Mele on Introversion and Anxiety in Remote Work
Is working from home a breakthrough for introverts? The answer, of course, is not so simple. Morra Aarons-Mele is the host of The Anxious Achiever podcast for HBR Presents from Harvard Business Review, and founder of award-winning social impact agency Women Online and its database of women influencers, The Mission List. She’s also the author of Hiding in the Bathroom: How to Get Out There (When You’d Rather Stay Home). To learn more about Aarons-Mele’s work, go to womenandwork.org.
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Expert Advice: Manage Your Site on the Go Using the WordPress Mobile Apps
Looking to learn more about the WordPress apps and the things you can do with them? Join our next expert-led webinar.
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Distributed FAQ: How Did P2 Become Automattic's Signature Mode of Communication?
How Automattic's internal blogs became the company's reservoir of institutional wisdom and memory.
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Four Things You Can Do with Jetpack's Activity Log
Owning a website is just like any other multi-part project, whether it’s teaching a class of students, running a household, or managing a business: the more you know about what’s happening, the better you can keep things operating safely and smoothly.
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5 Tips For Selecting The Best Domain Name For Your Blog
Your domain name is your identity on the internet and creates the crucial first impression of your brand. Ideally, it should not only suit your blog but also be easy to remember and promote. That’s why choosing a great name from the get-go is so important. Recently, we’ve written about choosing top-level domains and which…
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Enjoy a Smoother Experience with the Updated Block Editor
The block editor keeps getting better, so you can create pages and posts more efficiently (and have more fun doing it!).
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How Jetpack Backup Saved the Day for a Community Bookshop in the UK
A “Whodunnit?” that (almost, but not really) rivals Jack the Ripper The Sevenoaks Bookshop in England is about as far from a Barnes & Noble or Amazon as you can get.
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Why You Should Trust Your Site to Jetpack Backup
Backups are a critical aspect of website management. They protect your files and customer data, as well as all the hard work and money you’ve invested in your site. Who will you trust with your data? There are a lot of options out there.
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Meet Jesse from Jetpack: Director of Innovation, Entrepreneur, Writer, and Botnet Fighter
Ever wonder what it’s like being the Director of Innovation at one of the world’s most visionary companies? Wonder no more. We sat down with Jesse Friedman, Director of Innovation for Jetpack at Automattic. We picked his brain on all things Jetpack, WordPress, Automattic, open source, botnets, and woodworking.
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Why Doesn’t My WordPress Theme Look Like the Demo?
Learn how to use the WordPress.com Customizer for theme design and WordPress.com theme customization to create a dynamic, user-friendly website.
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Earn Money on Your WordPress.com Website with Premium Content and Paid Newsletters
Make money while you build an engaged following for your website: use the WordPress.com Premium Content block to offer monthly and yearly paid memberships that give your followers access to the premium content you designate for a predictable income stream.
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Which U.S. Cities Are Offering Incentives to Attract Remote Workers?
Cities don't need to attract companies — just their employees.
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Why Distributed Companies Will Likely Move Away from Location-Based Compensation
Hiring from a global talent pool should also come with equitable compensation policies.
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Support the Fight Against Inequality: Resources and Ways to Act
Understand that this movement is not history, nor will it soon be over. We need to fight for equality until life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are available for all.
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Not Sure How to Get Your Blog Off the Ground? Join Our New Workshop.
"Blogging: From Concept to Content" offers three days of hands-on, expert-led learning.
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Introducing Jetpack Scan: Stay Ahead of Malware Threats
With automated malware scanning, instant notifications, and one-click fixes, Jetpack Scan is trusted by millions of WordPress sites.
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Jetpack 8.6: show off your photography skills with these new blocks
This release is highlighted by the introduction of Jetpack Scan, which is highlighted in-depth here. It also introduces new blocks for photographers and more customization options for other popular blocks.
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7 SEO Best Practices That Every Blogger Should Follow
Have you thought about how your audience will discover your blog? Sharing links to your recent blog posts via social media or emailing your followers is certainly one way, but your reach will be limited. On the other hand, many people search for topics in your niche every day on Google and other search engines. What…
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Celebrating Pride Month with Out in Tech
Happy Pride Month! Community is so important, especially in these times, and we invite you to join us in celebrating Out in Tech this month.
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Improved Navigation in the WordPress Apps
Take a look at the latest improvements in our Android and iOS apps.
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