From across Automattic.
Updates from all of Automattic’s business units.
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How We Use Feature Flagging on iOS
<img src="https://mobiledotblog.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/untitled_artwork-4.png?w=800" width="300px"> <p>Great features take time to build. We release a new version of the WordPress for iOS app every two weeks. But sometimes a feature takes more than two weeks to develop. In those cases, we use <a href="https://martinfowler.com/articles/feature-toggles.html">feature flagging</a> to gate in-progress features so we can continue to build and test them without exposing them to regular users before they’re ready.</p> <p>With a feature flag in place, you can present different user interface elements or different menu options to a user based on which build of the app they’re running — whether that’s a local debug version, an internal testing version, or an App Store version. And it’s not just limited to UI. You can also swap out entire sections of backend logic using a feature flag.</p> <p>In this post, we’ll look at how we implement feature flags in WordPress for iOS…</p>
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Working Remotely Isn’t Just About the Work
Being remote doesn’t mean being disconnected. At Automattic, we find different ways to socialize and connect.
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Add a Post Carousel and Embed a Podcast Player in Seconds with Our Two Latest Blocks
Are you a podcaster or a prolific blogger? You don't want to miss out on our most recent additions to the WordPress editor.
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Web Design Inspiration
Part of my job as a designer is to search for inspiration. That’s one of the many ways I get to hone my craft and that’s why I usually cringe when looking back at projects from four or five years ago: I realize my aesthetic has evolved. I work as a Theme Designer at Automattic,…
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Collect Customer Feedback via QR-Codes for… your Coffee Shop
Feedback is incredibly valuable for any kind of business, especially if you’re in the service industry. It helps you understand your customers, improve your store, drinks, and food, and make smart menu and staff decisions. But how do you collect information without bothering people? How do you organize it and use it to make actionable…
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How to Create Your Own Wedding Site on WordPress.com
WordPress.com makes it easy to create your own wedding site that's both beautiful and useful for you and your guests.
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Expert Advice: SEO and Content Marketing
Get advice on attracting the right people to your website in our free 60-minute webinar.
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10 Ways to Make Your Site More Accessible
May 21 is Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Is your site reader-friendly for all of your visitors?
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How To Choose The Best Blogging Platform For Your Needs
There’s a lot to figure out when you start a blog. You have to pick a niche, come up with great ideas for blog posts, and find time to write. But, before you can even publish your first blog post, you need one essential thing: your blogging platform. It’s your number one tool and a…
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Say Hello to the WordPress Block Editor
At the beginning of June we’ll be retiring our older WordPress.com editor and transitioning to the more recent (and more powerful) WordPress block editor. Want to know how this may affect your site and what you can expect? Read on. If you’ve launched your WordPress.com site in the past year and a half you may…
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Distributed FAQ: How Do You Create Company Culture When You Rarely See Your Colleagues?
You can promote shared values and experiences even when your company doesn't possess a single hallway or water cooler.
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Bluehost and Jetpack: Working Together for Better Website Management
Hosting companies play an invaluable role in building and managing your website. Not only are they responsible for storing the files that make web pages available to people around the world, they have a significant impact on site speed, security, and scalability. The hosting landscape is competitive, so providers work hard to offer effective tools…
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Coming Soon: Make Your Site Private Until You’re Ready to Launch
Keep your site private — hidden from the world's view — until you're ready to launch it.
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Expert Advice: Business Fundamentals for Creative Professionals
Learn the art of online sales so you can devote more time to your craft.
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Matt Mullenweg with Reid Hoffman on Managing Remote Teams
"What's enabled by being distributed that's more powerful?"
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Jetpack Hooks: Control Jetpack CDN
For developers, hooks are a great way to customize Jetpack. Learn how to use hooks to modify Site Accelerator and create unique rules to optimize the CDN.
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How Zillow Is Adapting to Distributed Work
"I expect this will have a lasting influence on the future of work."
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Twitter Will Let Employees Work from Home Permanently
Jack Dorsey emails employees with a plan for the future.
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Why this Gold Coast Digital Marketer Uses Jetpack for Every Client
On the Gold Coast of Australia, you can find ancient rainforests, mangrove-covered islands, world-famous surfing beaches, and, of course, Blake. Blake Hampson is a self-employed digital marketing pro and SEO whiz who uses Jetpack for all his clients’ websites. An admitted workaholic and botany aficionado (who, by the way, doesn’t surf), he was kind enough…
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Measure and Optimize Your Product-Market Fit Like a Superhuman
Product-Market Fit: The nebulous concept that means “your product is working”. That every business strives for. But what is it, exactly? You know it when you see it: You can always feel when product/market fit isn’t happening. The customers aren’t quite getting value out of the product, word of mouth isn’t spreading, usage isn’t growing…
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Distributed FAQ: How Does Crisis Management Work in a Remote Context?
Every business finds itself in difficult situations every once in a while. How do you tackle them with a globally distributed workforce?
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On the Psychology of Remote Meetings
Our brains are optimized to process in-person communication. What happens when we need to adjust to seeing a grid of faces on a screen?
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The Best Way to Protect Your Site: Jetpack Backup
You’ve dedicated hours of hard work and creativity to making your site the absolute best that it can be. But if you make a mistake or fall victim to a cyber attack, it could be gone in an instant. That’s why website security — and the ability to restore your site if anything goes wrong…
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Which top-level domain is right for you?
This little extension that comes at the end of your domain name is more important than many realize. It creates the very first impression of your brand and sets the expectations of your website visitors. How do you know which one is right for you?
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Jetpack 8.5: New Block to Share Your Podcast
This month, we introduce yet another new block: the Podcast Player block. We also made some improvements to Jetpack Search, AMP, and some other blocks.
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Meet Anne from Jetpack: Philosopher, Nomad, Happiness Engineer
Automattic is a distributed company made up of people who work from wherever they choose. Together, there are more than 1,000 Automatticians speaking 93 different languages across 75 countries. (Sound like fun? Work with us!) Our ace customer support folks are called Happiness Engineers, and we always enjoy talking with them to get a peek…
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Distributed FAQ: What Are the Key Tools for Creating an Effective Remote Work Environment?
From the physical (a good lamp!) to the abstract (trust), here are the tools that can make a real difference in your distributed life.
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