From across Automattic.
Updates from all of Automattic’s business units.
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How to Write More: 5 Techniques to Boost Your Output
Learning how to write more is a skill that takes time to develop, but you can use several techniques to flex and build your writing muscles.
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Growing JavaScript Skills with Grzegorz Ziółkowski
Recently, Grzegorz Ziółkowski, one of our developers who works full time on the open source project side of WordPress, spoke at the JavaScript for WordPress Conference on July 12th. As the name suggests, the conference was focused on JavaScript as it relates to the WordPress CMS and offered talks/workshops for folks no matter their skill…
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Sharing Is Caring: How to Give Photo Credit the Right Way
Do you use images that you found online on your website or social media? Before you do, make sure you know how to give photo credit properly.
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Design leader John Maeda on how to foster creative collaboration on distributed teams
Our host Matt Mullenweg sits down with design leader John Maeda for a discussion about how creative collaboration happens in a distributed context. For more, go to Distributed.blog. Produced by Mark Armstrong and the team at Charts & Leisure: Jason Oberholtzer, Whitney Donaldson, Cole Stryker, Levi Sharpe, and Michael Simonelli. Theme music by Jason Oberholtzer. Cover art by Matt Avery.
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Christo Wilson Discusses the Ethics of Online Behavioral Experiments
Charles Earl shares the insights he gleaned after hearing a talk from Dr. Christo Wilson about ethics in online behavioral experiements.
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Four New WordPress.com Color Schemes
We’ve added four new color schemes to customize your WordPress.com dashboard!
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How to Start an Email That Grabs Readers' Attention
Learn best practices on how to start an email to grab the reader's attention.
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A widget becomes a block
For the past few months we’ve been converting WooCommerce widgets in WordPress to blocks. Widgets allow you to add a small feature, such as a paragraph of text, onto your website. I recently did a talk at WooSesh where I went over the work we’ve been doing. You can checkout the video, and also read…
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How to test push notifications in your iOS production app
<img src="https://mobiledotblog.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/untitled_artwork-3.png"> <p> Testing push notifications can be tricky, especially when an app has been released in the App Store. Luckily, there are lots of tools available to make this easier. Let’s look at how to set up and use two of them: Houston and Pusher…</p>
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More Stats, Better Stats, Faster Stats: A Whole New Mobile Experience
If you’re like me, Stats is one of your most-visited screens in your WordPress app — we all want to know people are reading! Whether you use iOS or Android, the latest versions have Stat updates that bring you more useful data, faster. Updates to the layout, available statistics, and how they’re handled behind the…
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[Lead Developer Conference] Day Two
From 11-12 June, over 20 Automatticians attended the Lead Developer conference in London and we took extensive notes. At Automattic, we promote a culture of learning and our attendance at this conference provided some of our team leads with a valuable opportunity to reflect on and develop their own leadership tools. If you are interested in…
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[Lead Developer Conference] Day One
From 11-12 June, over 20 Automatticians attended the Lead Developer conference in London and we took extensive notes. At Automattic, we promote a culture of learning and our attendance at this conference provided some of our team leads with a valuable opportunity to reflect on and develop their own leadership tools. If you are interested in…
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Engineering with Empathy
Upwork's Han Yuan shares his insights on the “soft” skills engineers need to work effectively in a distributed world.
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How to do HR in a Blended Company
Upwork's Zoe Harte discusses how she helps run a blended team of full-time and freelance employees.
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Upwork's Zoe Harte and Han Yuan on Managing People and Products in a Distributed Company
Upwork's Zoe Harte discusses how she helps run a blended team of full-time and freelance employees. Then Upwork's Han Yuan shares his insights on the “soft” skills engineers need to work effectively in a distributed world. For more, go to Distributed.blog. Produced by Mark Armstrong and the team at Charts & Leisure: Jason Oberholtzer, Whitney Donaldson, Cole Stryker, Levi Sharpe, and Michael Simonelli. Theme music by Jason Oberholtzer. Cover art by Matt Avery.
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How to Create Child Pages in WordPress.com
When you follow these steps to create child pages in WordPress.com, you'll be able to better organize your website and improve its user experience.
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Jetpack 7.5
Jetpack 7.5 is now available for download, and it makes every step of using Jetpack smoother. “Magic Links” simplify logging in to mobile, UI improvements make using Jetpack a whole lot more intuitive, and bug fixes and compatibility improvements keep things working as expected with a range or other hosts and plugins. Here’s more on what’s…
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How to Uninstall a WordPress.com Plugin
Learn how to uninstall a WordPress.com plugin with an easy-to-follow tutorial.
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On Building Automattic
Automattic founder Matt Mullenweg tells the story of how he built one of the world's biggest fully distributed companies.
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How to Embed a Social Media Feed on Your Website
To optimize all areas of your online presence, it's often a good idea to embed a social media feed on your website.
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