WordPress.com Blogger Scores Book Deal for “You Are Not So Smart”
According to David McRaney, “You may think that you’re a rational, logical being who sees the world as it really is. But you’re as deluded as the rest of us, and that’s OK, because it keeps you sane.”...
View ArticleEasier Invitations Mean More Followers and Blog Contributors
We’ve made two big changes that make it easier to encourage friends, family, and colleagues to interact with your WordPress.com blog. First, now you can invite people to follow your blog. If your blog...
View ArticleDrag & Drop Media Uploader & Flyout Dashboard Menus
We’re excited to share some new features that will make it even faster to create content on your WordPress.com site. Drag & Drop Uploads The media uploader now supports drag and drop! You’ll be...
View ArticleNew Themes: Anthem and Luscious
I’m happy to announce that we have added two great new premium themes to our ever-expanding Theme Showcase! First up is Anthem – a responsive, minimal design from The Theme Foundry. Anthem is perfect...
View ArticleMore Custom Headers, Color Schemes, & Theme Improvements
We want everyone on WordPress.com to be able to find the best theme possible for their blog. Something beautiful, amazing, and cool. A theme that makes you want to jump up, run your laptop next door,...
View ArticleGoogle Knols Move to WordPress: The Annotum Platform
Today, we’d like to give a warm welcome to Google Knol users who are migrating to WordPress.com. Begun in 2007, the Google Knol project has provided people in many fields with a place to share their...
View ArticleCode is Poetry, CSS is Art
We want to help your websites come alive with beautiful design. The WordPress.com theme team has been adding new themes at a dazzling rate, but did you know you can customize the style of any of our...
View ArticleNew Themes: Shaan and Adventure Journal
I’m happy to introduce two new cool and colorful themes: Shaan and Adventure Journal. Shaan is a smooth-talking theme, quietly delivering a cool, casual backdrop for your content. It’s perfect for...
View ArticleBlack Friday sale: free Custom Design with any Premium theme
It’s that time of the year again, and we decided to take care of all our users whether they feel like lining up in the cold to take advantage of today’s bargains or not. This year’s offer is about two...
View ArticleIntroducing WordAds
Over the years one of the most frequent requests on WordPress.com has been to allow bloggers to earn money from their blog through ads. We’ve resisted advertising so far because most of it we had seen...
View ArticleIt’s getting cold in here
Oh the weather outside is frightful, but this blog is sooo delightful Until the internet gets slow, Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! That’s right, it’s that special time of year where you can...
View ArticleWordPress.com Bloggers Who Covered the Biggest News Stories of 2011
As 2011 comes to end, we thought it’d be interesting to look back at the events that made headlines this year, and a few of the bloggers who were there in person (or closely connected to the events) to...
View ArticleNew Themes: AutoFocus, Imbalance 2, and Reddle
Today we are absolutely thrilled to warm your creative hearts with the announcement of three new themes: AutoFocus, Imbalance 2, and Reddle. AutoFocus is an elegant, minimal theme designed for artists,...
View ArticleThe Long and Short of It
Would you like some more Twitter in your WordPress? We got ya. As an update to our ever-popular Tweet embedding functionality we’re supporting Twitter’s new embed API to enable richer, better looking,...
View ArticleGet Instant Feedback When You Publish
For months we’ve been studying how, when and why people publish their posts, and what the common tasks are people perform afterwards. We know many of you immediately want to see what your post looks...
View ArticleWordPress for Android 2.0 Now Available
It’s Android blogging, re-imagined. Today we’re announcing the release of WordPress for Android 2.0, a major update that focuses on a new UI and enhanced post editor features. Check the video: So...
View ArticleHoliday Desktop Backgrounds from WordPress.com
We’ve got a little year-end tradition here at WordPress.com. Every year, we commission an artist to spread some WordPress-themed holiday cheer. For 2011, Caroline Hadilaksono has created a warm and...
View ArticleNew Theme: Nuntius
If you’ve been itching to turn your blog into an online newspaper or magazine, Nuntius could be your perfect companion. Based on the highly-popular News theme designed by Justin Tadlock, Nuntius...
View ArticleKick Off 2012 with Project 365
If you were going to blog about one thing for an entire year, what would you choose? Would you post photographs of your favorite place? Interview different people from your hometown? Create a new piece...
View ArticleNew Themes: Duet and ThemeMin
I’m excited to announce we’ve added two great new premium themes to our ever-growing collection of themes today. First up is Duet – a responsive, minimal, and sophisticated design from The Theme...
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