December 2011
2 posts
WordPress.com Bloggers Who Covered the Biggest... →
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)…
It’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…
November 2011
12 posts
Black Friday sale: free Custom Design with any... →
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…
Code 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…
Google Knols Move to WordPress: The Annotum... →
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…
More Custom Headers, Color Schemes, & Theme... →
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…
Drag & Drop Media Uploader & Flyout Dashboard... →
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…
Easier Invitations Mean More Followers and Blog... →
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…
WordPress.com Blogger Scores Book Deal for “You... →
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…
New Themes: Photography, Brand New Day, and... →
I’m happy to announce that we’ve added another group of three new themes to our collection today. Each one has its own distinct personality but they do share one thing in common: they’re all …
Your Memories Take Center Stage with the New Photo... →
Photo galleries on WordPress.com are a great way to share the pictures you’ve taken with your friends, family, and your followers. But the design of your theme can limit how large your…
Notifications, the Pulse of Your Blog →
Your blog lives and breathes. Today we’re launching a new way for you to check its pulse. It’s called Notifications, and it lives in the right corner of your Toolbar (Admin Bar), which appears at…
New Mobile Theme: Minileven →
There’s a good chance that visitors to your site these days will be using a smartphone. We feel it’s important to provide them with a great reading experience while on the small screen, so today…
New Theme: Strange Little Town →
Introduce a hint of wonderment into your blog with our latest free theme!
This is your invitation to take an enchanting voyage to a Strange Little Town. Our latest release is designed to transport…
October 2011
5 posts
New Themes: Modern News and Dusk to Dawn →
Today, our ever-growing collection of themes grows by not one, but two with the addition of Modern News and Dusk To Dawn.
If your blog is news-oriented (or if you’re ripe to start a news blog),…
Baseball Fans: Show Your Pride This Postseason... →
Earlier this year we announced our partnership with Major League Baseball to bring their Fan, Modern, and Retro blog themes to WordPress.com.
Well, it’s playoff time, and we think there’s no…
3 Ways to Make Your Site More Visually Appealing →
You guys use WordPress.com in all sorts of creative ways, documenting the adventures you take…
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Retro Mac Theme →
It’s impossible to overstate the influence of Steve Jobs on technologists, particularly his passion for beautiful, usable products. We work harder and have higher standards because of the bar set by…
New Theme: Funki →
It’s funky time in theme land and we are welcoming our newest addition, available for you today. Funki is a very versatile premium theme, with an artsy flare, offering customization and…
September 2011
10 posts
Prepare for National Novel Writing Month with the... →
November marks the beginning of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), a project in which thousands of writers around the world work toward completing a 50,000-word novel by November 30th….
New Themes: Eight, Bold Life, and Elemin →
If you score three goals in one hockey game you’ve made what’s called a hat trick. I think that should totally count for themes too. If you’re reading this post you’ve just scored a chance to check…
New Domains for You and .me →
Today we are adding .me (to .com, .org and .net) as a new option for upgrading to your own, custom domain name on WordPress.com. All of our domain mapping options cost just a couple dollars per…
Enjoy A Shiny New, Simplified Admin Bar →
Remember your old admin bar (displayed at the top of your screen while you’re logged in to WordPress.com)? Up until today, it’s looked something like this while viewing an individual post:
New Themes: Magazine and Parament →
Isn’t it nice to have a brand new theme, or two, on a Thursday? Maybe you’ll remember, this day in September—because today it’s double the fun with Magazine and Parament now available in your…
More traffic for your blog with the follow button →
We’ve written before about our efforts at WordPress.com to help you get more attention for your work. And we’re here again with a new feature: follow.
After weeks of experimentation with…
Coming to a WordCamp Near You →
Every now and then I like to remind people about upcoming WordCamps. WordCamps are locally-organized, casual conferences held all over the world that focus on WordPress. Bloggers, developers, and…
New Theme: Nishita →
Nishita is a simple, minimally-styled photoblogging theme—now available for WordPress.com blogs. With a choice of dark or light color scheme, the muted design puts all the focus on your photos. Not…
Two New Apps for WordPress.com →
Earlier this summer we launched a few tools to make it easier for developers to create new apps for WordPress.com. Starting today, you can integrate your WordPress.com blog with Feedfabrik and
New Theme: Selecta →
Today we’ve got a treat for you — a new theme called Selecta. This might be the theme you’ve been waiting for if videos or images will be the primary focus of your blog. The design, originally…
August 2011
7 posts
New Theme: Minimum →
Minimum, a stunning execution of “less is more,” is a new premium theme developed by StudioPress and available for your WordPress.com blog today.
The Minimum Theme
Part of…
See How You Can Personalize Your Blog with Custom... →
You already know that you can choose from over 130 awesome themes here at WordPress.com, but did you know that you can create a theme that’s entirely unique to you with the Custom Design upgrade?
Watch your traffic grow with Sparklines →
We have two quick announcements about new Stats features. The first one affects everyone with a WordPress.com blog. The second is just for those who have marked their blogs Private.
The…
Making your posts more beautiful →
Here at WordPress.com we care about making things look good. Automattic, Inc., our parent company, invests heavily in design: every engineering team has a full-time designer. We know making…
Now Publicize to Facebook Pages →
Since we launched Publicize for Facebook, which automatically shares a link to new posts to your Facebook account, one of the top requested features has been the ability to Publicize to Facebook…
New Theme: Next Saturday →
I’m pleased to announce our newest theme — Next Saturday. That is, the theme called “Next Saturday” launches today (not next weekend). With its rich, bright colors, three-dimensional blocks, and…
New Theme: Esquire →
The number of beautiful themes that let you publish with visually distinct Post Formats grows by one today with Mathew Buchanan’s elegant and bold, Esquire. I think you’re really going to like…
July 2011
1 post
How to Get More Traffic →
As soon as a blogger publishes their first post, their first question is: Where’s all my traffic? Everyone assumes they’re the only one seeking attention, when in truth nearly everyone is. It takes…
June 2011
1 post
New Theme: Twenty Eleven →
Last year on WordPress.com we introduced the world to the first new WordPress default theme in 5 years — the first annual default theme — Twenty Ten. Now it’s our pleasure to introduce you all to…
May 2011
2 posts
Now More Than Ever: Just Write →
Writers are as different as the stories they produce, and their ideal writing environments vary no less. One thing most writers agree on, though, is that one of the toughest challenges is overcoming…
Batters Up: Major League Baseball Now on... →
Attention baseball fans, today we’re launching a triple-header of new themes just for you.
We’ve partnered with MLB.com to bring its Fan, Modern, and Retro blog themes to WordPress.com….
April 2011
4 posts
Writing made easy with Writing Helper →
We know the hardest part of blogging is actually writing posts. And most blogging software, and even word processors, do little to help writers write. Today at WordPress.com we’re proud to announce…
New Theme: Fresh News →
We’re always amazed with the way you continually push the scope and depth of your blogs on WordPress.com. It only makes sense that you’d also want themes that can take that work and organize it in…
New Theme: Mystique →
Example of Mystique’s single page view.
I think you’ll agree this theme has a certain mystique to it. This fun, colorful theme is flexible enough to fit any type of site — it’s…
Twitter Blackbird Pie Just Got Even Sweeter →
Last November we launched Twitter Blackbird Pie, a quick and easy way to reproduce beautiful, full-fledged tweets — not just static screenshots of tweets — in your posts, pages, and even comments.
March 2011
5 posts
Wow Your iPad Readers →
With the launch of Apple’s iPad we have seen the future of computing and it is touch. Nothing matches the visceral feel of navigating your digital world with your hands. The past four…
New Theme: Liquorice →
Add a dash of color to your site with Liquorice, a wonderful new theme now available on WordPress.com.
Gorgeous textures and smooth-as-silk typography make this a striking backdrop for your…
Guided Transfers to .org →
When we launched Jetpack a few days ago Automattic founder Matt Mullenweg said to Techcrunch, “If you’re on WordPress you’re part of the family, it shouldn’t matter if we host you or not.”
…
VideoPress now on iPhone, iPad, and HTML5 browsers →
Back in the middle of 2009, we launched our very own HD video service called VideoPress. Since then we’ve made a bunch of improvements including the ability to natively share videos in Facebook.
Some Turbulence →
You’ve probably noticed that the ride has been a bit bumpy on WP.com the past week with a widely covered DDoS attack last week and then another interruption a few hours ago from an unrelated…
January 2011
1 post
Theme Updates for Custom Menus and More →
Last year we—the Theme Team—were quite busy, not only offering you 29 great new themes, but also improving the themes you already love and use on your WordPress.com sites. In case you haven’t…