January 2012
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December 2011
15 posts
Kick 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…
Holiday Desktop Backgrounds from WordPress.com →
Illustration by Caroline Hadilaksono
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…
WordPress 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:
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Get 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…
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The 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…
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New 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…
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November 2011
8 posts
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 …
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
6 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…
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…
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….
September 2011
7 posts
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:
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…
Embed Wufoo forms and surveys with a simple... →
Earlier this week we released a new shortcode on WordPress.com to help you embed Wufoo forms in your WordPress.com posts, pages and even sidebars. Our friends over at Wufoo wrote about it on …
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
5 posts
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?
New Theme: Chunk →
We are launching another theme for you which goes by the name of Chunk. It has a straightforward look, with bold typography and a well balanced layout. The theme also offers content variety with…
New Theme: Skeptical →
Today we’re pleased to introduce the latest addition to our themes, Skeptical. Originally released by WooThemes for self-hosted WordPress.org blogs, Skeptical has seen great popularity as a blog…
New Theme: Pink Touch 2 →
Today we’re excited to introduce the latest addition to our themes — Pink Touch 2, a nicely designed theme that has a stellar mix of color, texture, and typography.
The Pink Touch…
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…
July 2011
9 posts
New Theme: Blogum →
Today we are introducing a clean and minimalist theme, Blogum.
The Blogum Theme
Designed by WPShower, Blogum has a grid-based layout and is designed in a modern style. This…
New Theme: React →
Today, we’re happy to launch React, a simple and elegant theme designed especially for business websites. In fact, React is for anyone who would like a clean design to showcase their work and…
New Theme: Piano Black →
Say hello to Piano Black, the newest theme to launch on WordPress.com. This dark and elegant theme showcases your content with a design that feels sophisticated yet techy and modern.
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How old are you again?
Paris: Mom, can I go in the car?
Me: Can you go _where_ in the car?
New Theme: Manifest →
When we think about the very basic fundamentals of blogging and expressing ideas we find the clear practice of writing. Today we are launching a new theme which tries to reflect precisely on that.
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Back in my day ...
Ciel: What technology did you have when you were growing up?
Me: Calculators
*crickets*
New Theme: Château →
Today we are introducing an elegantly designed and typographically pleasing theme, Château.
The Château Theme
Designed by Ignacio Ricci, Château has been crafted with close…