According to the latest report by TheSemPost, Google is drilling down on websites that are producing offensive results on YMYL sites. Now is the time to implement your YMYL Footer in order to satisfy Google’s…
Yes, even search engines can have a tough time deciphering web page content. Some elements that seem perfectly obvious to us humans are meaningless to web crawlers. That’s where structured data comes into play. Structured…
The answer is “You’d Better Believe It!” Even if you don’t slander anyone on your pages or steal someone else’s work, what’s on your website – or perhaps what’s NOT on your site could get…
Google has completely rewritten the Quality Ratings Guideline, the resource that their team of quality raters uses to rate websites for Google. This one is a brand new version, rewritten from the ground up, so…
How to Optimize Your Images for SEO Creating SEO friendly images is simple to do, yet many website owners neglect this valuable source of search engine traffic. To make it even more simple, WordPress has…
One of the most exciting things about WordPress is that it’s constantly improving. In fact, did you know that Gutenberg releases new functionality and improvements every two weeks?! There have been a number of really…
Spacing in Galleries Lock Those Blocks Did You Notice the Table of Contents on This Post? Spacing in Galleries You now have the power to control how much space lives between your images at the…
The WordPress.com team is always working on new design ideas to bring your website to life. Below you’ll find the six newest themes that we’ve added to our library, giving you beautiful options for a…
Our philosophy has always been one of experimenting, learning, and adjusting. As we began to roll out our new pricing plans a couple of months back, we took note of the feedback you shared. What…
With the JetpackWP Bot for Telegram, you can now automatically share blog posts from any Jetpack-powered WordPress site (including any site hosted at WordPress.com) directly to a Telegram channel. This free tool saves time sharing…
It’s hard to believe that it’s been a full year since we launched WPCourses.com! In that short time, we’ve been incredibly inspired by the group of ambitious learners we have been able to work with. In…
Introducing the new VideoPress. Still the finest video service for WordPress—now even better. Video is one of the most powerful tools on the web. It can spark ideas, emotions, conversations, sales, and much more. VideoPress…
Recently, we hosted our second annual WordPress.com Growth Summit and welcomed over 1,300 attendees at the event. The summit was fully online, and it built on the momentum of our inaugural Growth Summit in 2020…
This year’s UK Black History Month theme, Proud To Be, is about celebrating the Black experience. As a distributed company with employees around the world, including the United Kingdom, we believe that the more perspectives…
Let’s meet at WCUS 2021! WordPress.com will be there and we hope to see you there as well! Although we’d love to be at an in-real-life WordCamp right now, we’re still excited about attending the…
After Kyla Marie Charles grew a successful blog on Blogger for 10 years and made her mark as an influencer, she realized her website was no longer able to support her needs. She began the…
30-second summary: Keyword research is at the heart of understanding where your business stands and what your end-users expect Surveying or monitoring your analytics is a great way of listening to your customers or readers…
Let’s dive into some recent block updates meant to improve your efficiency and spice up the look of your blog or website. Stylish Heading Font Weights Headings not only draw your audience in, they help…
You’ve got an idea; let’s get it online. Join us online for the second Official WordPress.com Growth Summit on August 17th in the Americas + EMEA and August 18th in APAC. Calling all creators, small…
We’ve recently launched an upgraded photo carousel experience that takes photo viewing to the next level on mobile devices. Now your visitors can swipe, zoom, and double-tap with ease and get the best look at…
30-second summary: Your SEO proposal plays an instrumental role not just for your agency but also for your client’s business Forecasting needs to be a star element of your customer acquisition process – but how…
On June 16, 2021, WordPress.com presented a live webinar focused on Managed Hosting with WordPress.com. The topic expert was Rudy Faile, Automattic Systems Engineer. Hosting the webinar was Sam Vaidya, Automattic Happiness Engineer. If you…
30-second summary: Keyword difficulty (KD) scores help digital marketers understand potential search engine performance KD scores are useful in building SEO strategies, filtering out ineffective keywords Low competition keywords give an advantage in attracting traffic…
We’re excited to announce that Pocket Casts will be joining Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com. More than 80M people in the US listen to a podcast weekly, and this critically acclaimed podcast app makes…
30-second summary: Search engines are laser-focused on improving user experience and voice search plays an increasingly key role With 100+ global languages, people are prone to searching in their native language How do you optimize…
From to-do apps and day planners, to spreadsheets and full-blown subscription services, making your work trackable and visible can really help with productivity. P2 is the tool we use at Automattic (the company behind WordPress.com),…
30-second summary: All the copy and strategic use of keywords in the world will not impress search engines if your web design is not fit for purpose The design of your website or web app…
The next batch of exciting updates to the block editor is live on WordPress.com. Powerful duotone image editing, a persistent list view to edit your page or post, and an update for picking table colors…
30-second summary: To ensure organic visibility for your seasonal pages, start creating, optimizing, and analyzing them now Start creating, organizing, and scheduling seasonal content assets now for a head-start when it’s time to start focusing…
At WordPress.com, part of our mission is to support and empower storytellers and publishers of all sizes. We’re thrilled to announce that the award-winning Atavist Magazine has moved to WordPress.com, joining its sister publication, Longreads,…
It’s Pride month; perhaps you’ve noticed from the rainbows all over everything? A most unusual Pride month it is, too — the familiar sights of parades were missing last year, and those happening this year…
We’re excited to welcome Day One to the Automattic team. Day One is a private journaling app that makes writing for yourself a simple pleasure. A beautifully designed user experience has earned the app prestigious…
30-second summary: Reddit is the seventh most popular website in the US while Quora has a DR of 91 These factors make for great opportunities to build your brand’s online presence and enhance your E-A-T…
30-second summary: Are your leads slipping through the cracks in these business gaps? SEOs have a great vantage point in the form of data that actively helps identify business opportunities and gaps SEO pioneer, serial…
30-second summary: The needs of an SEO agency are dynamic and change as the business grows From data accuracy to seamless functionality, the spectrum of SEO tools and their features is wide, but how do…
30-second summary: Most marketers diversify their content programs too quickly, endangering the program from the start Successful content marketers and media companies focus on fewer platform channels Instead of adding more channels, killing off underperforming…
30-second summary: Third-party data is being phased out by big tech, making first-party data indispensable First-party data is willingly provided by users, helping you build a consumer profile Internet users are cautious about providing their…
30-second summary: A traffic drop doesn’t necessarily mean something is wrong – in most cases, it is natural All sites have experienced a decline in traffic throughout their lifetime which can be explained by seasonality,…
30-second summary: Find out how Clubhouse differentiates itself within the sea of social media apps Clubhouse has turned its voice-only design from a potential constraint into its key strength Users are able to multi-task while…
30-second summary: Keywords represent the tip of the iceberg when it comes to understanding consumer intent Using AI-powered chatbots, conversational data that occurs over messaging channels like Facebook Messenger and Instagram Messaging can give businesses…
30-second summary: The Mobile Experience is critical for all categories when looking at Core Web Vitals (CWV) Image compression seems to be a leading challenge for leading brands Pages doing well for CWV tend to…
We’re excited to tell you more about WordPress.com’s new navigation experience. The update makes managing your entire site more intuitive and creates consistency across all parts of WordPress.com. This update also allows you all to…
30-second summary: Very few SMBs use multiple channels for their online advertising Facebook is the most effective channel based on the cost for CPM and CPC It’s important to remember that every business is unique…
30-second summary: Google recently rolled out the “Full Coverage” feature for mobile SERPs Will this impact SEO traffic for news sites, SEO best practices, and content strategies? Here’s what in-house SEOs from The LA Times,…
If you use Ulysses for Mac, iPad, and iPhone, you already know that this Apple Design Award-winning writing app offers a focused, pleasant writing experience. You might also know that Ulysses publishes to WordPress with…
You may already know that WordPress mobile apps are the easiest way to manage your WordPress site any time, anywhere. Helpful features in the apps include our Stats widgets, which make it simple to keep…
From time-saving features to enhancements in your favorite blocks, these block editor improvements will help you build posts and pages on your site, no matter what you publish: Crop and rotate your images with built-in…
Since the early days of Snapchat, which made the format so popular, Stories have become a powerful way to engage audiences on social media. Today, over 500 million Instagram accounts use Stories every day. Now,…
With smartphone users growing year-on-year while desktop users stagnate, it comes as no surprise that Google looks to put mobile at the very core of its search engine algorithm in 2017. Mobile is destined to…
Giving away knowledge is the most effective way to build a solid brand presence. But is it just about writing and publishing blog posts? It might have been sufficient to start a niche blog to…
Images are the main culprit for causing oversized web pages (average size 2.2MB) that can perform slowly on mobile devices. Last week, we looked at how to optimize your mobile site speed and test for issues…
SEO is an ever-changing, expansive science that is often hard to understand. You know that you need specific keywords to boost your website traffic, but we’re about to throw another curveball at you – latent…
The digital ink spilled over ecommerce and product remarketing best practices is pretty prolific, but we still frequently see major opportunities being missed when we take over new client accounts. In this post, I’ll break…
Articles published with Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) load four times faster than standard mobile pages with a 35% improvement in engagement time, according to new research from Chartbeat. Facebook Instant Articles (FIA), a key competitor to…
You might be thinking, what’s the fuss about website speed? What is important about the average page loading speed? According to Aberdeen Group, a 1-second delay in page load time yields: 11% fewer page views…
Everyone knows digital marketing is a field of constant evolution. In many cases, a strategy is only as good as the tools it employs. Using the right resources enables you to keep the “tricks of…
The right picture is very useful on mobile and responsive websites. But images that are too large, too numerous and unnecessary simply slow down page load times and get in the way of the users reading…
Today we’re happy to announce the latest addition to our collection of free themes: AltoFocus! AltoFocus is a spinoff of the original AutoFocus theme from a few years ago. Its elegant tiled layout helps artists, photobloggers, and…
Hi everyone! Check out some of the new updates, designs, and insights that helped make May a great month for the WordPress.com community. What’s new How a Detroit Hackathon Turned into WordPress.com’s First-Ever TV Spots…
There’s this… thing… in the Android WordPress app that we refer to as the “seven-item menu.” It would show up when trying to add a photo to confront you with a list of choices and…
I like to think that designers solve problems, while artists ask questions. And when the two go hand-in-hand, real magic happens. Why? Because the right question gets answered with the right solution — art asks,…
You’re off to a strong creative start in 2017! Here are a few recent updates and stories from the WordPress.com community in April that we wanted to share with you. What’s new This Year’s WordPress…
If you’ve ever had a great idea for a name for your blog or website, now’s your chance to snap it up: today marks the start of the “Landrush” phase for the all-new .blog domain…
Automatticians, the people who build WordPress.com, participate in events and projects around the world every day. Periodically, we report back on the exciting things we do when not in front of a computer. I’d like…