New Tools for More Successful Editing Adventures
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…
Better Blogging
New: Free Blogging Course
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…
A Successful Blogger on Making the Switch
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…
Heading Font Weights and List View Toggles Arrive in Block Editor and WordPress 5.8
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…
Built-in Duotone Image Filter, Editor Navigation via Persistent List View, and Other Block Editor Improvements
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…
What’s New in the Block Editor: Edit Your Images, Drag and Drop Blocks and Patterns, and More
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…
Applications Now Open for Early ‘Landrush’ .blog Domains
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…
Field Notes: Podcast Movement 2016
Automatticians, the people who build WordPress.com, participate in events and projects around the world every day. Periodically, they report back on the exciting things they do in the community. This week, we share our experience…
Introducing Blogging U. On Demand
Over the past two and a half years, thousands of bloggers have used Blogging U. — step-by-step courses with manageable daily assignments and pro tips from WordPress.com staff — to get started with WordPress.com, grow…
Exploring Your Dashboard: Four of Our Favorite Tools
A few months ago, we launched a spandy-new post editor, updates to the WordPress.com Reader, and a WordPress.com desktop app. They’re all designed to make publishing and managing your sites easier, from more effective auto-saving…
Get More Readers to Your Business Blog
Blogging is a great way to communicate with your customers and reach new ones. Business owner Phoebe Clare blogs at Sage and Clare, where she documents her exotic trips scouting merchandise for her online home decor…