Will Automattic compete with WordPress freelancers?
David Bisset
A new service from Automattic will build sites on WordPress.com for customers starting at $4,900. How will this impact WordPress freelancers?
Built by WordPress — .com that is
David Bisset
Automattic enters the low-end website market Automattic this week announced that its "premium website building service" (which was in beta in fall 2020) is now officially accepting customer applications for "websites starting at $4,900 USD." The announcement describes a turnkey…
Spearhead is a beautiful “blank canvas”…
Dan Knauss
Spearhead is a beautiful "blank canvas" WordPress theme that was originally developed for the Spearhead podcast. Designed by Cece Yu and others, it is the first theme on WordPress.com to support dark mode. 🕶️ The theme should be coming soon…
Might as well go for the gusto?
Brian Krogsgard
WordPress Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy has submitted a ticket to make a change on the WordPress hosting page: I would like to update the final sentence in the second paragraph. If you don’t need the flexibility of a full web…
Mack Male details how he transferred…
Dan Knauss
Mack Male details how he transferred his self-hosted WordPress blog to WordPress.com with WordPress Premium to start. Normally (at least in my world) you hear of the transfer from WordPress.com to self-hosted, so it was a new experience to hear…
A New P2 Debut WordPress.com has…
Dan Knauss
A New P2 Debut WordPress.com has launched an updated new beta version of P2. In the past, P2 was a WordPress theme that has been used for "blogging at the speed of thought." It was adopted for internal communications between…
We are WordPress As recently reported…
Dan Knauss
We are WordPress As recently reported by The Tavern, Automattic’s marketing team has updated the company’s press page with a notice to journalists who are writing about Automattic: Automattic owns and operates WordPress.com, which is a hosted version of the…
Justin Tadlock wonders, as the third-party…
Dan Knauss
Justin Tadlock wonders, as the third-party alternatives to the core editor proliferate, should there be an API for them? 🤔 Meanwhile, WordPress.com has transitioned its users to the block editor. ✨
James Huff reminded folks on Twitter…
Dan Knauss
James Huff reminded folks on Twitter that neither WordPress nor WordPress.com offers phone support. If anyone claims to offer such support, it is a scam. 🚨
What is a blog?
Brian Krogsgard
WordPress.com got a mention on a recent episode of Jeopardy, and a few people noticed. đź“ş
One theme to rule them all?
Dan Knauss
What does the future hold for WordPress themes, for theme developers and end users? Are we ready for a single master parent theme?
Automattic — the maker of WordPress.com — has purchased Tumblr
Brian Krogsgard
Automattic has purchased Tumblr from Verizon, in a firesale move reported to be for less than $3 million. There is still value in the site, however, for Automattic.
Preserving the Wilderness
Dan Knauss
The web is a sacred wilderness, and it deserves preservation. What role can open source communities play? And how does it contrast with the monopolistic tendencies of the "tech giants?"
WordPress.com is preparing a feature for…
Dan Knauss
WordPress.com is preparing a feature for subscriptions (donations and recurring payments) on WP.com sites. 💳 Automattic Happiness Engineer Maria Górska posted a link on Twitter for the beta program sign up form and is looking for feedback, especially from "independent…
You may recall that Newspack, a…
Brian Krogsgard
You may recall that Newspack, a "custom news vertical on WordPress.com dedicated to addressing the needs of digital news sites," was announced in February. This week they announced 12 initial publishers to help shape the new platform. 📰 After the…
Interview with Matt Mullenweg on Gutenberg, WordPress, and the future
Brian Krogsgard
I am joined by Matt Mullenweg to discuss decision making, Gutenberg, core WordPress processes, Automattic's business, and more.
