December 2011
3 posts
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…
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…
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)…
November 2011
1 post
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…
October 2011
10 posts
10 Things You Should Know About Being A Web Designer
from 1stwebdesigner - Graphic and Web Design Blog: http://bit.ly/rRMhXJ
Somebody has an NBA-themed washroom floor because it’s completely appropriate
from Ball Don’t Lie - NBA - Yahoo! Sports: http://yhoo.it/uCQPin
Lego robot beats human world record for solving the Rubik’s Cube with Android
from Hello Android: http://bit.ly/v0rDrz
This makes me feel like my smartphone isn’t being used properly
from reddit pictures with pictures: http://bit.ly/qPGzsY
Film Grenade
from BLDGBLOG: http://bit.ly/naSg5M
Mind Blown
from reddit pictures with pictures: http://bit.ly/nV5fet
Deano’s Jalapeño Chips
from Cool Hunting: http://bit.ly/untx0M
Augmented reality pool table
from Super Punch: http://bit.ly/qwygKU
Returning from the moon
from Gulliver: http://econ.st/qsdtTU
50 People Sh*tting Themselves In A Haunted House
from Best Week Ever: http://on.vh1.com/p2BAJk
September 2011
5 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:
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
3 posts
Giving the support site a refresh →
Keeping WordPress.com’s documentation up to date and accessible is one part of what the Happiness Team works on. We’ve long had lots of documentation, but we realized that the design and flow 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?
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…
July 2011
6 posts
WordPress.com oEmbed Provider API Now Available →
Last week, we introduced support for OAuth2 and launched develop.wordpress.com, as we’re eager to empower the developer community to extend WordPress.com in new and meaningful ways.
Today, we’re…
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.
New Theme: Lifestyle →
Got lots of magazine-style content and need a stylish frame? Today we are introducing Lifestyle, a new colorful magazine theme that comes with ten content-friendly, soft color schemes.
New Theme: Matala →
Today we’re excited to launch Matala, our newest theme. You might recognize this one — it was once the primary theme for ma.tt, Matt Mullenweg’s blog. Last year, Matala was released to the …
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…
Get more readers by Publicizing on Facebook,... →
Want to share your WordPress.com posts with your LinkedIn connections? Now you can! Today we are happy to announce that our Publicize feature connects with LinkedIn. To activate Publicize for…
November 2010
10 posts
Windows Live Spaces Doubles WordPress.com Signups →
Two months ago, we announced together with our friends at Windows Live that bloggers on the Windows Live Spaces service were being offered the opportunity to move their existing blogs over here…
Discover who likes your posts →
Months ago we added the ability for readers to like your posts, and ever since thousands of people have been liking posts every day. But something was missing: there was no way for post authors to…
New Theme: Pilcrow →
If you want a simple and clean blog theme that you can customize to suit your needs I think you’ll like the one we’re introducing today. It’s called Pilcrow.
The Pilcrow Themes…
Who is Top Author? →
Picture this situation: you’re an author on a popular blog that’s published by several users; you’re wondering which author is getting the most views… Well now you can find out.
Today we’re…
Mobilize Your Blog This Holiday Season →
With the holidays appearing thick and fast from now until next year, it’s a great time for meeting up with the people who are important to us, giving and receiving gifts, relaxing and indulging…
New Features: Linking, Sorting, Paging →
Oh my!
It’s that time of year again, when the folks over at WordPress.org start putting the finishing touches on the next version of WordPress (in this case, version 3.1), and the lucky users of…
Infinite Theme Styles with Custom CSS →
There are 100+ themes to choose from here at WordPress.com, and many of them have customizable backgrounds, menus, content layouts, and headers you can change yourself (like our new default theme…
Bring Tweets To Your Content →
Have you ever wanted to quote or share a tweet but had to painstakingly take screenshots of said tweet, upload them, and then embed the images in your post? Today we are launching a new feature…
Celebrating 1 Million mobile users: WordPress for... →
It’s been a crazy few years for WordPress’s mobile projects. In 2008 we launched the first version of the WordPress app so you could blog on the go with your shiny first-generation iPhone. Since…
Introducing FoodPress →
“Find something you’re passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.”
Those wise words are from celebrity chef Julia Child, who was never shy about following her passions in…
October 2010
3 posts
New Theme: Spectrum →
I’m happy to introduce Spectrum, a fine new addition to our ever-growing collection of themes. Spectrum comes as a colorful and fresh theme sporting a clean layout with one main column and a sidebar…
Texting: It’s Now For Blogging, Too →
Sometimes, you can’t always get to your computer, but you may really need to handle something important on your blog. That’s when a new feature we’re launching today — WordPress.com Text Messaging —…
Sexy Stats →
You may have noticed a change to your stat charts a couple of weeks ago. We ditched Flash in place of a more robust charting library called Flot. If you didn’t notice, go check it out because you…
September 2010
3 posts
Welcome Windows Live Spaces Bloggers →
We’re excited to announce that WordPress.com is now the default blogging platform for Windows Live Spaces users. We’ve worked with our partners at Microsoft to create a simple migration…
New Theme: Fusion →
I’m proud to introduce you to Fusion, our newest theme. The versatility of this theme makes it great for a variety of uses including technical blogs, long-form writing, posting code samples, and…
IE9 User? You’ll Love ‘Pinning’ Your Blog →
If you use the new Internet Explorer 9 beta (IE9) on Windows 7 and have a blog on WordPress.com, you should definitely check out some cool new features.
First, not only do the charts on your stats…
August 2010
2 posts
More ways to share →
Starting today there is a new way for your readers to share the posts on your blog with friends. This feature allows you to add sharing functionality from a range of services to the bottom of your…
Want Instant Delivery of New Blog Posts &... →
Jabber is almost as fast as lightning.
Do you ever wish you could get instant notification of when your favorite bloggers update? Or even when a new comment is published on their…
September 2009
4 posts
RSS Links Widget →
The Happiness Engineers had a great time in London last week. We worked on some cool projects and came up with a lot of great ideas. We’ll bring more updates to you over the coming weeks…
After the Deadline Live for WP.com →
Last week you guys published 1.4 million new blog posts, but you only ran the spell checker about 204 thousand times. Ahem. The two possible explanations for this are that we’re all…
RSS in the Clouds →
Clouds from my trip to WordCamp Dallas
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication and it’s a way for people to subscribe to updates to your blog using a client like Google Reader…
August Wrap-Up →
I’m back in San Francisco after a trip to London for the Happiness Engineer meetup. It’s serious business, but the group has managed to have a little fun along the way.
Our…