Despite delays, the plan to connect Tumblr’s blogging site to the wider world of decentralized social media, also known as the “fediverse,” is still on, it...
All our highlights from 2023. Our team here at WordPress.com, comprised of hundreds of people spread across the entire globe, accomplished a lot in 2023. On...
Despite delays, the plan to connect Tumblr’s blogging site to the wider world of decentralized social media, also known as the “fediverse,” is still on, it...
This week, WordPress.com owner Matt Mullenweg confirmed his company would be shifting the majority of Tumblr’s workforce to other areas at parent company Automattic in light...
Automattic welcomes Texts.com to the family. The internet is undefeated in coining new terms to describe our digital lives: hashtag, blog, clickbait, lurk. Somehow, though, the...
If you’re a blogger or content creator who wants to reach a wider audience, the ActivityPub plugin is perfect for you. We’re excited to announce that...
Automattic introduced a new ad network called Blaze which places advertising on free WordPress.com websites and Tumblr. Advertising starts at $5/month. Automattic is the company behind...
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry...
Earlier this year, WordPress.com introduced an easier way to post your Twitter threads, also known as tweetstorms, to your blog with the introduction of the “unroll”...
WordPress.com this month launched SFTP and PHPMyAdmin access on Business and eCommerce plans. This enable publishers using WordPress.com to upload custom themes and plugins directly to...
