Field Notes: CMS Africa Summit

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 year’s CMS Africa Summit was my third attendance at this amazing conference. My colleagues Marjorie, Sarah, Hannah, and Luminus joined me for the event and[…]

New in Reader: Combined Cards

If you’ve ever followed a frequently updating site in Reader, you may have noticed a problem. When one of your followed sites goes on a posting streak, it can easily overwhelm your stream, causing you to miss posts from less frequent sites. Today we launched a new feature to alleviate this problem: Combined Cards. Now, when a site[…]

Your Stats Page, Updated

Sometimes it’s the little things that count — especially when it comes to your stats. We’ve recently gathered some of your feedback and used it to work through a few renovations. Let’s take a quick tour! Today First: Many of you wanted to make today’s stats a priority, with easy access to yesterday’s stats as well. So now[…]

New Theme: Lodestar

This Theme Thursday, I’m happy to share Lodestar, our new free theme! Lodestar Designed by Mel Choyce, Lodestar is perfect for your small business or organization’s website. The theme allows you to create a one-page website, showcasing all your company’s information in one spot, interspersed with full-sized featured images. Or you can use Lodestar to make a beautiful, multi-page website.[…]