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 on the right. It supports custom menus, background, and header image, so you could configure the … October 13, 2010
New Theme: Spectrum
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Texting: It’s Now For Blogging, Too
by DanSometimes, 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 -- steps in to help. Through our shiny new 77377 (PRESS) shortcode, you can manage your blog using … October 11, 2010
Show who you are with Gravatar Hovercards
by Scott BerkunYou thought Gravatar Profiles were cool? Wait until you see them on your WordPress.com blog. Today dawns a new era in Gravatar awesomeness: Gravatar Hovercards. It's now easy to find out about who is behind your favorite comments simply by moving your mouse. This new feature is now enabled by … October 6, 2010
Hello, Goodbye: Offsite Redirect Upgrade
by Jane Wells"You say goodbye, I say hello." - The Beatles Needless to say, we hope you never want to leave WordPress.com. But, should the day arrive that you decide to strike out on your own and set up a self-hosted WordPress blog with the free, open source WordPress software available at WordPress.org, … October 4, 2010
Sexy Stats
by NickYou 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 can view all of the new charts with modern browsers including mobile … September 30, 2010
Welcome Windows Live Spaces Bloggers
by Paul KimWe'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 service for Spaces bloggers to easily bring all their posts, comments, and photos to WordPress.com. Over a six month period, beginning today, … September 27, 2010