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A Faster Mobile Web: WordPress.com Updates for Accelerated Mobile Pages

Google has brought the ultra-fast AMP pages to its search results — and WordPress.com users will be ready.

Registering to Vote in the 2016 US Election Just Got Easier

Encourage visitors to your site to make their voices heard with the new HelloVote voter-registration tool.

Attract More Visitors to Your Business Site with our Advanced SEO Tools

Today we are adding a new feature to our WordPress.com Business Plan that will make it easier for visitors to discover your site. Our new Advanced SEO tools will help you optimize your site for search engines and social media sharing. Let’s explore! Custom Meta Descriptions Typically, search engines will pull text from …

Community Recap: Automattic’s Worldwide WordPress 5K

Five kilometers. So many stories.

The Best of WordPress: September 2016

New sites, new features, and a little bit about how we work.

Join Automattic’s Worldwide WP 5k 2016

Bloggers and runners (and walkers, joggers, and hoppers) of the world, unite!

Field Notes: Junior Innovation Camp

Junior Innovator Camp, part of the Wonder Women Tech Conference, is a chance for students to learn more about technology and entrepreneurship.

Introducing Content Options: An Easy New Way to Make Visual Changes to Your Site

Content Options takes care of small visual changes like showing or hiding the author, date, and more!

Introducing: Data for Breakfast!

Find out what Automattic’s Data Team is up to at data.blog.

Level Up with Blogging U.

Building a business website? Starting a blog? Working on your writing? Practicing photography? There’s a Blogging U. course for you.

It’s Time: Apply For Early Access to Your Own .blog Domain Name

Plus: Introducing Design.blog — a new site for and by people who love to create.