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In honor of our 20th anniversary, we wanted to share some of the most iconic WordPress.com websites we’ve come across.
Check out the thread below, and comment with a WordPress.com site YOU think is worth giving a shoutout! 🧵
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We’re proud to announce a 4,294,967,295 character count limit on all WordPress.com blog posts.
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The news is true: We're paying for Google Domains customers to transfer to WordPress.com! Oh, and we've got some added benefits, too:
⭐ free SSL installation & privacy protection
⭐ unlimited transfers
⭐ lightning-fast DNS speeds
⭐ free year of domain registration
⭐ same or lower price on all TLDs
This offer is for the first 1 million domains, so act fast! No hosting plan necessary. bit.ly/wpdomains
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We loved having @DonaldGlover at the WordPress.com House. So thrilled to be presenting The Deep Web Tou…
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What would you do if you could do anything? #anythingispossible
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Meet Studio by WordPress.com—our new, free, open source local WordPress development environment. Learn more wp.me/sf2B5-studio
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Just dropped: The new, free AI website builder on WordPress.com!
Tell AI what you need + get a fully built website in minutes:
🪄 No coding. No drag-and-drop. No stress.
🪄 AI handles the layout, images, and text.
🪄 You can tweak anything—just ask AI! 🧵
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Did you know that it is a crime to be LGBTQIA+ in 68 countries? In every country, there are activists fighting for the rights of the LGBTQIA+ members in their communities.
Here are 10 crucial organizations that we are building WordPress.com websites for today /🧵
ALT Out in Tech logo + WordPress.com logo on top of a rainbow heart
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We are thrilled to welcome @femfreq to @WordPressVIP—and congrats on your @Time 100 honor! feministfrequency.com/
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At WordPress.com, we’ve been doing all-remote work for more than 15 years. Today we’re sharing one of the most important tools in how we make everything… work.
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Before the digital nomad or distributed workforce, temp workers faced a lonely, difficult workday experience longreads.com/2017/12/13/the…
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Have you ever written a Twitter thread, and then wished you could turn it into a blog post? You can now do it in seconds.
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One woman writes about what she's learned during her first year as a blogger: buff.ly/2i9DfIp
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For all entrepreneurs seeking freedom and financial independence: WordPress.
sussexroyal.com/
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"Understand that this movement is not history, nor will it soon be over. We need to fight for equality until life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are available for all." bit.ly/2Bty18r
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Good question. What ARE blogs in 2020? #whatareblogs
Thanks for featuring us on tonight's episode, @Jeopardy!
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Starting May 1, you will no longer be able to share your WordPress.com posts automatically to Twitter using Jetpack Social. This decision came after a number of conversations with Twitter since their change to the terms and pricing of the Twitter API.
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Five bloggers (including @thebloggess) share their thoughts on the virtues of solitude discover.wordpress.com/2017/…
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WordPress.com is teaming up with @googlenewsinit @lenfestinst @civil @knightfdn @spiritedmediaco @fundjournalism on a new platform for digital news startups: en.blog.wordpress.com/2019/0…
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Hey, Google Domains customers: We’re paying for you to transfers domains to WordPress.com —that includes an extra year of registration. This offer is for the first million domains, so act fast! Start your transfer now: bit.ly/3O9JZFS
ALT Headline reads "We'll pay for your transfer from Google Domains." On the right is a menu with the options, "Unlock domains," "Add domains," and "Transfer" with a cursor selecting the last option.
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Our CEO @photomatt told us we could leave the office… for good.
Hear the real story about the #FutureofWork with @tedtalks, coming January 14! facebook.com/TEDsTheWayWeWor…
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Bruce Lee’s writing on willpower, emotion, reason, and confidence brainpickings.org/2016/08/01… via @brainpicker
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Please report the site via either wordpress.com/support/report… or wordpress.com/abuse/
Thank you!
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With each generation, the atrocities of the Holocaust feel more and more distant—a black & white photo from the past. This WordPress user is doing something about it . . . (1/3)
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We're Hiring! We have some exciting open positions available, including in Engineering, Product, Marketing, Business Development, HR, Customer Support, and more. Work with us, from anywhere. automattic.com/work-with-us/
#hiring #jobs #WordPress
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We could all use a little more love and likes, don't you think? We <3 you, WordPress.com users! :)
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Keep your legacy alive for generations to come with our 100-Year Plan. Learn more: bit.ly/100blogtw
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Happy Women’s Equality Day! From one of our favorite writers, @rgay: “I believe feminism is grounded in supporting the choices of women, even if we wouldn’t make certain choices for ourselves.” roxanegay.com/
#WomensEqualityDay #RoxaneGay #Feminism #PoweredByWordPress
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David Bowie, 1947-2016 blog.longreads.com/2016/01/1… #longreads @reportermike nitter.app/wordpressdotcom/status…
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“The human race is so puny compared to the universe that being disabled is not of much cosmic significance.” — Stephen Hawking qz.com/1228658/physicist-ste… @qz
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We hope that 2022 brought you growth, creativity, & learning! The team at WordPress.com is glad to have been able to grow alongside all of you. Take a look back at what we brought to you in 2022. We can't wait to see what you create on WordPress.com in 2023 🎉
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Travel blogging is dear to us. We're thrilled to support @TBEXevents in Stockholm this weekend. #TBEX #TBEXEurope
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"I am here today to tell anyone who can hear me: if you suspect that you have a mental illness, there is no reason to be ashamed, or embarrassed, and most importantly, you do not need to be afraid." - Wil Wheaton
wilwheaton.net/2018/05/my-na… #WorldMentalHealthDay
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Colette on writing & the blissful obsessive-compulsiveness of creative work brainpickings.org/2016/08/15… via @brainpicker
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Introducing WordPress.com for Google Docs: A New Way Forward for Collaborative Editing en.blog.wordpress.com/2017/0…
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What you get when you transfer your domain from Google to WordPress.com:
✅ transfer fees on us
✅ free SSL installation
✅ free privacy protection
✅ lightning-fast DNS speeds
✅ registration extended for 1 year
✅ same or lower price on all TLDs
What are you waiting for? Let's go: bit.ly/3O9JZFS
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This weekend marks 14 years from the very first release of WordPress ma.tt/2017/05/wordpress-14/ #happybirthdaytous
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I know a place where you can do that already… 😏
wordpress.com/plans
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WordPress.com Business Now Supports Plugins and Third-Party Themes en.blog.wordpress.com/2017/0…
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“The lessons we remember are the lessons we learn the hard way," Seth Godin tells @tferriss fourhourworkweek.com/2016/08…
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This week's photo challenge theme is Time, with guest host Lignum Draco setting the tone: dailypost.wordpress.com/phot…
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“The blog became a project: I wanted to do something with all this cool stuff I was learning, so I turned it into articles.”
Check out @corvidresearch, a thriving community and knowledge hub for bird-lovers and science nerds alike. wordpress.com/success-storie… #AnythingIsPossible
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Introducing WordPress Stories: A New Way to Engage Your Audience en.blog.wordpress.com/2021/0…
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For our Australian visitors: we’re proud to support equality for all.
#VoteYes for #MarriageEquality
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Revolutionary. Iconic. Groundbreaking. The essence of @ESSENCE in 3 words. We’re proud to power the cultural epicenter of African American news, entertainment, and motivation: ESSENCE.com. (Oh, and we dare you to find a more stunning photo of @TraceeEllisRoss.)
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Say Opa!🇬🇷
@photomatt chatted with the Greek WordPress community at the #WCEU afterparty. A great end to a great event!🎉
ALT Matt Mullenweg with the Greek WordPress Community
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Marina realized that by colorizing photos of the victims, she made them more real. She now runs @FacesAuschwitz and preserves the memories of thousands, proving that even in the face of tragedy #AnythingIsPossible wordpress.com/success-storie…
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One woman writes about what she's learned during her first year as a blogger: buff.ly/2g12VYB
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Hannah Arendt on how art and science illuminate the human condition buff.ly/2f4ETxk via @brainpicker
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“By colorizing their photographs, they become less abstract. They are no longer just representing something old, a historical event that happened so many years ago.”
For the @FacesAuschwitz project, @marinamaral2 transforms photos of Holocaust victims: wordpress.com/success-storie…
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Ted Hughes on how to be a writer: A letter of advice to his 18-yr-old daughter brainpickings.org/2016/08/17… @brainpicker
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Day 1 of #NAMM2016! Stop by booth 2439-D to talk about your website. Need to set one up? We'll get you started!
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We're thrilled to introduce Data for Breakfast, a new site from @automattic's Data Team: buff.ly/2buMUL4
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Create a beautiful website for a Fortune 500 company or the next big thing in music. Stop by booth 2439-D! #NAMM2016
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"Walking 20 miles a day gives the mind the freedom it needs." Get outside with @trailtopeak wp.me/p3Ca1O-3Hl
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Werner Herzog recommends five books every aspiring filmmaker should read brainpickings.org/2016/08/19… via @brainpicker
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We believe stock photography should represent a wide range of people. We're thrilled to introduce a diverse, free stock-photo library on WordPress.com, powered by @PexelsPhotos: en.blog.wordpress.com/2018/0…
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A new, faster way to create posts and pages on your WordPress.com site: en.blog.wordpress.com/2015/1…
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10 years after its launch, the iPhone's growth has stalled. Where does Apple's most popular product go next? fortune.com/2017/05/24/apple…
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“Love is a passion to be chosen and mastered, not sacrificed to.” brainpickings.org/2016/06/30… via @brainpicker
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Automattic and WordPress.com Stand with Apple to Support Digital Security transparency.automattic.com/…
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"I’m dedicating this reading list to queer and trans comedians and comedians of color." longreads.com/2017/09/23/wiv… @cameronesposito @RookieMag
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New on WordPress.com: Sharing Buttons for @WhatsApp, @Telegram, and @Skype en.blog.wordpress.com/2016/0…
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For the dreamers. #MLK
ALT "I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
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“you have to understand,
that no one puts their children in a boat
unless the water is safer than the land”
—“Home” by Warsan Shire
jmrlblog.com/2018/06/19/memo… @J_MRL #WorldRefugeeDay
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Call-to-action buttons can instantly add an interactive value to your site. Here's how a few bloggers made theirs. discover.wordpress.com/2017/…
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Adding a YouTube video to your posts and pages is easy! We made a video to show you how: piped.video/watch?v=siBwMJ32…
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If you have a new blog, which content should you focus on first? Here are a few ideas: buff.ly/1BcLXYW
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You can now import all your Medium posts to your WordPress.com site: en.blog.wordpress.com/2017/0…
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Our first photo challenge of the year is on a timeless, universal theme: Circle. wp.me/p23sd-116J
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We’re so proud of our food blogging community! More than half of the #savblogawards finalists are #PoweredByWordPress. Voting is now closed, but over the next few weeks, we’ll highlight 13 nominees (a baker’s dozen!) that we love. bit.ly/2qN2NDJ #DiscoverWP
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“Doors are more than pretty frames,” says Mumbai blogger @DivsiGupta. “They are stories.” wp.me/p3Ca1O-3D2
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One woman writes about what she's learned during her first year as a blogger: buff.ly/2djfwF0
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We are proud to share our company's new page on Diversity and Inclusion automattic.com/diversity-and…
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If millennials are having trouble controlling their spending, the data does not show it. longreads.com/2017/05/15/mil… via @Longreads
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Ever wondered what 328 Automatticians in a room looks like?
Take a look ⬇️😎
The #dotcommeetup has officially kicked off! Stay tuned for fun sneak peeks into our week in Munich.
ALT WordPress.com team at opening remarks for their team meetup
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"Take the time to read, listen, and learn more deeply about institutionalized racism in America." A reading list of essays, interviews, and personal blog posts from Black writers, bloggers, and thinkers: bit.ly/3h4PFzI (via @WPDiscover)
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Some folks know him as Bob Dunn, BobWP, or the host of the podcast @DoTheWoo. To others, he’s just Bob; the man with the kind eyes, helpful spirit, and iconic hat.
Learn more about @BobWP's origin story—and superpowers— with WordPress: bit.ly/49Pzd17
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"Blogging is like talking to yourself and then realizing someone heard you” 👀 discover.wordpress.com/2017/…
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"In 1908, when a white bank tried to foreclose on the black Baptist church that Ida B. Wells had attended as a young woman, Church and his bank swooped in and paid off the loan, saving it." longreads.com/2018/02/19/the…
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