With the official first day of summer right around the corner, now is a great
time to start collecting recipes for your favorite warm-weather treats. You’ll
find endless inspiration by browsing through topics like recipe, grilling, and
summer in the WordPress.com Reader, and discover tons of great ideas by
exploring our collection of recommended food [...]
Now that you’ve been snapping away, you’ll want to build your photographic
following. WordPress.com has an excellent photo blogging community, which you
can tap into by following these tips and tricks. Tags, topics, and phloggers,
oh my! Tags work to connect your blog to the larger WordPress.com community, so
you can see others who are [...]
Trying out new themes is fun, isn’t it? I think so! The thing about changing my
blog’s theme that has traditionally bugged me, though, is the 10-15 minutes
right after you click “Activate” when you have to rush through uploading a new
custom header, maybe resetting the background, fiddling with a new sidebar
configuration, and [...]
There’s something about this time of year that always makes me wistful for the
good old days—the simpler times, if you will—when all that mattered were
family, friends, and a whole lotta blogging about everything under the sun. I
miss those days, don’t you? Fear not, my fellow blogging friends. We’ve got you
all covered [...]
It’s now much easier for you and your commenters to keep track of the
conversations you’re involved in across WordPress.com. Some recent tests have
shown that by subscribing commenters to new comments by default, they are more
likely to stay engaged and come back and comment more on your blog. With that
knowledge, we’ve changed [...]
We’ve added a user showcase where you can view stunning customizations made by
people just like you. From complete redesigns with CSS to adding pizzazz with
Custom Fonts to clever use of options like background and header, this showcase
will spark your imagination and inspire creativity. Discover details about what
each showcase blog is doing [...]
Spring is in the air. With the weather warming up, now is a great time to get
started on a photo blog. Creating a photo blog is a wonderful introduction to
blogging on WordPress.com or an opportunity to refresh your current site. Ready
to get started? You can sign up for a new blog right [...]
Happy Thursday! We’ve added some exciting new themes to our ever-growing
collection, and we’re happy to tell you all about them. First out of the oven
is…Just Desserts. Yep, that’s a theme! Designed by Andy Rutledge, Just Desserts
is a deliciously stylish premium theme that’s perfect for blogs centered on
food. With its responsive, single-column [...]
Are you curious to see how your friends are using WordPress? Give the new and
improved Friend Finder a try to connect with your Twitter, Facebook, and Google
contacts who have WordPress sites! After authorizing WordPress.com to use your
Twitter, Facebook, or Google account to find your friends (don’t worry — none
of this account [...]
In our quest to help you find the perfect look for your blog, we’ve added two
brand new themes to our collection! First up is Everyday, a beautifully
designed premium theme by James Goode. Everyday has been precisely calibrated
to be pleasurably readable on almost any screen. Attention and care has
especially been given to [...]
