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WordPress

🌎 wordpress.com

WordPress.com is a hosted version of the open-source WordPress software, providing users with tools to build websites, sell online, and publish content. It is part of Automattic, a software development company that offers various products including WooCommerce, Jetpack, and Tumblr. WordPress.com is known for its user-friendly features, security, and support, making it a popular choice for bloggers and businesses alike.

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WordPress - Latest News and Updates

• WordPress introduced new themes for December 2024 and a hardened DDoS protection setting.
• WordPress has enhanced Yoast SEO Premium with AI features for creating titles and meta descriptions, and content optimization suggestions.
• WordPress's Gravatar has partnered with Identity Digital Inc. and Nova Registry to offer free domain names for one year, which can be used as Bluesky handles.
• WordPress has introduced new DDoS protection for all websites hosted on their platform.
• WordPress has updated the Organizer theme to include style changes at any time, now included in the user's plan.

• Hendson Lin has left WordPress as Associate General Counsel, Commercial & Corporate in the United States to join Anthropic as Commercial Counsel.
• Amie T. has left WordPress, where she served as Global Human Resources Business Partner in the Greater Seattle Area, to join Bloodworks Northwest as Human Resources Business Partner.
• WordPress is introducing a new feature to its Studio platform and is offering early access to interested users.
• Allison Bonnar has joined WordPress as a Happiness Engineer in Canada, previously working as a Project Specialist at Ontario Health atHome.
• WordPress hosted a live session on December 4, 2024, about building blocks using the Gutenberg Block Editor.

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