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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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Updates as of Sep 20, 2024

• WordPress has introduced free websites for students and launched a partner directory to connect agencies with new customers.
• WordPress now supports integration with MYOB Advanced for real-time pricing sync, product data management, and order processing.
• WordPress has updated its Reader feature to emphasize its broader capabilities beyond just reading blog posts.
• WordPress is offering hand-drawn avatars at their booth during WCUS, as shared by Daniel Bachhuber on September 19.
• Jesse Friedman, Head of WP Cloud and VP of Innovation and Partnership Success at Jetpack, emphasized their commitment to enhancing the WordPress ecosystem through superior hosting.

• WordPress is offering custom Gravatars and a chance to win custom AirPods at their booth during #WCUS.
• WordPress is offering free Premium websites for one year to the first 1,000 university students who sign up starting this week.
• WordPress will host WordCamp in Kolhapur on January 11-12.
• On September 18, 2024, WordPress announced experimental health dashboards for the Core, Community, and Training Teams to track project progress and seek community feedback.
• WordPress launched the first episode of WP Cloud's new podcast Impressive Hosting, featuring interviews with Kevin Ohashi from ReviewSignal and Vic Ciorbaru from MariaDB Foundation.
• WordPress.com and Automattic will participate in WordCamp Pontevedra next week and WordCamp Managua the following week, presenting on OpenSource as a source of inspiration for business and marketing strategies.

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