[New post] Black Friday special: a year of unlimited premium themes

Ran posted: "Our Black Friday special is a great way to get your blog ready for the new year. This weekend, every purchase of WordPress.com Premium will include a free year of unlimited access to all our premium themes -- a $120 USD value -- so you can use any...

[New post] Explore Longform with Writing 201

Michelle W. posted: "We often think of blog posts as being just a few paragraphs long, or being a "less serious" kind of writing. Not so! In this challenge, we'll focus on writing longform pieces that are equally at home on your blog or in a magazine. Whether you...

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[New post] Just Released: New Blogging U. Ebooks

Ben Huberman posted: "Our recent Writing 101 and Writing 201 Blogging U. courses were a huge success -- so we thought you should be able to enjoy them even if your schedule didn't allow you to take them in real time. We're happy to announce that both courses...

[New post] Emoji Everywhere 🎃

Marcus Kazmierczak posted: "Emoji? What are they? "Emoji" is a japanese term meaning "picture character." It's a standard for showing smileys and other little symbols inside text. But unlike traditional smileys that are made up of a sequence of letters like :), every...

[New post] New Themes: Editor and Sequential

David A. Kennedy posted: "Today, we have two new free themes ready for you! Editor Meet Editor, a new addition to our theme collection designed by Mike McAlister at Array. Geared toward personal bloggers and photo bloggers, Editor features big typography...

[New post] Longreads’ Best of WordPress, Vol. 8

Mike Dang posted: "We're back with a new collection of our favorite stories from across all of WordPress. 1. Books for the Broken-Hearted Hannah Richell Hannah Richell's husband Matt was killed in a surfing accident in July. In a recent post, Richell writes about...

[New post] Vote in Today’s US Midterm Elections

Peter Slutsky posted: "Today, across the United States, Americans will go to the polls and vote in the US Midterm Elections. Voting is our most fundamental responsibility as citizens -- without it, our American democracy wouldn't exist. WordPress.com is a platform...