[New post] Early Theme Adopters: Eighties

Ben Huberman posted: "A theme named after the decade that gave us daring teen comedies and cutting-edge synth pop was bound to be a crowd-pleaser. And indeed, in the few weeks since Eighties was released, it's garnered tens of thousands of fans who...

[New post] Longreads’ Best of WordPress, Vol. 5

Mark Armstrong posted: "We're back with another collection of our favorite stories from across all of WordPress! You can find our past collections here -- and you can follow Longreads on WordPress.com for more daily reading recommendations. Publishers, writers, keep...

[New post] WordPressers Making a Splash

Ben Huberman posted: "We might think of the end of summer as a slow news season. Not so for the authors and bloggers we feature today, who've been hard at work on some exciting projects recently. Rebecca Hains Writer, professor, and media scholar Rebecca...

[New post] Gmail Password Leak Update

Daryl L. L. Houston posted: "This week, a group of hackers released a list of about 5 million Gmail addresses and passwords. This list was not generated as a result of an exploit of WordPress.com, but since a number of emails on the list matched email addresses associated...

[New post] Basis, Edin, and Forefront: A Look at Business Themes

Cheri Lucas Rowlands posted: "We add new themes to the Theme Showcase each week, including free and premium themes for businesses, organizations, and your professional projects. Here's a trio of business themes transformed by three very different types of users:...