We are pleased to announce that Ian Stewart (blog, LinkedIn, GitHub, X) has been chosen to lead end-to-end customer experience for WordPress.com as its Artistic Director and product lead. In a nod to LVMH’s organizational structure, Ian will lead in the style of a maison head, ensuring that every part of WordPress.com remains the best managed WordPress experience…
If you find yourself diving deeper into the topic of WordPress, content management systems, and websites, a term you will quickly stumble upon is “PHP.” You will likely hear how crucial PHP is for the Internet and that it is what’s powering WordPress websites. However, what exactly is PHP, and why…
Want to give your website a fresh new look? This month, we’re showcasing four new themes designed by the WordPress.com theme team for personal portfolios, creative projects, startups, and podcasting. These new designs are both beautiful and functional, sharing a focus on setting your work, business, or podcast apart. As…
It’s now time for Part 3 of our “Building Studio in Public” series! In today’s post, we’ll explore how the Studio app connects with other open source projects, with a focus on its key relationship with WordPress Playground. We’ll also dive into the benefits and challenges of this symbiotic relationship,…
Introducing your new favorite features Attention, Odoo enthusiasts! Brace yourselves because Odoo 18 has landed with a fresh batch of upgrades designed to take your business from great to skyrocketing! Whether you’re handling projects, wrangling inventory, or giving your website a fresh new look, this version is here to make…
Social media, in its current form, is broken and chaotic. A new organization, the Social Web Foundation, aims to change that. This initiative has launched with a clear mission: fuel the growth of the fediverse and make the social web a better place for everyone. Automattic, WordPress.com’s parent company, is…
As an open source project, the WordPress software relies on contributions from individuals and businesses alike to remain a healthy and innovative ecosystem. Individuals can contribute in a number of ways, from writing code to organizing meetups to working on WordPress’s accessibility. Companies can contribute by permitting their employees to…
The WordPress.com team is always working on new design ideas to bring your website to life. Check out the latest themes in our library, including great options for brats, foodies, and beauty bloggers. Take a look below. All WordPress.com Themes Partygurl Tap into your brat summer vibes all year round…
We understand the challenges businesses encounter every day and strive to develop tools that simplify your everyday tasks and improve your overall experience. The new Project Management Extension reflects our aim to provide solutions that can suit different types of businesses. It offers a full set of features that will…
Odoo S.A., leader in the open-source business software market, and Deloitte Belgium, Belgium's leading consulting firm, today announced the start of a strategic partnership with the ambition of accelerating and optimizing the digital transformation of organizations in Belgium, Europe, and the rest of the world. Leading digital transformation in Belgium…