automattic

On August 26, Automattic launched a new theme titled Seedlet that focused on integrating with the WordPress block editor. A … Continue reading Exploring Seedlet, Automattic’s Block-First WordPress Theme →

Last week, Automattic’s marketing team made a positive step towards curbing the perennial branding confusion between WordPress.org and WordPress.com. The … Continue reading Automattic Updates Press Page to Clarify Distinction between WordPress.org and WordPress.com →

Mike Stott, co-creator of Zero BS CRM, announced the launch of Jetpack CRM on Monday. The news was the seemingly … Continue reading Zero BS CRM Rebrands and Relaunches as Jetpack CRM →

On Tuesday, Automattic launched Jetpack Scan, an automated malware and vulnerability scanning service. It is a premium service offered to … Continue reading Automattic Launches Malware and Vulnerability Scanning Service for Jetpack →

One of the repositories I have been keeping an eye on over the past few months is Block Experiments. It … Continue reading Diving Into Automattic’s Block Experiments →

Nine months after the announcement of Newspack by WordPress.com, the Chilean news site El Soberano became the first publication to … Continue reading Chilean News Publication El Soberano First to Launch on Newspack →

Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, and various other products, announced earlier today that Mark Davies has joined the team … Continue reading Mark Davies Joins Automattic as Chief Financial Officer →

In what began as a heated conversation on Twitter, Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg and Ruby on Rails creator and Basecamp … Continue reading Matt Mullenweg and David Heinemeier Hansson Discuss WordPress Market Share, Monopolies, and Power in Open Source Communities →

Automattic announced another round of funding today, a $300 million Series D investment from Salesforce Ventures, giving the company a … Continue reading Automattic Raises $300M in Series D Investment Round, Valuation Jumps to $3 Billion →

Automattic has acquired Zero BS CRM, a free plugin with more than 30 commercial extensions that provide deeper integrations with … Continue reading Automattic Acquires Zero BS CRM, Considers Rebranding it as Jetpack CRM →

In this episode, John James Jacoby and I discuss Joost de Valk’s decision to step down as WordPress’ Marketing Lead. … Continue reading WPWeekly Episode 355 – Food Poisoning Is No Joke →