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WordPress.com launched a new recurring payments feature its users today. The payments system will allow bloggers to earn money for … Continue reading Recurring Payments Feature Launches for WordPress.com and Jetpack Users →

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 →

WordPress theme and plugin developer Ben Gillbanks is building a Jetpack alternative with an emphasis on speed, simplicity, and privacy. … Continue reading Toolbelt: A New Jetpack-Inspired Plugin with a Focus on Speed and Privacy →

Jetpack 7.6 was released this week with several improvements to the plugin’s AMP compatibility. Automattic was one of the earliest … Continue reading Jetpack 7.6 Improves AMP Compatibility, Adds Preview and Upgrade Nudge for Blocks Only Available on Paid Plans →

In this episode, John James Jacoby and I are joined by Jill Binder, Founder, and Chief Consultant and Trainer at … Continue reading WPWeekly Episode 359 – Diversity Speaker Training With Jill Binder →

Jetpack 7.4 is now available and includes a new Business Hours block. This block contains a toggle that users can … Continue reading Jetpack 7.4 Adds Business Hours Block and Ability to Share Content Through WhatsApp →

Jetpack has opened a signup for the beta of its upcoming Membership feature in order to collect feedback from potential … Continue reading Jetpack Opens Signup for Membership Block Beta →

Jetpack 7.3 was released last week and if you didn’t read the changelog, you may have missed that the spelling … Continue reading Jetpack Retires Proofreading Module, Time to Find A New Grammar and Spellchecking Alternative →

Pressing Topics is a daily podcast hosted by Malcolm Peralty and myself. We discuss the news that’s making headlines in … Continue reading Pressing Topics – Episode 2 →

*Update* The previous mp3 attached to this post inadvertently ended around the 31 minute mark. I’ve reuploaded the episode and … Continue reading WPWeekly Episode 352 – Capital P Dangit and My Future Plans →

Jetpack 7.3 was released yesterday with changes that improve the “out of the box” experience. The plugin now enables fewer … Continue reading New Membership Block Coming to Jetpack, Site Health and Debug Info Added to Version 7.3 →