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What the heck is going on with Premium Themes?
I spent some time recently poking about our Theme Showcase and there is now a subtle and interesting development concerning Premium Themes. As of this writing, they fall into two groups: Welcome Back Third Party Premium Theme(s) In that second group you’ll find the very first 3rd party Premium theme available since before the PremiumContinue reading “What the heck is going on with Premium Themes?”
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Oh! Hello, Twenty Twenty-Three!
No, not the latest default theme for WordPress, though I admit it is pretty nifty (and there might be some changes happening around here because of it). First I have to level up my energy and concentration. Honestly, I think I had a “Rip Van Winkle” episode. Things got to be just too much (innerContinue reading “Oh! Hello, Twenty Twenty-Three!”
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Three (now four) Ways You Can Add Mastodon To Your WordPress.com Website
Have you recently migrated to Mastodon and would like to add it to your site’s social links here on WordPress.com? Here’s how: 1. Add the Social Icons block to your site; Mastodon is already included. 2. Add Mastodon to your site’s Social Links Menu. At the moment it will display as a generic link iconContinue reading “Three (now four) Ways You Can Add Mastodon To Your WordPress.com Website”
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WordPress.com Ads on Free Sites – A Nightmare on Your Main Street
Not that long ago our knitting guild was considering moving its website to WordPress.com. I half-jokingly mentioned to a fellow guild member that I hoped WordPress.com advertising would never be like on our guild’s current free website, hosted elsewhere, that is covered in more ads per pixel than content. Sadly, it seems the day ofContinue reading “WordPress.com Ads on Free Sites – A Nightmare on Your Main Street”
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I’m Jen T (justjennifer in our dotcom community forums).
Troubleshooting and writing clear and concise instructions for follow-up were a huge part of my working life and honing those skills taught me to really listen and respond with actionable replies. When I set up my first site on WordPress.com in 2006, these skills naturally carried over to helping other WordPress.com users with their free web sites and led soon after to the creation of this site, WPcomMaven.
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