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WordPress.com Not Displaying Images

March 1, 2016 – 1:23 pm

UPDATE: WordPress.com reports that they have fixed the issue but it will take time for the images to process as there have been millions of images uploaded during the past 12 hours. They recommend waiting patiently. Some sites may update immediately, some may take 24 hours, though it is likely to be less. Just keep […]

By Lorelle VanFossen | Posted in WordPress, WordPress News, WordPressDotCom | Tags: images not displaying, wordpress images, WordPress News, wordpress.com, wordpress.com help, wordpress.com support | Comments (4)

Your Site Now Visible to Search Engines

February 18, 2016 – 9:25 am

WordPress.com sent an email alert out to WordPress.com users today stating that there was a technical issue with sites set to be hidden from search engines. Unfortunately, they’ve assumed that this is not what someone would want and they’ve turned on the site visibility to ensure search engines will find the site. Hi there, We […]

By Lorelle VanFossen | Posted in Announcements, WordPress, WordPress News, WordPressDotCom | Tags: expertiment site, hidden site, private site, sandbox site, search engines, site visibility, test site, WordPress News, wordpress.com, wordpress.com news | Comments (7)

WordPress School: The Test Site

February 6, 2015 – 5:30 am

To participate in Lorelle’s WordPress School, you will need a test site to experiment and play on. This is a site that is not accessible and viewable by the general public, your private playground to experiment and break your WordPress site, but accessible by anyone with a link to the site, which makes it great […]

By Lorelle VanFossen | Posted in WordPress, WordPress School | Tags: experimental site, learn wordpress, test site, wordpress guide, wordpress help, WordPress News, wordpress school, wordpress test environment, wordpress tutorials, wordpress.com, wordpress.com site | Comments (16)

Blog Exercises: Push Your Writing Forward

October 31, 2013 – 4:49 am

Blogging is about writing. Let’s not forget that. And now is the time to test your writing skills. The Tomorrow Project by The Society for Science and the Public is promoting contest for a science fiction story about the kind of future you want to live in when the future comes to call. They are […]

By Lorelle VanFossen | Posted in Blog Exercises, Blogging, blogging tips, Writing | Tags: blog exercises, blogging, blogging tips, how to blog, how to write, nanowrimo, national novel writing month, self-assignments, self-improvement, wordpress.com, Writing, writing challenges, writing competitions, writing contests, writing for the web | Comments (3)

The Brute-Force Password Attack on WordPress Sites

April 22, 2013 – 9:47 pm

My mother emailed me and asked if WordPress was under attack. With all the news of last week’s attack of the Boston Marathon, the attacks on WordPress and other PHP-based web publishing sites was low on the priority list for myself and others, but this is something to take seriously. As we get back to […]

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WordPress Anniversary: WordPress and Evil

March 11, 2013 – 1:29 pm

As I look back on the ten years of WordPress, there is a dark side to blogging. While many blamed WordPress for the evil, like guns, WordPress doesn’t cause evil, people cause evil. In fact, WordPress, Automattic, and the WordPress Community has fought longer and harder against the evil doers in the world than most […]

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Happy Anniversary WordPress: The Beginnings

January 23, 2013 – 8:55 pm

On August 16, 2005, Lorelle on WordPress became blog ID number 72 on the brand new WordPress.com. The first post was appropriately titled “Lorelle on WordPress” to introduce the site. Looking back, it’s amazing how true to form that I’ve kept the mission of this site all these years later as proposed in the first […]

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WordPress Featured in Wall Street Journal

November 1, 2012 – 10:37 am

Matt Mullenweg of Automattic, WordPress.com, the self-hosted version of WordPress, was featured today on the Wall Street Journal Business talking about the fact that WordPress now supports 14% of all websites in the world, approximately 1 in 6 globally. Matt talked about the future of WordPress and made these three points. WordPress as a CMS: […]

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WordPress 3.1 Beta Unleashed on WordPress.com

November 19, 2010 – 11:53 am

WordPress.com has just released WordPress 3.1 Beta on more than 15 million blogs across the network. WordPress has used WordPress.com as their proving ground since the beginning, relying upon the feedback of the many bloggers from around the world, all using different types of computer hardware, browser types, operating systems, and blog setups to test […]

By Lorelle VanFossen | Posted in WordPress, WordPress News, WordPressDotCom | Tags: how to use wordpress, wordpress, wordpress 3.1, wordpress beta, wordpress help, WordPress News, wordpress release, WordPress Tips, wordpress tutorials, wordpress update, wordpress upgrade, wordpress.com, WordPressDotCom | Comments (21)

Help and Tips for Windows Live Spaces Bloggers: Modules, Albums, Widgets, and Lists

September 28, 2010 – 6:54 pm

I’ve been reading about a lot of the challenges facing Windows Live Spaces bloggers transitioning to WordPress.com. I feel for you all. You’ve done great work on your Windows Live Spaces blogs and now Microsoft is ending the program. Fortunately, instead of just shutting things down, they are giving bloggers six months to change and […]

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Welcome Windows Live Spaces Bloggers to WordPress.com

September 27, 2010 – 6:38 pm

I just posted news on WordCast about the WordPress.com and Microsoft Windows Live Spaces migration which brings Windows Live Spaces bloggers to WordPress.com. See Updated News Below I’m thrilled about this huge endeavor, and offer up my blog tips to Windows Live Spaces bloggers. I’m also excited about what this means for the WordPress Community. The number tossed […]

By Lorelle VanFossen | Posted in WordPress, WordPress News, WordPressDotCom | Tags: how to use wordpress, windows, windows live, windows live spaces, wordpress, wordpress help, WordPress News, WordPress Tips, wordpress tutorials, wordpress.com, WordPressDotCom | Comments (40)

How to Report Abuse to WordPress.com

August 18, 2009 – 8:46 am

By Jonathan Bailey of Plagiarism Today NOTE:: The following article is a guide on how to report copyright issues, complaints, spam blogs, and other abuse issues to WordPress.com. Issues regarding sites using the self hosted version of WordPress require reporting directly to the site owner as they have nothing to do with WordPress nor WordPress.com. […]

By Jonathan Bailey | Posted in blogging tips, WordPress, WordPress News, WordPress Tips, WordPressDotCom | Tags: content theft, copyright, how to use wordpress, spam, spam blogs, splogs, wordpress, wordpress help, WordPress News, WordPress Tips, wordpress tutorials, wordpress.com | Comments (87)

New P2 Prologue Theme on WordPress.com

March 12, 2009 – 6:29 pm

P2: The New Prologue is out for WordPress.com bloggers to play with. Based upon the Prologue WordPress Theme that has been called Twitter-Meets-Blog, this is a form of social networking microblogging WordPress Theme. The announcement offers more information and a video, but this is not a WordPress Theme for everyone. It is designed for multiple […]

By Lorelle VanFossen | Posted in WordPress, WordPress News, WordPressDotCom | Tags: how to use wordpress, p2, prologue, themes, wordpress, wordpress help, WordPress News, WordPress Themes, WordPress Tips, wordpress tutorials, wordpress.com, WordPressDotCom | Comments (25)

WordPress.com Maintenance Downtime on Sunday, February 15, 2009

February 14, 2009 – 2:00 pm

WordPress.com warns that the free blog hosting service will be down for maintenance starting Sunday, February 15, 2009, at 20:00 GMT (noon PST, 3PM EST) for maintenance and upgrade improvements. This should only be a few seconds to a couple minutes. This does not impact full version and self-hosted versions of WordPress. The maintenance probably […]

By Lorelle VanFossen | Posted in WordPress, WordPress News, WordPressDotCom | Tags: how to use wordpress, wordpress, wordpress help, WordPress News, WordPress Tips, wordpress tutorials, wordpress.com, wordpress.com news, wordpressdotcom news | Comments (9)

WordPress.com Bloggers Get New Support and Help Site

December 27, 2008 – 2:54 pm

WordPress.com bloggers now have a new resource for help: the WordPress Help Pages. Heather of the WordPress.com Support Team announced the new WordPress.com support. It features a knowledge-based style with overviews features and tasks. I’ve covered a lot of tips and techniques for using WordPress.com, and here are some highlights, including a lot of features […]

By Lorelle VanFossen | Posted in WordPress, WordPress News, WordPressDotCom | Tags: how to use wordpress, wordpress, wordpress help, WordPress News, WordPress Tips, wordpress tutorials, wordpress.com, wordpress.com news, wordpress.com tips, WordPressDotCom, wordpressdotcom news | Comments (4)