If there are any people from #WordPress .com on here: please do not ever

ever ever ever

EVER

place a giant fuck you upsell block at the top of our paid admin dashboard with 30 ads trying to sell everything from domains to educational classes and traffic boosting and logo design classes, each requiring two clicks to dismiss

ever fucking again.

This has to be some of the most user-hostile, obnoxious upselling behavior from a paid service company that I have ever seen.

#WordPressDotCom

If you have a website domain with Google and want to choose where your domain goes next, WordPress.com is offering the following:

✅ no transfer fees
✅ free SSL installation
✅ free privacy protection
✅ lightning-fast DNS speeds
✅ registration extended by 1 year
✅ same or lower price on all TLDs

More info at the link:
https://wordpress.com/blog/2023/08/01/transfer-unlimited-google-domains-to-wordpresscom-for-free/

#WordPress #Google #Domains #SquareSpace #Registrar #DomainRegistrar #WordPressDotCom #DomainTransfer #GoogleDomains #Website

Not happy that Google Domains is shutting down and all accounts will be moved to Squarespace?

WordPress.com is offering unlimited free transfers to the first 1 million domains moved from Google Domains to WordPress.com.

And they'll extend your registration for an additional year.

Renewal price will be the same or lower than Google Domains.

https://wordpress.com/blog/2023/08/01/transfer-unlimited-google-domains-to-wordpresscom-for-free/

#GoogleDomains #DomainRegistration #DomainRegistrar #WordPressDotCom #Squarespace

@Mastodon Great to see this feature being promoted. Mastodon link verification is a simple, elegant, and web-native solution to a complex problem

I wonder if the guide could be enhanced with step-by-step help for people using popular personal website hosting such as #WordpressDotCom?

I figured out how to verify with a custom menu link but it took me a while

Anyone out there know if you can verify a #wordpressdotcom site without upgrading to the biz plan or migrating to [dot]org?

So far my basic #wordpress plan seems to spit out my rel=me link when I try to add it in the site. I *was* able to add a link back to my mastodon profile; seems I may have to settle for that.

#Mastodon #verification

I read Gita's article about the decline of social networks on #TheVerge. I feel like the article is written from the perspective of someone who hasn't followed #Tumblr for several years.

Tumblr wasn't managed in its users' interests under Verizon. That has changed under #Automattic, and the team is working really hard to return Tumblr to its previous state of wonder, weird, and creativity.

Don't be too quick to count Tumblr out just yet.

Disclosure: I work for #Automattic on the #WordPressDotCom side of the business, and I am cheering the Tumblr team on.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/9/23629372/twitter-tumblr-livejournal-social-network

Just a quick share here for our #WordPress community. Our team has done a really nice job with this site:

A New Home for WordPress.com Courses
https://wordpress.com/blog/2023/03/08/a-new-home-for-wordpress-com-courses/

#WordPressDotCom #WordPressCourses #WordPressWebinars #WordPressLearn

"A weaker advertising market, privacy restrictions imposed by Apple that make it harder to track users and their preferences, and the perpetual threat of regulation have made it harder for social media apps to sell ads.

"Which is why we’re seeing the beginnings of what might be a new era of social media: pay-to-play"

This is an interesting article about an interesting trend. While I'm happy to be on a social network that I own my little piece of, I can see variations of this trend in a number of existing services like #LinkedIn, aspects of #WordPressDotCom plans, and other similar services.

In some ways, it's a little like #Meta and #Twitter are catching up. 🤔

https://www.vox.com/recode/2023/2/21/23609375/meta-verified-twitter-blue-checkmark-badge-instagram-facebook?utm_source=pocket_mylist

“To help some of the newcomers make connections: name 5-7 things that interest you but aren't in your profile, as tags so they are searchable. Then boost this post or repeat its instructions so others know to do the same.”

#Literature
#Books
#ArtHouseFilm
#ArtHouseCinema
#democracy
#Britain
#MECFS
#WordPress
#WordPressDotCom
#WordPressCom
#Blogging
#NBA
#Longform
#longread
#Exchristian
#Exvangelical
#Humanism
#UKpolitics
#Media
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#DeathAwareness
#Existentialism