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Imagine this: 500 people land on your website tomorrow. How are we feeling? 🟢 Bring it on! 🟡 Okay… slightly sweaty. 🟠 *takes a panicky deep breath* I should probably test the checkout flow. 🔴 Can we actually skip Black Friday this year? There’s still time to get your digital house in order before the holiday rush.

Your domain is your website’s home address. Setting it up shouldn’t feel like solving a riddle. We made things easier with a free course on registering, connecting, or transferring a domain–complete with short, step-by-step videos. Learn more below!

The time to start prepping your online store for peak ecommerce season is now! Our team just returned from @ecommerceexpo London, and we’ve rounded up tips for getting ahead of the holiday rush.

Black Friday is coming, and if your website needs more than a quick once-over before the holiday rush, it’s time to call in help. Moving your site is a few clicks away!

Ever found yourself mid-blog post draft when a reader has a question about yesterday's post? You no longer need to leave the editor and reload your draft. Meet OpenStation (formerly Desktop Mode), a free plugin that opens your @WordPress admin screens as windows in one browser tab. 🖥️

Your @WordPress AI toolbox just got bigger. 🧰 Our latest Changelog, covering Sep. 15–Oct. 1, is live, and the features to improve your website are pretty handy. Explore a few in the thread below!

Make sure the items you’re selling are actually showing up as available.

Click around. Add something to your cart. Try to buy it. Go through the checkout flow.

Make sure you’re mobile-friendly. Actually, make extra sure.

Before you get a spike in customers to your @WordPress site, spend five minutes being your own customer. Here are our tips to get your site Black Friday-ready. 🧵