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WordPress.com

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25 articles accelerating

WordPress.com has appeared in 25 articles since 2015-11. Coverage peaked in 2026Q1 with 3 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Automattic, WordPress, Tumblr, Mastodon.

Articles
25
mentions
Velocity
+200.0%
growth rate
Acceleration
+2.500
velocity change
Sources
5
publications

Coverage Timeline

2026-03-20
TechCrunch 5 related

WordPress.com says it will now allow AI agents to draft, edit, and publish content on customers' websites, as well as manage comments, update metadata, and more

Web hosting platform WordPress.com is embracing AI agents, a decision that could change the look and feel of the web.

2026-02-18
TechCrunch 2 related

Automattic adds an AI assistant to WordPress.com, enabling users to perform site-wide layout and style modifications via natural language commands

2026-02-17
TechCrunch 4 related

Automattic adds an AI assistant to WordPress.com, enabling users to perform site-wide layout and style modifications via natural language commands

WordPress.com, the website hosting platform from Automattic, will now include a built-in WordPress AI assistant, the company announced on Tuesday.

2025-04-03
TechCrunch 10 related

Automattic lays off 16% of its staff, CEO Matt Mullenweg says to become “more agile and responsive”; ahead of the layoffs, its website listed 1,744 employees

·  —  Earlier today, CEO Matt Mullenweg shared … Business Today : WordPress parent Automattic lays off 16% of its employees amid legal and market challenges Emma Roth / The Verge : WordPress.com owner...

2024-12-11
The Verge 11 related

A California District Court judge orders Automattic to stop blocking WP Engine's access to WordPress.org resources and interfering with WP Engine's plugins

WP Engine just won a preliminary injunction against WordPress.com parent company Automattic.  On Tuesday, a California District …

2024-10-02
The Verge 2 related

Automattic demanded an 8% cut of WP Engine's monthly revenue to use the WordPress trademark in a seven-year deal proposed on September 20; WP Engine declined

Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com, asked rival hosting service WP Engine to hand over 8 percent of its revenue each month …

2024-08-29
TechCrunch 6 related

Automattic plans to shift Tumblr's backend to WordPress in a bid to make sharing work across the platforms easier, after acquiring Tumblr for $3M in August 2019

Tumblr is making the move to WordPress.  After its 2019 acquisition by WordPress.com parent company Automattic in a $3 million fire sale …

2024-08-07
TechCrunch 2 related

Automattic launches Write Brief with AI, to help users write and tweak content using text prompts, in beta on Jetpack, after launching an AI assistant in 2023

Automattic, the owner of WordPress.com, has launched a new AI tool designed to help bloggers write more clearly and succinctly.

2024-07-30
The Verge 24 related

Perplexity is launching a program to share ad revenue with partners such as Time, Der Spiegel, Fortune, and WordPress.com, after weeks of plagiarism accusations

Perplexity is launching a program to share ad revenue with publishing partners following weeks of plagiarism accusations.

2023-10-24
The Verge 4 related

Automattic plans to acquire Texts, a $15 per month messaging app that works with WhatsApp, Instagram, LinkedIn, Signal, iMessage, and more, for $50M

Automattic, the company that runs WordPress.com, Tumblr, Pocket Casts, and a number of other popular web properties, just made a different kind …

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Quarterly Coverage

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TEXXR tracks 24 tech news articles mentioning WordPress.com, dating back to November 2015. The biggest stories include WordPress.com owner Automattic says it will buy Tumblr from Verizon, take on ~200... and Perplexity is launching a program to share ad revenue with partners such as Time, Der.... Frequently covered alongside Automattic, WordPress, TechCrunch, Sandy Hook, and Tumblr. Coverage has shifted toward consumer themes and away from enterprise.

Key Moments

2025Q2enterprise -100pts; consumer +100pts
2026Q1enterprise +33pts; consumer -33pts

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