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New in the WordPress.com Business Plan: Jetpack Search

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The WordPress.com Business plan combines fully managed hosting with the freedom to grow and scale your site without limits. Today we’re adding Jetpack Search to WordPress.com Business so you can enjoy powerful and fast on-site search functionality as part of your plan. Once you activate Jetpack Search, you’ll be using the same search engine powering some of the largest sites on the web. Jetpack Search provides a more engaging experience for your visitors: it relies on modern search algorithms that take phrase matches and the recency of your content into consideration, which in turn produces better search results. In addition to more relevant matches, you can also configure the Jetpack Search sidebar widget to let your visitors sort their results or filter them by tags, categories, dates, and post types. Whether you run a news site or sell products on your online store, a more engaging search experience will help readers and customers dig deeper into the cont...

Bookmark Posts with Save For Later

Maybe you’re reading a blog post while sipping your morning tea when you suddenly realize it’s getting late, or you’re browsing on the bus — but you just got to your stop. The WordPress.com Reader is a great tool for catching up with your favorite blogs or exploring interesting new reads. And now, you can save those posts and resume reading at your leisure with Save For Later. How does it work? First, make sure you have the newest version of the  WordPress app on your phone or tablet — version 10.2. Open the app, and head into the Reader. Saving content for later Whenever you find a post you’d like to save for later, tap the bookmark icon (Bookmark outlined). The icon will change from an outline to a solid color (Bookmark solid background) so you know the post has been saved. Repeat the process as many times as you like! You can save posts from your list of Followed Sites, Discover, Search, or My Likes — anywhere in the Reader. Reading your saved content When you’re ...

New and Improved iOS Sharing Extensions

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Are you using the WordPress for iOS app on your mobile device? Our mobile team is excited to announce a big update to the share extension in the app. The ability to share content from other apps is a core part of the iOS experience. Last fall, we decided that our share extension was overdue for a refresh, so we rolled up our sleeves and rethought the entire workflow for both iPhones and iPads. The result is a new and improved experience in version 9.6! Sharing made easier Now when you share content, you’ll notice that the share extension allows you to format text, add headings, make lists, and more with a toolbar similar to the one in your app’s existing editor. After drafting your post, you can assign a category and add relevant tags. When you’re satisfied, select the site to publish the post on and tap  Publish  at the top right. The app will then upload your post and images in the background and notify you when it’s finished. As a bonus, if you share somet...

5 WordPress Errors and How to Fix Them

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WordPress might be anything but difficult to utilize, yet it can likewise be overwhelming for amateurs who have not exactly gotten its hang. On the off chance that you are beginning a WordPress blog, it might profit you to find out about the most well-known WordPress blunders early and acquaint yourself with how to fix them. Much of the time, these issues are moderately simple to fix without anyone else. What's more, some don't require broad information of how site programming functions. How about we investigate 5 of the most widely recognized WordPress mistakes. 1. Sidebar Below Content Error If your sidebar is appearing below the content instead of next to it, there is an HTML or CSS error in your theme. It’s possible that you may have forgotten to close an html div tag or added an extra closing div, as this is the problem 9 times out of 10. If you are using a custom theme, the issue could also be a problem with width ratio or float property. “float: left;” and ...