Blast off with Jetpack
Take Your Site to the Next Level.
Automattic
- Easiest way to create a free website or blog.
- 70+ million sites.
- Dozens of pre-installed plugins.
- 200+ themes, free and Premium.
- You can't install new themes or plugins.
Why should I install it?
- It includes all the features you need when starting a new blog.
- Was your site on WordPress.com before? You'll get all the features you used on WordPress.com.
- It's modular. You can use one of its features, or all of them.
- It's easier to update one plugin than 30.
- Leverage the WordPress.com cloud, thus saving resources on your own server.
- Free support! 😊
How do I install it?
Jetpack is a bridge between WordPress.com and your self-hosted WordPress site.
- In your dashboard, Plugins > Add New > Jetpack.
- Connect the plugin to your WordPress.com account.
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Blogging Tools
- Markdown.
- Spelling and Grammar Check.
- Shortcodes.
- Email Subscriptions.
Blogging Tools
Markdown.
Blogging Tools
Spelling and Grammar Check.
Blogging Tools
Shortcodes.
Blogging Tools
Subscriptions.
Photon
- Free image CDN.
- Saves bandwidth on your server.
- No configuration needed, works out of the box.
- On-the-fly image resizing allows serving high-res images on Retina devices.
- Customizable (you can change quality, colors, contrast, ...).
Tiled Galleries & Carousel
Easy way to enhance the default look of WordPress Galleries.
Use Photon to resize your images on the fly and create a nice tile effect.
Social Features
- Sharing buttons: different options, different looks, customizable, extendable.
- Publicize: automatically push your posts to Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Path, and LinkedIn.
- Comments: allow your readers to comment using their Facebook, Twitter, or Google+ account.
Remote Site Management
- Activate, deactivate, update plugins, on one site or all of them.
- Publish posts and pages.
- Monitor your site's uptime.
Protect
- Brute force attack prevention: your login form is protected.
- Coming soon: File Scanning for security issues.
Appearance Tools
Custom CSS: add custom CSS from your dashboard. Good alternative to simple Child Themes.
Theme Tools: Custom Post Types, Breadcrumbs, Responsive Videos, Site Logo, ...
Related Posts
- Uses Elasticsearch on WordPress.com to index all your content and offer Related Posts.
- Takes foreign languages into account.
- Can be customized to fit your needs.
Social Features