If you’ve logged into your self-hosted WordPress lately you might have noticed an invitation to connect your site to the new WordPress.com plugin called Jetpack. Essentially the plugin combines previous add-on features provided by Automattic.
Among the features:
- Simple, concise stats with no additional load on your server. Previously provided by WordPress.com Stats.
- The WP.me URL shortener.
- Hovercard popups for your commenters via Gravatar.
- Easily embedded media from popular sites like YouTube, Digg, and Vimeo.
- For the Math geeks, a simple way to include beautiful mathematical expressions on your site.
- A widget for displaying recent tweets. Previously provided by Wickett Twitter Widget
- Your readers can easily share your posts via email or their favorite social networks. Previously provided by the Sharedaddy WordPress plugin.
- Your writing will improve thanks to After the Deadline, an artificial intelligence based spell, style, and grammar checker. Previously provided by the After the Deadline WordPress plugin.
As it stands, Jetpack, it just the first offering in a planned robust set of tools for your self-hosted WordPress website.
If streamlining your current WordPress.com plugins interests you take a look at the Jetpack download page.
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