Tumblr to move its half a billion blogs to WordPress

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Tumblr to move its half a billion blogs to WordPress

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Technology · 4 months ago

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

Tumblr is making the move to WordPress. After its 2019 acquisition by WordPress.com parent company Automattic in a $3 million fire sale, the new owner has focused on improving Tumblr’s platform and growing its revenue. Now, Automattic will shift Tumblr’s back end over to WordPress, Automattic said in a blog post published on Wednesday.

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Man I can’t imagine what transitioning that many sites to WordPress is like. God speed.

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