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Automattic Launches Free WordPress.com Education Plan for Students and Teachers
Key points
- Automattic launched WordPress.com Education for classrooms.
- The program offers free domains and plugin support for students.
- It includes 6 GB storage, backups, and staging sites.
- After one year, students can subscribe for $2/month or revert to a free site.
New Educational Offering
Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, has launched a new free product called WordPress.com Education. This suite is designed for teachers and their classes, providing each student with a full WordPress.com domain, free domain names on .blog or .art, and support for plugins.
Program Details and Features
Teachers can grant students access to the program for free for the first year without requiring a credit card. The Student plan is not a stripped-down version; it includes 6 GB of storage, backups, staging sites, plugin support, SFTP/SSH, phpMyAdmin, and Studio Sync. This allows for comprehensive website building education and classroom projects.
Strategic Importance
The initiative aims to introduce WordPress to a younger audience, as many young people currently opt for social media profiles over traditional websites. By integrating WordPress into the classroom, Automattic seeks to train the next generation of web professionals and make inroads into underfunded schools due to the program's free nature.
Post-Program Options
After the initial free year, students have the option to subscribe to the service for $2 per month. If they choose not to subscribe, their website will transition to a free WordPress.com site on a free domain, retaining all content such as web pages, posts, comments, and uploaded media.
Pilot Program Results
Automattic piloted the program with 5,000 students across 27 countries. The company reported that 88.9% of educators believed access to the program improved their students' employability, and 81.5% stated it enhanced students' entrepreneurial capacity.
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Automattic introduced WordPress.com Education, a free program for teachers and students that provides full WordPress.com domains, free domain names, and plugin support. This initiative aims to integrate WordPress into educational settings to train future web professionals and expand its user base among younger generations.