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WordPress.com News<\/a>
Jeremy Anderberg
At WordPress.com, we\u2019re always pushing our platform to do even more so that you can create, design, and publish amazing things with ease. 
The last few weeks have found us as busy as the springtime bees improving the writing and publishing process even more, bringing our ad platform to mobile, and ensuring that previous edits to your work are readily accessible. 
Let\u2019s jump in and take a look.   
One of writing\u2019s biggest challenges has nothing to do with the words \u2014 it\u2019s filtering out the noise (both literal and figurative) so you can focus. We can\u2019t change your physical environment, but we\u2019re doing what we can to help you get into \u201cthe zone\u201d a little more easily. Enter distraction free mode, a minimalist WordPress experience that removes the buttons and menus.   
From the top toolbar, click the three-dot menu on the right-hand side. Select \u201cDistraction free\u201d and you\u2019ll notice the top toolbar disappear. (To bring it back, simply hover over the top of the page and it\u2019ll pop back down.) Your pages and posts will be distraction-free until you deselect this mode. 
When to use this feature: <\/strong>You can\u2019t resist experimenting with various settings or styles, but you also really need to get that new post finished. (Believe us, we\u2019ve been there.) With this cleaner interface, you can focus on your words and your words alone. 
Blaze<\/a>, our self-serve ad platform, makes it easier than ever to spread the word about whatever it is you\u2019re writing, creating, or selling. Now, you can Blaze on the go with the Jetpack app<\/a>. 
From the main dashboard, simply click on the banner that says \u201cPromote your content with Blaze.\u201d You can also promote your work directly from the Posts or Pages menus by clicking \u201cMore\u201d or the three-dot menu and selecting \u201cPromote with Blaze.\u201d 
When to use this feature: <\/strong>You\u2019re waiting for take-out at your favorite Indian restaurant. While scrolling the Jetpack app, you notice traffic spiking on one of your recent blog posts \u2014 something about it is resonating with readers. Maximize its impact by boosting it to an even wider audience with Blaze.
Need a featured image for your post? You can now find and add free-to-use images even faster. Open the Inserter (the red \u201c+\u201d button at the top left of any post or page), navigate to the tab labeled \u201cMedia,\u201d click \u201cOpenverse,\u201d and find the perfect option from our favorite open-source library<\/a>. 
You can also still access Openverse from the Image Block or Media Library. 
When to use this feature: <\/strong>You\u2019re on the hunt for just the right image to use in your new blog post. Rather than doing a Google search in a separate tab \u2014 and running the risk of using an image you don\u2019t have rights to \u2014 use the Inserter to search and place exactly what you need. 
Here\u2019s a fun built-in feature that a lot of folks don\u2019t know about: The WordPress.com editor\u2019s \u201cOutline\u201d function displays a post\u2019s various headings for easy scanning, as well as a word\/character count and a \u201ctime to read\u201d estimate of how long it would take an average reader to get through the content on that page: 
You can even display that estimate to your site visitors with the new Time To Read Block. (Styling and other customization options are on the way.) 

<\/strong>When to use this feature: <\/strong>You do a lot of longform writing on your site, regularly publishing posts that go over 1,000 words. With this new block, let readers decide whether to start your post now, or wait until they have time to read it in one sitting. It\u2019s a small touch, but a surprisingly thoughtful one. 
Access to previous versions and revisions of posts\/pages has long been a staple of the WordPress experience. We\u2019ve now added that same functionality to templates and template parts in the Editor.  
This can be useful for restoring a previous version of a template that you’ve made changes to, or simply for reviewing the changes you’ve made over time. 
When to use this feature: <\/strong>You experimented with some stylistic changes to your homepage template, but after a couple weeks of trying it out, the new look just isn\u2019t hitting quite right. Head over to revisions to easily restore the previous version of the template.