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A very short list of what happened in the WordPress.com community in 2017:

- smitten kitchen turned 11 🎂🎈
- INFJoe Cartoons released a book 📓
- Longreads had its biggest year ever 👏🏼
- Teamed up with CreativeMornings, Out in Tech, and Rebrand Cities 💯
- Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown launched a new site on WordPress.com 😎🍜
- Blogger Hopsey used his site to get hired by Chance The Rapper 🎶

And there's so much more. Read on in our end-of-year wrap up, and share with us: what do you resolve to do in the year ahead?

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