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WP Engine files an injuction to get its WordPress.org access back
Web hosting provider WP Engine has filed an injunction in a court in North California, asking it to intervene and restore its access to the WordPress.org
The Battle Between WordPress and WP Engine Threatens the Internet as We Know It
The WordPress ecosystem is facing challenging times as a bitter dispute between the co-founder of the website building software, Matt Mullenweg, is engaged in a legal fight with WP Engine – a hosting service provider – that is threatening to reshape one of the internet’s most important web development platforms.
WordPress.org’s latest move involves taking control of a WP Engine plugin
WordPress.org has introduced a fork of a popular WP Engine plugin in order “to remove commercial upsells and fix a security problem,” WordPress cofounder and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg announced today. This “minimal” update of the Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin is now called “Secure Custom Fields.”
In latest move against WP Engine, WordPress takes control of ACF plug-in
The dispute between WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg and hosting provider WP Engine continues, with Mullenweg announcing that WordPress is “forking” a
WordPress vs WP Engine: Mullenweg blocks plugin updates
The WordPress ecosystem has been in turmoil for several weeks. However, many are critical of the battle for FOSS ideals, including David Heinemeier Hansson.
About that brawl between the WordPress co-founder and WP Engine…
WordPress has been the most popular content management system for years — and WP Engine was one of the most popular WordPress hosting services around. Not long ago, everyone was happy. Now, it's a miserable open-source business war.
WordPress bans WP Engine from sponsoring or participating in user groups
As Matt Mullenweg and David Heinemeier Hansson feud over FOSS, community worries about the fallout WordPress has banned its user groups from accepting sponsorship from WP Engine – or even allowing its employees to attend events.
WP Engine asks court to stop Matt Mullenweg from blocking access to WordPress resources
WP Engine is asking a court to put a stop to Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg’s public campaign against the company. In a motion ...
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Matt Mullenweg Gives Employees a Second Chance to Quit with Nine Months Pay
Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg made a new severance offer to employees on October 16, giving them just four hours to decide if ...
The ongoing feud between Wordpress and WP Engine is threatening open-source principles and good name
WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg is trying to force WP Engine to surrender part of its revenue to his company, Automattic, ...
The WordPress drama could have major implications for the internet
Critics fear Matt Mullenweg’s feud with WP Engine could severely hinder a platform that supports nearly half the web.
The Pettiest Drama in the Tech World Is Taking Place at … WordPress?
In a public beef with a major client, co-founder Matt Mullenweg is showing the world that he’s one of the pettiest CEOs out there.
CEO Matt Mullenweg Responds to Employee Exodus Following Dispute with WP Engine
Matt Mullenweg, the CEO of Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, recently faced a challenging week marked by internal ...
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Smashing Security podcast #389: WordPress vs WP Engine, and the Internet Archive is down
WordPress’s emperor, Matt Mullenweg, demands a hefty tribute from WP Engine, and a battle erupts, leaving millions of ...