A collective of former #WordPress #developers and contributors backed by #LinuxFoundation launched FAIR Package Manager, a new and independent distribution system for trusted WordPress #plugins and #themes.
This is a response to recent controversy after legal conflict between commercial WordPress hosting providers #Automattic and #WPEngine, after former banned the latter's access to the WordPress platform used by all WordPress sites to keep plugins and themes up-to-date.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/linux-foundation-unveils-decentralized-wordpress-plugin-manager/
#wpengine
Linux Foundation Tries To Play Peacemaker In Ongoing #WordPress Scuffle - #Slashdot #Automattic #WPEngine
Automattic Reboots WordPress Contributions After Strategic Pause
#WordPress #Automattic #OpenSource #WebDevelopment #CMS #MattMullenweg #WPEngine #WordPressNews
Luke Harris says āNo more WordPressā ā https://nuclearbits.com/luke-harris-says-no-more-wordpress/
Luke Harris, writing on his blog:
After 14 years Iām out. All of the WordPress sites I managed have been converted to static sites or Kirby. The expensive Cloudways server has been shut down. GeneratePress, GenerateBlocks, Akismet, and ManageWP cancelled. WordPress dot com accounts deleted. Feels good.
Itās really sad to see such experienced Wordpress supporters go away from the platform, [ā¦]
Search Engine Journal: Mullenweg Considers Delaying WordPress Releases Through 2027. āA leaked WordPress Slack chat shows that Matt Mullenweg is considering limiting future WordPress releases to just one per year from now through 2027 and insists that the only way to get Automattic to contribute more is to pressure WP Engine to drop their lawsuit. One WordPress developer who read that message [ā¦]
If this is true then only @wordpressdotcom would receive updates while the rest of the #WordPress community withers.
šš¾ @photomatt Considers Delaying WordPress Releases Through 2027 https://www.searchenginejournal.com/mullenweg-considers-delaying-wordpress-releases-through-2027/541821/
I am not a lawyer or time traveler, but from Mattās odd statements, it appears that #WPEngine may actually win their lawsuit against #Automattic.
Matt on the other hand is ācutting off his nose to spite his faceā with these measures, which is baffling honestly.
For example, it would appear most/all #WordPress site RSS feeds hosted on #WPEngine are recently inaccessible to a simple PHP script or curl command; I get 403 even when rotating network locations and providing a reasonable-looking user agent.
Search Engine Journal: Mullenweg Rebuffs Plea To Restore Automatticās WordPress Core Contributions. āA WordPress developer pleaded with Matt Mullenweg at WordCamp Asia 2025, asking him to restore Automatticās contributions to the WordPress core. Mullenweg apologized and said itās not up to him; itās up to WP Engine to drop their lawsuit, and he encouraged the community to put pressure [ā¦]
Search Engine Journal: Mullenweg & Automattic Sued in Class Action Filing Over WordPress Dispute. āA new lawsuit seeking class action status alleges that WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg and Automattic engaged in unfair business practices to harm managed WordPress web host WP Engine (WPE) and its customers.ā
I've got to say that @photomatt has a point here:
"#WPEngineās historically slim contributions underscore the imbalance that must be addressed for the health of WordPress. We believe in fairness and shared responsibility, and we hope this move encourages greater participation across all organizations that benefit from #WordPress."
https://automattic.com/2025/01/09/aligning-automattics-sponsored-contributions-to-wordpress/
Iāve been watching this drama unfold for months but hadnāt bothered to try and understand the deeper story. Nor take a position. This is only one article but it was a good one. And helpful.
As crazy as Matt has acted, I understand his passion. Iām inclined to side with the guy whoās spent his life building the open source thing. Even with his possibly conflict of interest, for-profit side hustle. I canāt find any reason to give a damn about, or defend WP Engine.
Open to your thoughts.
Ty @ernie and @vmstan
for getting it in my timeline.
#wordpress #wpengine #MattVsWPEngine #PHPlonMusk
https://writing.exchange/@ernie/113925866975683760
Search Engine Journal: Mullenweg Says Lawsuits Could End WordPress. āMatt Mullenweg commented that the conflict he initiated could eventually lead to the closure of WordPress.org. He claimed that the only way to end the conflict was for WP Engine to drop their lawsuit, which would have the effect of enabling Mullenweg to resume his campaign to drive WP Engine out of business.ā
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/30/search-engine-journal-mullenweg-says-lawsuits-could-end-wordpress/
To all my WordPress peeps - what do you think of Matt Mullenweg's recent hissy fits and what it means for the future of the platform. Are you gonna keep using it? Would you recommend something else? He is looking like he wants to be a TechBro. #WordPress #WP #Automatic #WPEngine #CMS #OSS
A WordPress developer has filed a legal motion to intervene in the ongoing case between WP Engine and Automattic, calling for a Governance Oversight Board #WordPress #Automattic #WPEngine #OpenSource #WebDevelopment #MattMullenweg #Web #CMS OpenSource
Search Engine Journal: Mullenwegās Grip On WordPress Challenged In New Court Filing. āA Motion to Intervene has been filed in the WP Engine lawsuit against Automattic and Matt Mullenweg, alleging fifteen claims and seeking monetary awards along with changes to WordPress.orgās governance structure. A motion to intervene is a legal request by a third party that seeks to join an ongoing [ā¦]
most people and website will be unaffected as #wpeVSmatt #MattVsWPEngine quarrel is between #AutoMattic and #Wpengine.
In doubt I suggest to download the package from https://wordpress.org/download/ and the sources from https://wordpress.org/download/source/ using #git
Michale Willman asks to intervene in #WPEngine v #Automattic suit as a plaintiff, citing failure of Automattic to comply with injunction and attacks by #Mullenweg against Wilman https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.70.0.pdf
Matt Mullenweg Says WPE Lawsuit Could End WordPressā¦ Um Nope!
In a post from Search Engine Journal, Roger Montti reports that Matt Mullenweg, the co-founder of the WordPress open source content management system, says that the lawsuit with WP Engine could end WordPress.
Honestly this has me fuming. Because WordPress is so much more than just Matt. It has a huge community of supporters and developers that wonāt let this happen.
What could happen, and should happen, is that WordPress gets forked and that version taken over by the community-at-large.
Matt could shut down WordPress.org and everything and the community would find a way to keep the core software running.
To me, this crowing from Matt is a play for sympathy for something HE started and is now probably feeling heās gotten in too deep.
The growing consensus, from what I see online, is that Matt has lost the PR battle and is now on the defensive. Iām not sure what he can do to reverse course. But honestly he wonāt, heāll just keep digging himself into a hole.
Am I overly concerned that the WordPress software that powers 40%+ of the Websites on the web going away totally? No.
I am worried about what my clients and future clients think about using the software.
Matt is hurting much more than just himself here.
Itās unforgivable.
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