The court has granted WP Engine’s request for a preliminary injunction, arguing that without it, the harm suffered would be irreparable. Automattic countered by asserting that WordPress remains free and open, emphasizing that anyone can continue using it. However, the court’s initial ruling favors WP Engine.
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Success of an Automattic website created to take customers away from WP Engine
A few weeks ago, Automattic, amid its ongoing “nuclear war” against WP Engine, launched a new website called WP Engine Tracker. The new site’s main objective is to lure away as many customers as possible from WP Engine hosting platform, which previously refused to reach an agreement with Matt Mullenweg (Automattic CEO) to allocate more resources toward maintaining the WordPress core.
(more…)WordPress 6.7 now available: Here’s what’s new
News about the dispute between Automattic, led by Matt Mullenweg and WP Engine seems to be calming down after the initial storm, while life goes on as we await a final court ruling. Meanwhile, WordPress core updates continue as usual and now version 6.7 arrives with several interesting new features, although nothing really groundbreaking.
(more…)Total War in WordPress: WP Engine No Longer Has Access to WordPress.org Resources
WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg had already said that either WP Engine would pay a royalty (reportedly 8% of its multimillion-dollar profits), or it would be “nuclear war.” Ultimately, the latter has occurred, with a series of disagreements that could have deep consequences for open-source code. The latest chapter in this saga is that WP Engine no longer has access to WordPress.org resources, so they have to figure things out on their own.
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