W3Techs has provided updated data on the usage and market share of the most popular content management systems (CMS) on the Internet. At CMS MAG, we’ve decided it’s time to delve into this topic to see how recent developments, including the WP drama, might have impacted the open-source CMS giant.
(more…)WordPress
Latest news about the CMS that reigns on the Internet, WordPress, featured on CMS MAG, the best publication about content management systems (CMS) and DXP. Did you know that about 4 out of every 10 websites you visit on the Internet use this software to operate? Without a doubt, it is by far the most important and popular open-source CMS in the world. It also powers this very website due to its simplicity, versatility, performance, and community.
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…)WordPress fights another war under the radar of the WP Engine one
We all know that Matt Mullenweg, founder of WordPress, is engaged in a nuclear war with WP Engine, but there is another, much quieter, related battle happening simultaneously that has likely been overshadowed.
(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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