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Mary Hubbard commits to transparency in first call with WordPress community
While Hubbard is still figuring out her primary responsibilities, she said the WordPress community was a priority, adding, “Obviously, it’s hurt, and we have a lot to do.”
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Judge Signals Support for WP Engine Injunction
Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín said she was “inclined to grant some sort of injunction” but described WP Engine’s proposed order as “exceedingly vague,” making it difficult to enforce.
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WordPress.org Forks ACF Pro in Unprecedented Move Against WP Engine
Matt Mullenweg’s latest move in his battle with WP Engine raises questions about an open-source project seemingly endorsing the forking and redistribution of premium plugins without compensation or acknowledgment, potentially violating the GPL.
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Mullenweg’s Claims of Event Forking Dismissed by WordCamp Attendee
Cameron Jones, whose question about WordPress events led to Mullenweg’s “forking” claim, cheekily wore a WP Engine-branded hat and t-shirt to WordCamp Sydney.
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Analysis of WP Engine Data Sparks Debate as Automattic Disputes Leak Claims
Web developer Dumitru Brinzan’s analysis reveals key trends in themes, plugins, and site management among WP Engine customers, and has drawn mixed reactions.
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PressConf to Reunite WordPress Business Community in Arizona
Veteran WordCamp Phoenix organizer Raquel Manriquez is honouring Pressnomics with her own take on the much-loved business event.
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WP Engine Expands Legal Fight Against Automattic and Matt Mullenweg with Antitrust Claims
WP Engine claims Automattic and Mullenweg have “willfully acquired and maintained” monopoly power in the WordPress ecosystem, impacting CMSs, hosting services, custom fields plugins, and plugin distribution.
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WordPress 6.7 “Rollins” Debuts Twenty Twenty-Five, Zoomed Out View, Block Bindings UI
The Twenty Twenty-Five default theme is among the highlights, which include a new Zoomed Out mode, big updates to the Style interface, and a new UI for the Block Bindings API.
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Automattic’s New ‘WP Engine Tracker’ Site Fuels Ongoing Tensions with WP Engine
WP Engine has asked Automattic to shut down the site, which offers a downloadable list of all the domains the company hosts, including staging sites.
