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Joost de Valk and Marieke van de Rakt Announce Nonprofit Plans After Acquiring Post Status
The acquisition includes the Post Status brand, website, Slack account, and other related assets, which have been transferred to a new nonprofit foundation in the Netherlands.
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GoDaddy Announces $520,000 Donation to The WP Community Collective
GoDaddy’s significant donation will help finance The WPCC’s operations, programs and promotions within the greater WordPress community.
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Fork or Fiction? WordPress Co-Founder Bans Governance Advocates in Latest Dispute
Matt Mullenweg has again falsely claimed community members have forked WordPress, this time also deactivating the accounts of five past and present contributors who’ve called for governance reforms.
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Eleni Stergatou Named First Recipient of Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship to Attend WordCamp Europe
The scholarship, established in 2015 in memory of Kim Parsell—affectionately known as #wpmom—honors Parsell’s contributions to the WordPress community and her advocacy for women in tech.
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WP Community Collective Incorporates as Nonprofit to Further Support Contributions to WordPress
The newly-minted board, headed by President and CEO Sé Reed, announced this week that the incorporation marks a new chapter in the organization’s commitment to supporting the people and projects that make up the WordPress and open source communities.
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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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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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WordPress Community Code of Conduct Update Draws Criticism Over Timing Amid Broader Tensions
The WordPress Community Code of Conduct has been updated to prohibit sharing private messages without consent.
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WordPress contributors step back or face bans amid WP Engine dispute
One core committer has urged others to stop contributing to WordPress until a “healthy environment is put in place.”
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Developers pulling plugins from WordPress.org as tensions with WordPress co-founder escalate
In the wake of WordPress.org’s controversial takeover of WP Engine’s Advanced Custom Fields plugin, developers are pulling their plugins from the official repository, opting to take control of their distribution amid growing concerns that WordPress.org is no longer a secure place to host plugins. The team behind Paid Memberships Pro (PMP) has closed their plugin…