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Joost de Valk Banned From WordCamp Asia as Matt Mullenweg Brands Him “Persona Non Grata”
Joost de Valk has been banned from attending, speaking and sponsoring WordCamp Asia 2025, and has been instructed not to attend any future WordCamps.
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Woo Unveils Brand Refresh
Announcing the “glow-up” on the Woo blog, Chief Marketing Officer Tamara Niesen said the new look resulted from a “ton of collaboration” across the company aimed at making Woo stand out from its competitors.
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Sé Reed Accuses Matt Mullenweg of Retaliation After WordPress.org Ban
Reed claims Mullenweg’s “overt retaliation and defamation” continued after she first reported him to the WordPress Incident Response Team in September 2023.
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Festinger Vault Returns After Settling Legal Dispute with Automattic
Festinger Vault’s founder Martin Groot says the controversial GPL club is “back and better than ever.”
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Gibson Dunn Takes Over Automattic’s Legal Defense as WP Engine Lawsuit Escalates
Neal Katyal and his firm Hogan Lovells have filed notices of withdrawal with the United States District Court, confirming they are no longer representing Automattic and Mullenweg.
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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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Developer Seeking to Intervene in WP Engine vs. Automattic Lawsuit, Citing Financial Ruin and Community Harm
Michael Willman claims he has lost clients and his house, and has been forced to layoff employees due to Matt Mullenweg’s public feud with WP Engine.
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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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Automattic Scales Back WordPress Contributions to Match WP Engine Amid Legal Battle
Automattic employees have already stopped working on WordPress core, Gutenberg, Playground, Openverse, and WordPress.org.
