Rae Morey
Rae Morey is the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of The Repository. A journalist, marketer, and communications specialist, Rae brings two decades of experience spanning newsrooms, open source, creative tech, and government. Through The Repository, she leads reporting that uncovers the stories shaping WordPress, driven by a deep curiosity about business and community, a love of storytelling, and a commitment to sparking conversations that drive meaningful change.
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ACF patches vulnerability following Automattic disclosure misstep
ACF developers at WP Engine have patched a vulnerability affecting both the free and Pro versions of the popular plugin after Automattic broke with established security reporting practices and disclosed the issue on X. ACF 6.3.8 patches an arbitrary code execution vulnerability involving Post Type and Taxonomy metabox callbacks where a user with ACF admin…
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159 people leave Automattic, WordPress Executive Director steps down
WordPress Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy has left Automattic, along with 159 other employees who accepted a severance package offered to those who disagreed with CEO Matt Mullenweg’s handling of the ongoing WP Engine feud. In a blog post yesterday, Mullenweg said Automattic employees were offered $30,000 or six months salary, whichever was higher, but…
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Automattic clarifies WordPress trademark use, warning hosting companies
Automattic has put hosting companies on notice, publishing a “legal perspective” this week on how the WordPress trademarks can be used to describe the use of the open source software for hosting purposes. According to Neil Peretz, Associate General Counsel at Automattic, users of the WordPress software have “nominative fair use” rights. This means anyone who…
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WP Engine sues Automattic and Matt Mullenweg, alleging abuse of power, extortion, and anti-competitive behavior
The lawsuit comes a day after WP Engine’s access to WordPress.org was again blocked following a temporary reprieve that allowed the company to find a workaround for plugin and theme updates.
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Mullenweg threatens corporate takeover of WP Engine
WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg says an 8% licensing deal is no longer on the table.
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WordPress YouTubers challenge “outdated” philosophy
WordPress’ philosophy has sparked debate among WordPress YouTubers, who argue that it’s outdated, misaligned with the current needs of its diverse users—in particular freelancers and agency users—and needs updating. The philosophy was a key focus of last week’s Uniting WordPress YouTubers call, organized by Automattic-sponsored contributor Anne McCarthy, who invited long-time core committer Aaron Jorbin…
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Automattic launches ambitious Tumblr migration to WordPress
How do you get maximum eyeballs on a job ad? In Automattic’s case, announce that you’re planning “one of the largest technical migrations in internet history.” Announcing the move on Wednesday and calling for programmers to join the project, the company said since acquiring the microblogging site, it had focused on making it more efficient,…
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Is a marketing consortium the solution to WordPress’s stagnating market share?
Could WordPress soon have a marketing consortium to tackle the project’s stagnating market share? During this week’s episode of WP Product Talk, Miriam Schwab, Head of WordPress Relations at Elementor, proposed forming a marketing consortium of major WordPress companies. The goal? To pool resources and develop a clear, sustained marketing strategy to compete with aggressive…
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State of the Word 2024: Ticket requests open for Tokyo event
Folks can now request one of the 300 tickets available for this year’s State of the Word, scheduled for December 16 in Tokyo, Japan. WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg will deliver his 18th annual address to a live audience at Tokyo Node Hall in the Toranomon Hills Station Tower. The event will be live streamed via…
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WordCamp US 2024 unveils full lineup
WordCamp US 2024 organizers dropped the full schedule and speaker line-up this week ahead of the September 17-20 event in Portland, Oregon, and as Zao founder Justin Sainton’s posted, “The entire schedule looks AMAZING. Mega props to the programming team!” This year’s conference kicks off on a Tuesday with Contributor Day, followed by the inaugural…
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WordPress YouTube channel gets new leadership with Jamie Marsland
Jamie Marsland has been tapped to join Automattic as their WordPress.org team’s Head of WordPress YouTube. In an announcement on WordPress.org, WordPress Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy said Marsland had taken over the management of the WordPress YouTube channel, describing him as the “ideal person to lead our efforts in expanding and enhancing our YouTube…
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First glimpse of Twenty Twenty-Five designs revealed
The flexible, design-driven block theme plays on the idea that simple things should be intuitive while complex things should be possible.
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