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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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.
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Core Contributors Voice Concerns Over Mullenweg’s Control and “Culture of Fear” in WordPress Community
“Angering Matt has the potential to render our ability to make a living as contributors moot,” according to one committer. “That’s scary as hell.”
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Festinger Vault Crowdfunding Legal Battle With Automattic After Contentious Site’s Shutdown
The founder behind the contentious site that sells nulled plugin and themes is aiming to raise €10,000 to cover costs for the next court hearing on November 27.
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Automattic and Mullenweg Move to Dismiss Majority of WP Engine’s Claims in Lawsuit
Automattic and Mullenweg have also requested that parts of WP Engine’s complaint related to Mullenweg’s public commentary about the company be struck under California’s anti-SLAPP law.
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[Updated] Mullenweg Threatens To Take Over Paid Memberships Pro
Mullenweg’s latest takeover threat follows WordPress.org’s recent controversial takeover of WP Engine’s popular Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin.
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WordPress Foundation Reveals Surge in Donations After WordCamp US 2024
The WordPress Foundation has published its recent board meeting minutes—the first time it has done so in its 14-year history.
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