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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.
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Mullenweg Shuts Down WordPress Sustainability Team, Igniting Backlash
Veteran tech journalist Kara Swisher has described Matt Mullenweg’s move to shut down WordPress’s sustainability team as “bizarrely heinous behavior.”
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Patchstack Rejected as WordCamp Europe 2025 Sponsor, CEO Calls it “Insulting”
Patchstack’s WordCamp Europe 2025 sponsorship application was turned down because it hasn’t pledged contributions to Five for the Future.
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Joost de Valk’s Bold Plan for WordPress Leadership Faces Mullenweg’s Resistance
Matt Mullenweg has made it clear he’s not interested in ceding control of WordPress, essentially challenging de Valk to fork the project.
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Call for “More Weirdness” in WordPress Theme Design Sparks Debate About Accessibility
Nick Hamze, Automattic’s former Chief Swag Officer, wants to “make the web weird again.”
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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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WordPress.org Resumes Full Services After Unexpected Holiday Break
The partial shutdown — the first in WordPress’s 21-year history — followed WP Engine’s successful motion for a preliminary injunction on December 11.
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Joost de Valk Calls for End to Matt Mullenweg’s BDFL Leadership of WordPress
Joost de Valk’s proposal to end Mullenweg’s reign aims to democratize decision-making, decentralize control, and ensure the sustainability of the open-source project.
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Matt Mullenweg Announces Unexpected Holiday Break for WordPress.org Services
Services no longer available include new user account registration, new theme and plugin submissions, new plugin reviews, and photo directory submissions.
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ACF Returns to WP Engine After Court Ruling Amid Ongoing Legal Dispute
A preliminary injunction last week ordered WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg and his company, Automattic, to give ACF back to WP Engine.
