WordPress: Mullenweg Expects WPE Dispute Resolved Soon
Matt Mullenweg downplayed his dispute with WP Engine, saying it’s not as big a deal as people are making it out to be and ...
Matt Mullenweg to deactivate WordPress contributor accounts over alleged fork plans
Matt Mullenweg has deactivated the accounts of several WordPress community members, including two with plans to fork ...
How WordPress Hot Nacho Scandal Shapes WP Engine Dispute
A WordPress scandal from 20 years ago may offer insight into Mullenweg’s resistance to criticism in his WP Engine conflict ...
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Is Matt Mullenweg the Mad King of WordPress?
I ask him who at Automattic, the estimated $710 million-per-year company of which Mullenweg is CEO, is responsible for toilet paper and soap quality control? “Me,” he says, beaming. Of course ...
For 20 years, WordPress existed without much drama—now it's at the center of a big fight that won't be over soon
The WordPress project dates to 2003, after a 19-year-old Mullenweg, joined by Mike Little, decided to fork b2/cafelog, a ...
Matt Mullenweg says Automattic is ‘very short-staffed’ amid WordPress vs. WP Engine drama
Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg says the company is “very short-staffed” amid WordPress’s ongoing drama with WP Engine, which hosts websites built on WordPress. The WordPress co-founder took ...
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Matt Mullenweg: WordPress developer hours cutback may or may not slow innovation
Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg said his decision to reduce his team’s weekly hours working on WordPress by 99% , from 4,000 hours to 45 hours, was designed to pressure WP Engine to drop its ...
Automattic cuts WordPress contribution hours, blames WP Engine
Automattic blames the cutback on the “significant time and money” related to the ongoing legal battle with WP Engine. It also points to the “intense criticism” it has faced “from members of the ...
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The WordPress vs. WP Engine drama, explained
At the core is a fight between WordPress’ co-creator and Automattic’s CEO Matt Mullenweg and WP Engine, which hosts websites built on WordPress. WordPress’ technology is open source and free ...
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Matt Mullenweg to deactivate WordPress contributor accounts over alleged fork plans
Automattic CEO and WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg said he would be deactivating the accounts of several WordPress.org community members, two of whom he says planned to spearhead a new fork of ...
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For 20 years, WordPress existed without much drama—now it's at the center of a big fight that won't be over soon
The reason, when boiled down? Competition. Matt Mullenweg, who started the WordPress project in 2003 and still leads it, has long sold WordPress services through his company Automattic.
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Matt Mullenweg deactivates WordPress contributor accounts over alleged fork plans
Automattic CEO and WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg has deactivated the accounts of several WordPress.org community members, two of whom he says planned to spearhead a new fork of the open ...