The brouhaha in the WordPress community looks likely to escalate into a legal battle around trademarks. Just a day after WordPress hosting service WP Engine sent a cease-and-desist notice to ...
The WordPress Foundation suffered a setback in its attempt to trademark the phrases ‘Managed WordPress’ and ‘Hosted WordPress,’ which could have allowed them to demand licensing fees for their use. An ...
On Friday, WordPress.com maker Automattic filed its counterclaims in the lawsuit initiated by hosting company WP Engine in October 2024, which had accused Automattic and its CEO, Matt Mullenweg, of ...
The dispute between WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg and hosting provider WP Engine continues, with Mullenweg announcing that WordPress is “forking” a plug-in developed by WP Engine. Specifically, ...
The WordPress community is currently facing a significant controversy involving WordPress founder and Automattic CEO, Matt Mullenweg, and WP Engine, a hosting service for WordPress-based websites.
This story starts in September 2024, when Matt Mullenwegg, co-creator of the open source CMS WordPress, attacked a company called WP Engine that offers WordPress hosting services. Mullenweg is also ...
Automattic and its CEO Matt Mullenweg also have to quit interfering with WP Engine’s ACF plugin. Automattic and its CEO Matt Mullenweg also have to quit interfering with WP Engine’s ACF plugin. is a ...