A Motion to Intervene has been filed in the WP Engine lawsuit against Automattic and Matt Mullenweg, alleging fifteen claims and seeking monetary awards along with changes to WordPress.org’s governance structure. A motion to intervene is a legal request by a third party that seeks to join an ongoing lawsuit, the success of which hinges … Read more
A prolific WordPress plugin publisher who has created over three dozen free plugins has released code that other plugin and theme publishers can use to block client’s of Matt Mullenweg’s WordPress.com commercial web hosting platform from using them. What The Plugin & Theme Code Does The plugin was created so that other plugin and theme … Read more
Matt Mullenweg recently paused multiple WordPress.org services for a holiday break but unintended effects started almost immediately, affecting the attendance of future WordPress conferences taking place around the world. Joost de Valk requested a fix on GitHub. Mullenweg’s Pause In Services Mullenweg’s unexpected pause in WordPress services affected new account registrations on WordPress.org, new plugin, … Read more
