WordPress.org has lifted its ban on hosting provider WP Engine until October 1, after putting a block on it earlier this week. The block prevented several sites from updating their plug-ins and themes ...

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 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.

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, ...

Critics fear Matt Mullenweg’s feud with WP Engine could severely hinder a platform that supports nearly half the web. The WordPress situation has soured in the past several weeks, as a dispute spirals ...

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 ...

In a post on his blog, Mullenweg called out the rival hosting service — which is built on WordPress — for “strip-mining the WordPress ecosystem” by disabling certain features like revisions. “What WP ...

Tensions between WP Engine and Mullenweg drive user curiosity Users worldwide show rising interest in website builder alternatives Ongoing conflict highlights the risks of relying solely on WordPress ...