Automattic CEO and WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg has deactivated the accounts of several WordPress.org community members, some of whom have been spearheading a push to create a new fork of the open source WordPress project, TechCrunch reported. While community criticism… Read More
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WordPress Takes Control Of ACF Plugin
The dispute between WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg and hosting provider WP Engine continues, with Mullenweg announcing that WordPress is “forking” a plugin developed by WP Engine, TechCrunch reported. Specifically, Advanced Custom Fields — a plugin making it easier for WordPress… Read More
The Fediverse Has Arrived On WordPress.com
Matthias Pfefferie wrote on the WordPress website: Exciting times are here for all WordPress.com users! The revolutionary ActivityPub feature is now available across all WordPress.com plans, unlocking a world of engagement and interaction for your blog. You blogs can now… Read More
Day One Journal App Joins Automattic
Automattic announced that Day One, a journaling app, has joined the Automattic team. This information was posted on the WordPress blog. Day One will remain under the leadership of Founder and CEO Paul Mayne. While WordPress.com and Tumblr have you… Read More
WordPress will Treat Google’s FLoC as a Security Concern
WordPress announced that they plan on treating Google’s new FLoC tracking technology as a security concern and plan to block it by default on WordPress sites, BleepingComputer reported. WordPress has joined the growing list of creators of browsers and search… Read More
WordFence Announces WordPress Security Learning Center
Wordfence has launched the WordPress Security Learning Center. It is a comprehensive guide that has been designed to help the WordPress community learn about website security and how to protect their websites from attackers. The WordPress Security Learning Center has… Read More
WordPress and Jetpack combine for Annual Report
I you run a blog then odds are you are using WordPress as your content management system. One of the most popular plugins is Jetpack — a great solution for site stats that provides much better information than what is… Read More