This is Matt’s third time on Decoder; back in 2022, we had him on twice, first to talk about Automattic and WordPress broadly ...

WP Engine has filed a motion for a preliminary injunction against Automattic and its CEO Matt Mullenweg, which asks the court to restore access to its WordPress resources.

WP Engine’s C&D accuses Mullenweg of abusing his unique position as both the CEO of a competitor (Automattic, Inc.) and as a director at the non-profit WordPress.org which produces the open ...

In his latest offensive, Mullenweg didn’t stop at WP Engine; he extended his criticism to the company’s main investor. “The company [WP Engine] is controlled by Silver Lake, a private equity ...

Hosting provider WP Engine has filed a lawsuit against Automattic and WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, accusing them of extortion and abuse of power. The lawsuit comes after nearly two weeks ...

Notably, Mullenweg banned WP Engine on September 25 from accessing WordPress.org resources, including plug-ins and themes, and preventing WP Engine customers from updating them.

Mullenweg’s comments came in a Reddit thread titled “Matt Mullenweg needs to step down from WordPress.org leadership ASAP” in which he explained his side of the issue with WP Engine.

WP Engine pointed to Mullenweg's "cancer" remark and other actions, writing: When WPE did not capitulate, Defendants carried out their threats, unleashing a self-described "nuclear" war against WPE.

Is Matt Mullenweg the Mad King of WordPress? Mullenweg’s open-source empire dominates the web. But his attack on competitor WP Engine may be putting it all at risk.

WP Engine, for its part, has denied Mullenweg’s assertions. Besides stating it has committed hundreds of thousands of hours to developing WordPress software and contributing to its ecosystem, ...

Web hosting provider WP Engine has filed a lawsuit against Automattic, and WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, accusing them of extortion and abuse of power. The lawsuit comes after nearly two ...