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

WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, who founded and is the CEO of Automattic, the company behind WordPress, decided that WordPress hosting power WP Engine was a "cancer to WordPress." Excuse me?

Automattic demanded a cut of WP Engine’s revenue before starting WordPress battle. Automattic — the company that runs WordPress.com — wanted 8 percent of WP Engine’s revenue every month.

In its letter dated Monday, Automattic alleged that WP Engine has built a business of over $400 million in revenue based on unauthorized use of its WordPress trademark, which Automattic claims it ...

WP Engine says it doesn't need a license to use the WordPress trademark "and had no reasonable expectation that Automattic had a right to demand money for use of a trademark owned by the separate ...

A California district court judge on Tuesday ruled that Automattic and its CEO Matt Mullenweg must restore WP Engine’s access to WordPress.org, a theme and plug-in repository owned by Mullenweg.

The motion explains: “Plaintiff WP Engine’s conduct poses a threat to that community. WP Engine is a website hosting service built on the back of WordPress software and controlled by the ...

A hot potato: The ongoing drama over WordPress and copyright is heating up. Automattic wants WP Engine to pay for using WordPress open-source technology. However, the hosting service demands that ...

Before this messy fight between Automattic and WP Engine, you didn't need to worry about the latest WordPress news. The program and its management have always been stable. That's no longer the case.

WP Engine's legal action is primarily against Automattic but it also involves issues related to how WordPress.org resources are allegedly used to harm the hoster's reputation.

Automattic said, 'WP Engine's business model is based on extensive and unauthorized use of the WordPress and WooCommerce trademarks, and uses the trademarks in a manner that misleads consumers ...