The head of the WordPress project on the WP Engine lawsuit, Automattic turning 20, and what’s next for the web.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

WP Engine defended its use of the “WordPress” trademark under fair use laws and said it was consistent with the platform’s guidelines. The letter also has screenshots of Mullenweg’s text ...

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.

On Sept. 25, Mullenweg declared that WordPress was banning WP Engine from WordPress’ nonprofit network (which houses the open-source coding), thus cutting off any updates or fixes to the 1.5 ...

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 ...