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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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 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.

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 ...

WP Engine is asking a court to put a stop to Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg’s public campaign against the company. In a motion for a preliminary injunction filed against Automattic and Mullenweg ...

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 ...