Here's the WPEngine vs Automattic preliminary judgement.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Looks like WPEngine get everything they ask for (restored access, SCF back, etc.)
And, yes, Matt's intemperate social media posts were used against him
#WPDrama #WordPress
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Looks like WPEngine get everything they ask for (restored access, SCF back, etc.)
And, yes, Matt's intemperate social media posts were used against him
#WPDrama #WordPress
storage.courtlistener.com
December 10, 2024 at 11:33 PM
Here's the WPEngine vs Automattic preliminary judgement.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Looks like WPEngine get everything they ask for (restored access, SCF back, etc.)
And, yes, Matt's intemperate social media posts were used against him
#WPDrama #WordPress
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Looks like WPEngine get everything they ask for (restored access, SCF back, etc.)
And, yes, Matt's intemperate social media posts were used against him
#WPDrama #WordPress
What you guys are referring to as WordPress, is in fact, WPEngine/WordPress, or as I've recently taken to calling it, WPEngine plus WordPress...
Invoking point 18 of the plugin directory guidelines, we are introducing Secure Custom Fields (SCF), a free fork and drop-in replacement of the Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin. You can safely uninstall ACF and activate SCF from the #WordPress plugin directory.
wordpress.org/news/2024/10...
wordpress.org/news/2024/10...
Secure Custom Fields
On behalf of the WordPress security team, I am announcing that we are invoking point 18 of the plugin directory guidelines and are forking Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) into a new plugin, Secure Cus…
wordpress.org
October 12, 2024 at 9:51 PM
What you guys are referring to as WordPress, is in fact, WPEngine/WordPress, or as I've recently taken to calling it, WPEngine plus WordPress...
@questauthority.bsky.social @eaton.fyi Welp, looks like Matt really did change horses in midstream AGAIN. Recent docket entries show all the Gibson Dunn people withdrawing for real this time.
WPEngine, Inc. v. Automattic Inc., 4:24-cv-06917 - CourtListener.com
Docket for WPEngine, Inc. v. Automattic Inc., 4:24-cv-06917 — Brought to you by Free Law Project, a non-profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information.
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September 23, 2026 at 1:36 AM
@questauthority.bsky.social @eaton.fyi Welp, looks like Matt really did change horses in midstream AGAIN. Recent docket entries show all the Gibson Dunn people withdrawing for real this time.
Anyway -
Judge ruled that WPEngine is likely to succeed on tortious interference, didn't look at likelihood for other claims, found copious irreparable harm, the other factors fell in line, and the judge didn't order the posting of bond.
At least as good as WPEngine could have reasonably expected.
Judge ruled that WPEngine is likely to succeed on tortious interference, didn't look at likelihood for other claims, found copious irreparable harm, the other factors fell in line, and the judge didn't order the posting of bond.
At least as good as WPEngine could have reasonably expected.
December 11, 2024 at 1:27 AM
Anyway -
Judge ruled that WPEngine is likely to succeed on tortious interference, didn't look at likelihood for other claims, found copious irreparable harm, the other factors fell in line, and the judge didn't order the posting of bond.
At least as good as WPEngine could have reasonably expected.
Judge ruled that WPEngine is likely to succeed on tortious interference, didn't look at likelihood for other claims, found copious irreparable harm, the other factors fell in line, and the judge didn't order the posting of bond.
At least as good as WPEngine could have reasonably expected.
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Good thread on why the WPEngine injunction was perfectly reasonable and expected. Also includes gif from every lawyer’s favorite legal documentary.
Stopping does involve making Matt, an open source maintainer, continue to provide services. But the rule of law isn't a general "the court can make open source maintainers do that."
The rule is that open source maintainers cannot wrongfully leverage that status to harm specific competitors.
The rule is that open source maintainers cannot wrongfully leverage that status to harm specific competitors.
December 11, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Good thread on why the WPEngine injunction was perfectly reasonable and expected. Also includes gif from every lawyer’s favorite legal documentary.
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WordPress runtime installer for Composer-based projects
🔗 https://github.com/websyspro/wpengine
WordPress runtime installer for Composer-based projects
🔗 https://github.com/websyspro/wpengine
September 25, 2026 at 9:59 PM
📦 websyspro/wpengine 1.0.16
WordPress runtime installer for Composer-based projects
🔗 https://github.com/websyspro/wpengine
WordPress runtime installer for Composer-based projects
🔗 https://github.com/websyspro/wpengine
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WordPress runtime installer for Composer-based projects
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September 25, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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WordPress runtime installer for Composer-based projects
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Welp, it's official. WPEngine has filed suit against Automattic.
October 3, 2024 at 3:27 AM
Welp, it's official. WPEngine has filed suit against Automattic.
Did a quick comparison run with Deepseek and the other major models. (I have to have this kind of familiarity with this space to do my job.) Asked them to summarize the Mullenweg/WPEngine dispute. None of them did well.
Deepseek was pretty much right in the middle of the pack.
Deepseek was pretty much right in the middle of the pack.
January 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Did a quick comparison run with Deepseek and the other major models. (I have to have this kind of familiarity with this space to do my job.) Asked them to summarize the Mullenweg/WPEngine dispute. None of them did well.
Deepseek was pretty much right in the middle of the pack.
Deepseek was pretty much right in the middle of the pack.
I'll have to double check this against the proposed orders, but it's a substantial win for WPEngine. No bond, and looks like most of what they asked for.
WordPress has a right to immediate appeal, but I'm not sure what that would do for them as a practical matter.
WordPress has a right to immediate appeal, but I'm not sure what that would do for them as a practical matter.
I'm reading the opinion, which is linked in the Verge article in the QT. And feeling OKish about my analysis to date.
WordPress must stop blocking WP Engine, a judge has ruled. Automattic and its CEO Matt Mullenweg also have to quit interfering with WP Engine’s ACF plugin www.theverge.com/2024/12/10/2...
December 11, 2024 at 12:50 AM
I'll have to double check this against the proposed orders, but it's a substantial win for WPEngine. No bond, and looks like most of what they asked for.
WordPress has a right to immediate appeal, but I'm not sure what that would do for them as a practical matter.
WordPress has a right to immediate appeal, but I'm not sure what that would do for them as a practical matter.
YEARS ago, I got fed up with maintaining my own database, so I moved skepchick.org to WPEngine even though it cost $600/month. They were great. Hands on, helped streamline the sites. As social media killed blogs, traffic dropped & I was able to move to a $300/month plan. 1/6
December 20, 2024 at 5:09 PM
YEARS ago, I got fed up with maintaining my own database, so I moved skepchick.org to WPEngine even though it cost $600/month. They were great. Hands on, helped streamline the sites. As social media killed blogs, traffic dropped & I was able to move to a $300/month plan. 1/6
WP Engine revs Automattic lawsuit with antitrust claim
WP Engine revs Automattic lawsuit with antitrust claim
Revised sueball over WordPress brawl tries Sherman Antitrust Act on for size
WP Engine, a hosting provider for websites running open source WordPress software, has revised its legal complaint against rival Automattic and its CEO Matthew Mullenweg to…
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November 15, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Matt/Automattic have also filled an anti-SLAPP motion targeting the defamation/trade libel claims.
Those are not the strongest claims WPEngine brought, and some of the statements they claim were defamatory are opinion. But I think this motion was a mistake.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/69221...
Those are not the strongest claims WPEngine brought, and some of the statements they claim were defamatory are opinion. But I think this motion was a mistake.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/69221...
October 31, 2024 at 6:29 AM
Matt/Automattic have also filled an anti-SLAPP motion targeting the defamation/trade libel claims.
Those are not the strongest claims WPEngine brought, and some of the statements they claim were defamatory are opinion. But I think this motion was a mistake.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/69221...
Those are not the strongest claims WPEngine brought, and some of the statements they claim were defamatory are opinion. But I think this motion was a mistake.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/69221...
September 26, 2024 at 4:07 PM
PD: Sorry about the reupload, I didn't realize I could upload +18 content to WPEngine. The rules on the editor were a bit misleading. Now is way easier to share it 😸
December 9, 2024 at 7:27 PM
PD: Sorry about the reupload, I didn't realize I could upload +18 content to WPEngine. The rules on the editor were a bit misleading. Now is way easier to share it 😸
"please wait for the next available agent" does wpengine have like one guy. this has been like an hour
July 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
"please wait for the next available agent" does wpengine have like one guy. this has been like an hour
Checked the order against the proposed order WPEngine submitted. They got nearly everything they wanted. Only thing that they didn't get was an express order for Matt to stop interfering - and given the likelihood analysis, he should get that message.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com
December 11, 2024 at 1:27 AM
Checked the order against the proposed order WPEngine submitted. They got nearly everything they wanted. Only thing that they didn't get was an express order for Matt to stop interfering - and given the likelihood analysis, he should get that message.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Eventually I realized that WPEngine had replaced knowledgeable engineers with salesmen. Finally, this month I decided to try another host who looked at my stats & offered me space for $80 for the first year & $50/month next. I was skeptical but last week we moved the site & it's working! 4/6
December 20, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Eventually I realized that WPEngine had replaced knowledgeable engineers with salesmen. Finally, this month I decided to try another host who looked at my stats & offered me space for $80 for the first year & $50/month next. I was skeptical but last week we moved the site & it's working! 4/6
Has there ever been an #OpenSource drama quite to the level of the WordPress/WPEngine feud? What's going to happen in season two???
October 12, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Has there ever been an #OpenSource drama quite to the level of the WordPress/WPEngine feud? What's going to happen in season two???
Lots and lots from Matt Mullenweg on Decoder, including some deep discussion of the WPEngine fight and open source, Tumblr moderation, and his messaging plans www.theverge.com/decoder-podc...
Why Matt Mullenweg went to war over WordPress
The head of web publishing giant Automattic on the WordPress drama and what’s next for the web.
www.theverge.com
June 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Lots and lots from Matt Mullenweg on Decoder, including some deep discussion of the WPEngine fight and open source, Tumblr moderation, and his messaging plans www.theverge.com/decoder-podc...
In this case, WPEngine argued that Matt yanked their access - and only their access - for the purpose of decimating their business to benefit his own.
Matt countered that he had no obligation to keep providing service at all, and that he just stole - I mean forked - ACF to protect people.
Matt countered that he had no obligation to keep providing service at all, and that he just stole - I mean forked - ACF to protect people.
December 11, 2024 at 5:47 PM
In this case, WPEngine argued that Matt yanked their access - and only their access - for the purpose of decimating their business to benefit his own.
Matt countered that he had no obligation to keep providing service at all, and that he just stole - I mean forked - ACF to protect people.
Matt countered that he had no obligation to keep providing service at all, and that he just stole - I mean forked - ACF to protect people.