WordPress.org has lifted its ban on hosting provider WP Engine until October 1, after putting a block on it earlier this week. The block prevented several sites from updating their plug-ins and themes ...

Automattic CEO and WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg unleashed a scathing attack on a rival firm this week, calling WP Engine a “cancer to WordPress.” Mullenweg criticized the company — which has ...

You may be aware of a bizarre feud between WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg and website hosting platform WP Engine. If not, you’ll find a recap below. But things took a very silly turn today when ...

There's been another turn in Automattic and WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg’s ongoing legal battle with WordPress provider WP Engine. In a counterclaim Automattic filed as part of WP Engine's ...

In late September, Automattic CEO and WordPress cofounder Matt Mullenweg started a public dispute with the hosting provider WP Engine, calling the company “a cancer to WordPress.” He accused WP Engine ...

WordPress and its CEO have been given a telling off by a California district judge after WP Engine, a third-party WordPress hosting service, said they were damaging its business. The judge ordered ...

More than two decades after starting WordPress, Matt Mullenweg finds himself in the most intense battle of his career. His company, Automattic, is taking aim at buyout firm Silver Lake, the majority ...

A judge ruled in WP Engine’s favor in their request for a preliminary injunction against Automattic and Matt Mullenweg. The court agreed that WP Engine will suffer irreparable harm if the injunction ...

A battle over ownership and open-source software catches WordPress users in the middle. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. There's a ...

In a recent interview, Matt Mullenweg referenced three long-forgotten scandals and controversies from his past to illustrate how the WP Engine scandal may also fade from memory. One example, the Hot ...

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

A hot potato: David Heinemeier Hansson was recognized as "Hacker of the Year" for developing the open-source web framework Ruby on Rails in 2004. The Danish software engineer has joined the clash ...