Automattic will resume contributing to the WordPress project, after announcing a pause in April (automattic.com)
from Pro@programming.dev to programming@programming.dev on 30 May 2025 19:36
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stsquad@lemmy.ml on 30 May 2025 20:38 next collapse

Did Wordpress ever fork our have people just been migrating to alternatives?

footfaults@lemmygrad.ml on 30 May 2025 22:23 next collapse

IIRC automatic controls important pieces of infrastructure that made a fork very difficult, and they also sabotage people who attempted to fork

techcrunch.com/…/matt-mullenweg-deactivates-wordp…

gofsckyourself@lemmy.world on 30 May 2025 22:55 collapse

Forks have already existed. Like ClassicPress or Bedrock. The biggest hurdle is getting the average user to use it. But that will never happen unless WordPress becomes difficult enough to use that alternatives are easier. People use WordPress because it’s convenient, not because it’s good.

onlinepersona@programming.dev on 30 May 2025 20:54 next collapse

Did they resolve their issue with that other company? I can’t remember what was going on but the owner of automattic was pissed about them not contributing back or something? Did something change?

Anti Commercial-AI license

hddsx@lemmy.ca on 31 May 2025 03:36 collapse

WP Engine?

gofsckyourself@lemmy.world on 30 May 2025 22:57 next collapse

Fuck Matt and fuck Automattic

Kissaki@programming.dev on 31 May 2025 09:01 next collapse

Marketing-speak, not saying much at all. Not even a hint in what they “discovered”, what they plan to change, or plan to do. No acknowledgement of previous issues, making me doubt the “working with the incredible global community” as pure marketing-speak.

podperson@lemm.ee on 31 May 2025 23:59 next collapse

Just like with US politics, I think (hope) this was a wake up call that alternatives are needed and that maybe so much heavy use of one platform controlled by one nutbag CEO isn’t a good thing. It has been a pretty good platform overall (has its warts, but is very flexible, has a huge developer community, and actively developed/maintained), but the drama over the past year has been the nail in the coffin for me. It’s not something I’m ever going to recommend to my superiors or potential clients as a solid, long term solution to content management.

BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world on 01 Jun 2025 05:55 collapse

Rather than go back into that abusive relationship, people should take a look at Ghost for their next open source CMS.