Hacker News with Generative AI: WordPress

Wordpress.com owner Automattic is laying off 16 percent of workers (theverge.com)
Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com, is laying off about 16 percent of its workers.

Tech, Layoffs, WordPress, Business

3 points by ceejayoz 5 hours ago | 1 comments

WordPress maker Automattic lays off 16% of staff (techcrunch.com)
Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, Tumblr, WooCommerce, and a range of other online services, is reducing its workforce.

WordPress, Layoffs, Tech Industry, Business

10 points by ilamont 6 hours ago | 1 comments

Wherein I Explain Why Emacs Is the Best Tool for WordPress (ingebrigtsen.no)
When I look at popular tools for writing blog posts, they all seem to require an ungodly amount of work to get common things done.

WordPress, Blogging, Emacs, Software, Productivity

3 points by signa11 16 days ago | 0 comments

Matt Mullenweg blackmails WordPress community with delay threats (searchenginejournal.com)
A leaked WordPress Slack chat shows that Matt Mullenweg is considering limiting future WordPress releases to just one per year from now through 2027 and insists that the only way to get Automattic to contribute more is to pressure WP Engine to drop their lawsuit. One WordPress developer who read that message characterized it as blackmail.

WordPress, Lawsuits, Open Source, Business

5 points by AuthorizedCust 21 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: ProgrammerHumor.io – WordPress to Phoenix Liveview ~ 7x faster (programmerhumor.io)
Python and Linux: 1991's best inventions.

Web Development, Performance Optimization, Phoenix Liveview, WordPress

12 points by ethan_smith 28 days ago | 0 comments

WordPress Web Performance Optimization (josh.blog)
Last year, I set out to see how much I could improve my site’s performance without relying on commercial performance plugins.

WordPress, Web Development, Performance Optimization

5 points by joshbetz 29 days ago | 0 comments

Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg talks succession (techcrunch.com)
Calls for WordPress co-founder and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg to step down from his leadership role have increased in recent months amid his controversial fight and legal battle with hosting company WP Engine.

Business, Leadership, Technology, WordPress

5 points by josefresco 29 days ago | 1 comments

Automattic's "nuclear war" over WordPress access sparks potential class action (arstechnica.com)
The company behind WordPress, Automattic Inc., and its founder, Matt Mullenweg, continue to face backlash over a "nuclear war" started with WP Engine (WPE) that allegedly messed with maintenance and security of hundreds of thousands of websites.

WordPress, Legal Disputes, Software Development

58 points by bookofjoe 34 days ago | 10 comments

Automattic Hit with Class Action over WP Engine Dispute (therepository.email)
Automattic is facing a class action lawsuit over its feud with WP Engine, with a cybersecurity expert accusing CEO Matt Mullenweg of waging “nuclear war” against the hosting company at the expense of hundreds of thousands of its customers.

Lawsuits, Class Actions, WordPress, Hosting, Cybersecurity

129 points by rpgbr 36 days ago | 85 comments

Mullenweg and Automattic Sued in Class Action Filing over WordPress Dispute (searchenginejournal.com)
A new lawsuit seeking class action status alleges that WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg and Automattic engaged in unfair business practices to harm managed WordPress web host WP Engine (WPE) and its customers.

Lawsuits, WordPress, Business, Technology

9 points by uladzislau 37 days ago | 1 comments

Ploy to Trademark Hosted WordPress, Managed WordPress Derailed (theregister.com)
The WordPress Foundation's effort to trademark the terms HOSTED WORDPRESS and MANAGED WORDPRESS has been thwarted, for now, following a petition from a dissenting member of the open source WordPress community.

Trademarks, Open Source, WordPress, Community, Lawsuits

12 points by AuthorizedCust 48 days ago | 0 comments

I gave Matt the domain Wordpress.com for Free – he then sued me (reddit.com)
I have read some disturbing allegations going on with WordPress. I do not know about the truth, but I want to say something to the Wordpress community:

Lawsuits, Domain Names, WordPress

7 points by LLcolD 51 days ago | 8 comments

Mullenweg silences major WP contributor over personal grievance (searchenginejournal.com)
Matt Mullenweg, co-creator of WordPress, posted a statement on X (formerly Twitter) announcing that Joost de Valk was no longer speaking at WordCamp Asia and was persona non grata for having “stabbed” him when he was vulnerable and betraying his confidence.

WordPress, Social Media, Controversy, Business, Personal

16 points by AuthorizedCust 52 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: I made a service to convert WordPress blogs to Hugo (blogdb.org)
WordPress 2 Hugo converts your WordPress content into files Hugo uses to build your website.

Software, WordPress, Hugo, Open Source, Web Development

98 points by symkat 70 days ago | 42 comments

Mullenweg's Grip on WordPress Challenged in New Court Filing (searchenginejournal.com)
A Motion to Intervene has been filed in the WP Engine lawsuit against Automattic and Matt Mullenweg, alleging fifteen claims and seeking monetary awards along with changes to WordPress.org’s governance structure.

Lawsuits, WordPress, Open Source, Technology, Business

38 points by rmason 76 days ago | 9 comments

Matt Should Resign (2010) (archive.org)
Neither WordPress nor Automattic would be where they are today without the tireless efforts of Matt Mullenweg. I have personally benefited from his work and for that I’m truly thankful.

WordPress, Automattic, Matt Mullenweg

7 points by diggan 78 days ago | 1 comments

WordPress Is in Trouble (anderegg.ca)
Since I last wrote about WordPress, things have gone off the rails. This after a brief period when things were blissfully quiet.

WordPress, Web Development, Technology, Criticism

631 points by ulrischa 79 days ago | 434 comments

Mullenweg Shuts Down WordPress Sustainability Team, Igniting Backlash (therepository.email)
Members of the fledgling WordPress Sustainability Team have been left reeling after WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg abruptly dissolved the team this week—an action prominent tech journalist Kara Swisher has described as “bizarrely heinous behavior.”

WordPress, Sustainability, Technology, Backlash

217 points by robin_reala 81 days ago | 160 comments

Mullenweg the Coward (kindness.is)
TLDR. In May 2010 Ben Cook wrote a post titled Why Matt should resign. In it he argued that Mr. Mullenweg should resign from either Automattic or the WordPress Foundation because he had a conflict of interest. The post, a well-balanced, well-argued, and respectful post, was not liked by Mr. Mullenweg, who reached out to Ben Cook’s employer, Network Solutions, and tried to get Ben Cook fired. Network Solutions did not fire Ben Cook.

WordPress, Business Ethics

82 points by vdddv 81 days ago | 10 comments

Matt Mullenweg deactivates WordPress accounts of contributors planning a fork (techcrunch.com)
Automattic CEO and WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg has deactivated the accounts of several WordPress.org community members, some of whom have been spearheading a push to create a new fork of the open source WordPress project.

WordPress, Open Source, Software, Community

465 points by impish9208 81 days ago | 222 comments

WordPress: Joost/Karim Fork (wordpress.org)
Making great software, great product that stands the test of time and not just survives but thrives through monumental technological shifts is incredibly hard.

WordPress, Software Development, Open Source

35 points by dangrossman 82 days ago | 9 comments

Aligning Automattic's Sponsored Contributions to WordPress (automattic.com)
Automattic has always been deeply committed to the success of WordPress, dedicating significant resources and talent to its development for almost two decades. However, we’ve observed an imbalance in how contributions to WordPress are distributed across the ecosystem, and it’s time to address this. Additionally, we’re having to spend significant time and money to defend ourselves against the legal attacks started by WP Engine and funded by Silver Lake, a large private equity firm.

WordPress, Business, Open Source, Legal Issues

98 points by dangrossman 83 days ago | 54 comments

Matt Mullenweg: What drama should I create in 2025? (reddit.com)
I’m very open to suggestions. Should we stop naming releases after jazz musicians and name them after Drake lyrics? Eliminate all dashboard notices? Take over any plugins into core? Change from blue to purple?

WordPress, Web Development, Software, Humor, Community

7 points by bundie 95 days ago | 0 comments

Matt Mullenweg Asks What Drama to Create in 2025, Community Reacts (wptavern.com)
On Christmas Eve, WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg took to Reddit, causing quite a stir by asking what kind of drama he should create in 2025.

WordPress, Community, Social Media, Predictions, Humor

58 points by bookofjoe 96 days ago | 42 comments

UnrePress: WordPress updater to core and plugins without using Wordpress.org (github.com/EstebanForge)
UnrePress is a WordPress plugin that allows you to update WordPress core and plugins/themes directly from git providers (like GitHub, BitBucket or GitLab), instead of the "official" WordPress dot org repository.

WordPress, Plugins, Software, GitHub, Open Source

14 points by chris_wot 97 days ago | 1 comments

Breaking the Status Quo – A vision for a new WordPress era (joost.blog)
WordPress is at a crossroads, now even more clearly then when I wrote my previous post on WordPress’s roadmap. I had very much intended to leave this topic alone for a bit until after the holiday break, until, last night, Matt imposed a holiday break on us all.

WordPress, Web Development, Technology, Blogging

5 points by pabs3 97 days ago | 0 comments

Breaking the Status Quo: A vision for a new WordPress era (joost.blog)
WordPress is at a crossroads, now even more clearly then when I wrote my previous post on WordPress’s roadmap. I had very much intended to leave this topic alone for a bit until after the holiday break, until, last night, Matt imposed a holiday break on us all.

WordPress, Blogging Platforms, Technology, Web Development

5 points by airhangerf15 102 days ago | 0 comments

Matt Mullenweg temporarily shuts down some Wordpress.org functions (wordpress.org)
In order to give myself and the many tired volunteers around WordPress.org a break for the holidays, we’re going to be pausing a few of the free services currently offered:

WordPress, Software, Open Source, Holidays, Volunteering

135 points by PuffinBlue 104 days ago | 114 comments

WordPress Takes a Holiday Break (wordpress.org)
In order to give myself and the many tired volunteers around WordPress.org a break for the holidays, we’re going to be pausing a few of the free services currently offered:

WordPress, Open Source, Community, Holidays

9 points by bordercontrol 104 days ago | 1 comments

WordPress Forces Users to Agree That Pineapple Is Good on Pizza (gizmodo.com)
Welcome to WordPress! What is your opinion of pineapple on pizza? Answer wisely or you will be unable to login.

WordPress, Online Communities, Food, User Experience

20 points by twapi 107 days ago | 18 comments