WordPress

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CMS based on MySQL and PHP.

Judge hands WP Engine a win in legal fight with Automattic

Updated Mullenweg and co ordered to restore WP Engine's access to wordpress.org and stop touching WordPress installations

Software11 Dec 2024 | 34

WP Engine revs Automattic lawsuit with antitrust claim

Revised sueball over WordPress brawl tries Sherman Antitrust Act on for size

Software15 Nov 2024 | 23

WordPress's Automattic openly tracks websites bailing from rival WP Engine

Updated The new normal

Software08 Nov 2024 | 29

WordPress forces user conf organizers to share social media credentials, arousing suspicions

One told to take down posts that said nice things about WP Engine

Software28 Oct 2024 | 40

WordPress bans WP Engine from sponsoring or participating in user groups

As Matt Mullenweg and David Heinemeier Hansson feud over FOSS, community worries about the fallout

Software15 Oct 2024 | 30

WordPress saga escalates as WP Engine plugin forcibly forked and legal letters fly

WP Engine seems to be excluded from sponsoring events, too

Software14 Oct 2024 | 24

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159 Automattic staff take severance offer and walk out over WP Engine feud

WordPress supremo Mullenweg channels Churchill: Never let a good crisis go to waste

Software04 Oct 2024 | 39

Latest in WordPress war: Automattic says it wanted 8% cut of WP Engine revenue

Final update Trademark royalties is one way to force support of open source, we guess

Software02 Oct 2024 | 34

WordPress.org denies service to WP Engine, potentially putting sites at risk

Updated That escalated quickly

Software26 Sep 2024 | 59

WP Engine hits back after Automattic CEO calls it 'cancer'

Updated Cease'n'desist letter claims top boss demanded tens of millions for trademark license

Software24 Sep 2024 | 18

What do Europeans, Americans and Australians have in common? Scammed $50M by fake e-stores

BogusBazaar ripped off shoppers and scraped card details, but not in China

Cyber-crime08 May 2024 | 10

Regulator, insurers and customers all coming for Progress after MOVEit breach

Infosec in brief Also, CISA cataloging new ransomware data points, 17k WP sites hijacked by malware in Sept., and more critical vulns

Security16 Oct 2023 | 3

Wordpress sells 100-year domain, hosting plan for $38K

This assumes MySQL, PHP, the web – and humanity – will be around that long

Software28 Aug 2023 | 53

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