WordPress.org Blocks WP Engine

Continuing from the drama this week, WordPress.org blocks WP Engine which will effectively ban WP Engine from accessing WordPress’ free resources. Thus WP Engine will no longer have access to WordPress resources such as plug-ins and themes.

In a blog post, Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress and CEO of Automattic has alleged that WP Engine aims to control the WordPress experience. Sites from WordPress do not get hacked as often as they used to. This is due to WordPress working with hosts to stop ‘vulnerabilities at the network layer. Mullenweg continues by saying that the hosting provider will have to figure out a way to recreate WordPress’ security research by themselves. He also questions the logic of why WordPress has to give free services to WP Engine considering their attacks on WordPress.

The Automattic CEO says WP Engine can proceed with offering customers a bastardized version of WordPress’ GPL code. He ends the blog posts by emphasising that WP Engine is not WordPress.

As WordPress.org blocks WP Engine, loads of WP Engine users have taken to social media to voice their concerns. WP Engine customers have been left vulnerable due to the absence of security updates. The hosting provider has acknowledged this issue and ensured its customers that there is currently no impact regarding security, performance and other concerns. WP Engine has responded to Mullenweg’s claims stating that the Automaacttic CEO interfered with operations within WP Engine.

WordPress.org Blocks WP Engine: Background on this feud

Earlier this week, Mullenweg criticised WP Engine at the WordCamp US 2024 event. After his comments at the event, he later went on to publish a blog post with even more scathing comments. Mullenweg claimed that WP Engine profited off WordPress since 2010 and disabled most of the features that made WordPress what it is.

In his blog post, Mullenweg also called WP Engine a ‘cancer’ to WordPress. Mullenweg stated that WP Engine turned off the revision system. Furthermore, the hosting service has also been alleged to profit from the confusion that exists between WordPress and WP Engine. Mullegnweg has stressed over and over that WordPress is not affiliated with WP Engine by any means.

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