Tag: wp engine

Automattic’s new site tracks how many websites left WP Engine following feud with Matt Mullenweg

A new website called WP Engine Tracker shows how many sites have moved away from hosting provider WP Engine since the company’s feud...

Matt Mullenweg talks about Automattic’s staffing issues and financials at TechCrunch Disrupt

WordPress co-creator and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg talked about his fight with WP Engine, Automattic’s staffing issues, and the company’s financials at TechCrunch Disrupt...

WP Engine files an injuction to get its WordPress.org access back

Web hosting provider WP Engine has filed an injunction in a court in North California, asking it to intervene and restore its access...

Automattic offered employees another chance to quit — this time with nine months’ severance

Days after 159 people accepted Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg’s offer of a six-month severance package to employees who wanted to leave, the company...

Internal blog post reveals Automattic’s plan to enforce the WordPress trademark using ‘nice and not nice lawyers’

Matt Mullenweg, the WordPress co-founder and Automattic CEO, has been embroiled in a very public and legal fight with WP Engine these last...

159 employees are leaving Automattic as CEO’s fight with WP Engine escalates

Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg said on Thursday that 159 employees (roughly 8.4% of staff) accepted a severance package that the company had offered...