The Web AI WordPress launches AI website builder for fast, easy creation Describe your dream site and let the AI build it for you By Zo Ahmed, April 10, 2025, 8:52 AM
Software The Web WordPress dispute escalates with class action lawsuit over blocked updates WordPress user is alleging Automattic and founder Matt Mullenweg abused their control over the ecosystem By Skye Jacobs, February 28, 2025, 9:54 AM
The Web Tech Culture Automattic retaliates against WP Engine with a significant reduction in free WordPress support The feud around the web's most popular CMS is worsening By Alfonso Maruccia, January 13, 2025, 3:09 PM
Software The Web The ongoing feud between Wordpress and WP Engine is threatening open-source principles and good name Matt Mullenweg cannot "own" the WordPress project, or the FOSS movement is done for By Alfonso Maruccia, October 10, 2024, 3:33 PM
The Web Industry Automattic and WP Engine go to war, the latter gets banned from using WordPress.org resources The "bastardized simulacra" (Mullenweg words) of WordPress can no longer access WordPress.org servers By Alfonso Maruccia, September 26, 2024, 4:01 PM
The Web Software Tumblr will soon be powered by WordPress The two platforms will join forces without merging By Alfonso Maruccia, August 28, 2024, 4:34 PM
The Web AI Tumblr and WordPress blogs will be exploited for AI model training Automattic is striking an AI-focused deal, but may have already abused some private content By Alfonso Maruccia, February 28, 2024, 10:26 AM
The Web WordPress partners with Stripe to offer recurring payments for millions of websites Creators now have another alternative to Patreon By Adrian Potoroaca, November 13, 2019, 7:34 AM
The Web Industry WordPress' parent company Automattic will buy Tumblr from Verizon for an undisclosed amount The acquisition was reportedly "well below" $20 million By Adrian Potoroaca, August 12, 2019, 7:09 PM
Google Google collaborates with WordPress to build platform for local publishers Newspack takes the lead out of WordPress By Greg Synek, January 15, 2019, 10:14 AM
The Web Software The WordPress.com desktop app for Windows is here By Devin Kate Pope, December 10, 2015, 3:45 PM
The Web Software WordPress.com just got relaunched, now it's open source and there's a desktop app By Devin Kate Pope, November 23, 2015, 5:15 PM