Matt Mullenweg offered employees the option to resign with a severance package, and 8.4% chose to leave. The post 8% Of Automattic Employees Choose To Resign appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg & Automattic sued in federal court by WP Engine The post WordPress Co-Founder & Automattic Sued For Attempted Extortion appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Matt Mullenweg temporarily unbans WP Engine to save WordPress users from further hardship due to licensing fee disagreement The post WordPress Gives WP Engine Users A Reprieve appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Yoast SEO WordPress co-founder suggests creating a board of contributors for transparency and contributor representation The post Yoast Co-Founder Suggests A WordPress Contributor Board appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Robert Scoble summed up Mullenweg’s decision to ban WP Engine: “Never seen a decision so universally hated in tech.” The post WordPress Bans Thousands Of WP Engine Customers appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

WordPress filed trademarks for ‘Managed WordPress’ and ‘Hosted WordPress,’ potentially restricting their use by web hosts and plugins The post WordPress Files to Trademark ‘Managed WordPress’ & ‘Hosted WordPress’ appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

WP Engine issued a cease and desist letter to Automattic, citing Matt Mullenweg’s threats to go ‘nuclear’ if millions of dollars are not paid The post WP Engine C&D Alleges “Coercive Threats” By Mullenweg appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Matt Mullenweg reveals that WP Engine is initiating legal action against WordPress over accusations of trademark violation The post Mullenweg: WP Engine Filed Legal Action Against WordPress appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg’s speech and blog post criticizing a web host generates widespread discontent on social media The post WordPress Co-Founder Mullenweg Sparks Backlash appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Patchstack, a WordPress security company, received $5M in funding, and Yoast co-founder Joost de Valk joined their board The post Patchstack WordPress Security Wins $5M Funding, Adds Yoast Co-Founder to Board appeared first on Search Engine Journal.