Matt Mullenweg portrayed himself as a victim of WP Engine’s attempt to curtail his free speech. Many on social media disagreed. The post Mullenweg Criticized for 1st Amendment Claims appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

WordPress announced a new Executive Director. Social media responses were somewhat reserved. The post WordPress Announces New Executive Director appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Josepha Haden Chomphosy, Executive Director of WordPressc officially announced her resignation The post Executive Director Of WordPress Resigns appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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.