Is this the end of WordPress?
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 5:24 am
The decision was not well-received and prompted a lot of negative comments from developers, influencers, and the media.
As of this writing, all other WP Engine plugins are still available for download in the WordPress.org plugin directory; however, the WP Engine team is still banned, so they cannot use the lebanon phone number WordPress.org servers to publish updates.
All in all, the root of this WordPress drama is a legal dispute between WP Engine hosting company Automattic and Matt Mullenweg (co-founder of WordPress).
Since WP Engine has filed a federal lawsuit against Automattic, I believe only the courts can decide the outcome unless both parties find an amicable solution outside of court. The official WordPress Twitter account tweeted that this situation can be resolved under the following conditions:
The answer is no. Absolutely not.
WordPress powers more than 43% of websites on the web, making it larger than any single individual or company. The vast majority of small business owners and WordPress users aren’t even aware of this ongoing drama because it doesn’t affect them at all.
I interviewed a local small business owner who is my personal coach and he had no idea about the negative press surrounding WordPress. When I spoke to him briefly, this was his response:
“I’m not going to give up on WordPress just because some big company is having a trademark dispute. What’s important to me is that my website is up and my business is growing. – Sean Nelson, founder of Hustle Training 360.
The reality is that the WordPress software you use to build your website hasn’t changed.
If you use popular plugins like Elementor, WPForms, WooCommerce, AIOSEO, Duplicator and 60,000 other plugins, they are still the same.
Something as big as WordPress doesn't end just because two companies have a trademark dispute.
As of this writing, all other WP Engine plugins are still available for download in the WordPress.org plugin directory; however, the WP Engine team is still banned, so they cannot use the lebanon phone number WordPress.org servers to publish updates.
All in all, the root of this WordPress drama is a legal dispute between WP Engine hosting company Automattic and Matt Mullenweg (co-founder of WordPress).
Since WP Engine has filed a federal lawsuit against Automattic, I believe only the courts can decide the outcome unless both parties find an amicable solution outside of court. The official WordPress Twitter account tweeted that this situation can be resolved under the following conditions:
The answer is no. Absolutely not.
WordPress powers more than 43% of websites on the web, making it larger than any single individual or company. The vast majority of small business owners and WordPress users aren’t even aware of this ongoing drama because it doesn’t affect them at all.
I interviewed a local small business owner who is my personal coach and he had no idea about the negative press surrounding WordPress. When I spoke to him briefly, this was his response:
“I’m not going to give up on WordPress just because some big company is having a trademark dispute. What’s important to me is that my website is up and my business is growing. – Sean Nelson, founder of Hustle Training 360.
The reality is that the WordPress software you use to build your website hasn’t changed.
If you use popular plugins like Elementor, WPForms, WooCommerce, AIOSEO, Duplicator and 60,000 other plugins, they are still the same.
Something as big as WordPress doesn't end just because two companies have a trademark dispute.