Automattic Turns Against WordPress Community Itself via @sejournal, @martinibuster Automattic cites criticism from the WordPress community in announcement that it’s reducing support for the core CMS project The post Automattic Turns Against WordPress Community Itself appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Automattic cuts WordPress contribution hours, blames WP Engine Image: Cath Virginia / The VergeAutomattic, the company that runs WordPress.com, is scaling back its contributions to the WordPress open-source project, according to an announcement on Thursday. The company says it’s decreasing contributions to “match” the amount of time companies like WP Engine spend on the ecosystem, further escalating the ten…

Automattic Removes WP Engine Client List From Tracker Site via @sejournal, @martinibuster Automattic complies with preliminary injunction, removes CSV file containing WP Engine’s client list The post Automattic Removes WP Engine Client List From Tracker Site appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Judge Sides With WP Engine Against Automattic & Mullenweg In WordPress Dispute via @sejournal, @martinibuster Judge grants WP Engine’s request for a preliminary injunction, consistently rejecting Automattic and Mullenweg’s arguments. The post Judge Sides With WP Engine Against Automattic & Mullenweg In WordPress Dispute appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Automattic Quietly Intensifies WP Engine Tracker Site via @sejournal, @martinibuster WP Engine Tracker website updated with new feature that intensifies Mullenweg’s self-described “nuclear war” against WP Engine The post Automattic Quietly Intensifies WP Engine Tracker Site appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

WP Engine Vs Automattic: Judge Inclined To Grant Preliminary Injunction via @sejournal, @martinibuster Judge is inclined to grant preliminary injunction in WP Engine’s federal lawsuit against Automattic but one more hurdle remains The post WP Engine Vs Automattic: Judge Inclined To Grant Preliminary Injunction appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Automattic Receives Backlash For Cloning Premium Plugin via @sejournal, @martinibuster Automattic clones the ACF Premium plugin to distribute it free, disincentivizing users from paying for it or competing plugins. The post Automattic Receives Backlash For Cloning Premium Plugin appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

WP Engine Escalates Legal Battle With Automattic and Mullenweg via @sejournal, @martinibuster WP Engine escalates lawsuit, alleging Automattic’s WP Engine Tracker website exposed customers to cybercrimes The post WP Engine Escalates Legal Battle With Automattic and Mullenweg appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Automattic Faces Irony Of New WPEngineTracker Protest Site via @sejournal, @martinibuster The Automattic-WP Engine dispute takes an ironic turn with a new protest-driven WP Engine Tracker website The post Automattic Faces Irony Of New WPEngineTracker Protest Site appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Automattic Taunts WP Engine With Provocative Website via @sejournal, @martinibuster Automattic seems to have created a website tracking the number of sites that left WP Engine and offering a spreadsheet of remaining sites” The post Automattic Taunts WP Engine With Provocative Website appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Automattic For Agencies: A New Way To Monetize WordPress via @sejournal, @martinibuster Automattic announced a new program that offers agencies a way to earn more with WordPress.com, Jetpack, WooCommerce and more The post Automattic For Agencies: A New Way To Monetize WordPress appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Beeper is joining Automattic submitted by /u/efbo

Beeper was just acquired by Automattic, which has big plans for the future of messaging Beeper is a messaging app for your messaging apps. | Image: BeeperBeeper, the upstart messaging app that attempts to corral all your messaging services into one inbox, is being acquired by Automattic, the giant that runs WordPress.com, Tumblr, and a number of other hugely popular web properties. The deal closed last week and was announced offici…

Streamlining Communications: Automattic Acquires Texts.com via @sejournal, @kristileilani Automattic acquires Texts.com, a game-changer in the messaging app landscape that allows users to view messages from top social networks on one secure platform. The post Streamlining Communications: Automattic Acquires Texts.com appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Automattic is acquiring Texts and betting big on the future of messaging Texts is a messaging app… for all your messaging apps. | Image: TextsAutomattic, the company that runs WordPress.com, Tumblr, Pocket Casts, and a number of other popular web properties, just made a different kind of acquisition: it’s buying Texts, a universal messaging app, for $50 million. Texts is an app for all your messaging apps. You can…