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WordCamp US Faces Scrutiny Over Automattic’s Role as Ticket Sales Lag

A post from the official WordCamp US X account on Wednesday stirred confusion about Automattic’s involvement in this year’s flagship…

1 year ago

Dropping security updates for WordPress versions 4.1 through 4.6

As of July 2025, the WordPress Security Team will no longer provide security updates for WordPress versions 4.1 through 4.6.…

1 year ago

AspirePress: The Quiet Project Powering FAIR’s Infrastructure.

A year ago, AspirePress didn’t exist. Today, it powers the download and update infrastructure for the FAIR project, the Linux…

1 year ago

Performance Chat Summary: 17 June 2025

The full chat log is available beginning here on Slack. Open Floor @swissspidy shared a previous question from @spacedmonkey, regarding…

1 year ago

Who’s Behind FAIR? Inside the Coalition Seeking to Redefine WordPress Software Distribution

The launch of the FAIR Package Manager — built in secret, backed by the Linux Foundation, and announced last week…

1 year ago

WordPress Leadership Says ‘No’ to Bringing Back Sustainability Team Despite Public Plea and Community Petition

WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg and Executive Director Mary Hubbard have knocked back calls from the community to reinstate the WordPress…

1 year ago

Alt Ctrl Org Draws 200+ for Open Discussion on WordPress, Free Software, and Governance

The Alt Ctrl Org side event, held alongside WordCamp Europe 2025 in Basel, was initially envisioned as an informal meetup…

1 year ago

The Community Responds to FAIR: Hope, Skepticism, and Support for Decentralizing WordPress

Within hours of FAIR’s launch at Alt Ctrl Org in Basel, reactions from across the WordPress community began rolling in…

1 year ago

New FAIR Project Aims to Decentralize WordPress.org Services, Backed by Linux Foundation and Hundreds of Contributors

A coalition of WordPress contributors, open source organizations and businesses have launched a project they hope will reshape how WordPress…

1 year ago

BlackRock Cuts Automattic Valuation by 17%

BlackRock has again cut the value of its stake in Automattic, marking its shares down by a further 17% in…

1 year ago