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WordPress.org bans WP Engine, blocks it from accessing its resources (techcrunch.com)

submitted 1 month ago by Aatube@kbin.melroy.org to c/technology@lemmy.world

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The blocked resources in question? Automatic security and features updates and plugin/theme repository access. Matt Mullenweg reasserted his claim that this was a trademark issue. In tandem, WordPress.org updated its Trademark Policy page to forbid WP Engine specifically (way after the Cease & Desist): from "you are free to use ['WP'] n any way you see fit" to a diatribe:

The abbreviation “WP” is not covered by the WordPress trademarks, but please don’t use it in a way that confuses people. For example, many people think WP Engine is “WordPress Engine” and officially associated with WordPress, which it’s not. They have never once even donated to the WordPress Foundation, despite making billions of revenue on top of WordPress.

https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/26/wordpress-vs-wp-engine-drama-explained attempts to provide a full chronology so far.

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The WordPress Foundation, which owns the trademark, has also filed to trademark “Managed WordPress” and “Hosted WordPress.” Developers and providers are worried that if these trademarks are granted, they could be used against them.

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[-] jqubed@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

I have off-and-on searched for alternative software for personal blogs that can be self-hosted and it doesn’t seem like there are many options anymore. The only ones I’ve seen are WriteFreely and FlatPress. Are there any other options you’re aware of?

[-] schizo@forum.uncomfortable.business 5 points 1 month ago

Depends on if you need a CMS, or if you can use a static site generator.

For a CMS, I'm still a fan of Ghost and it has (mostly) not enshittified to the point it's unpleasant to use.

If you don't need the whole CMS thing, there's an awful lot of options. (And hosting them is super simplified since you can just stuff the output into a S3 bucket/Cloudflare Pages/Github Pages/a dozen other providers for basically free.)

[-] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 1 month ago

There's Contao, Drupal, Blogger, Shopify, Wix, Squarespace...

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago

Had to use Squarespace for work. Did not enjoy.

[-] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 1 month ago

That's fair. Interesting how blanket advertising often means the opposite of better.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 1 month ago

Shopify seems like it was purposely designed to be as dreadful as possible. They seemed to go out of their way to make dumb decisions.

[-] ad_on_is@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago

Is contao still around? I used to use it back in the early 2000s

[-] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 1 month ago

They released 5.4 in August.

[-] ___qwertz___@feddit.org 2 points 1 month ago

It moved to symfony starting with contao 4. You can now either use it as a self-managed CMS or add it to an existing symfony application to add CMS functionality. Great stuff.

Most of the community is German speaking though, keep that in mind.

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