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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.

Edit:

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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[–] schizo@forum.uncomfortable.business 79 points 1 month ago (42 children)

Would it be wrong to hope they manage to commit some gross act of mutual destruction, and that the outcome would be that I never have to deal with Wordpress ever again?

[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (8 children)

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?

[–] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 1 month ago (6 children)

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

[–] ad_on_is@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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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