eupolicy.social is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
This Mastodon server is a friendly and respectful discussion space for people working in areas related to EU policy. When you request to create an account, please tell us something about you.

Server stats:

215
active users

#wpengine

0 posts0 participants0 posts today
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>A collective of former <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/WordPress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordPress</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/developers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>developers</span></a> and contributors backed by <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/LinuxFoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxFoundation</span></a> launched FAIR Package Manager, a new and independent distribution system for trusted WordPress <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/plugins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plugins</span></a> and <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/themes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>themes</span></a>.<br>This is a response to recent controversy after legal conflict between commercial WordPress hosting providers <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Automattic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Automattic</span></a> and <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/WPEngine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPEngine</span></a>, after former banned the latter's access to the WordPress platform used by all WordPress sites to keep plugins and themes up-to-date.<br><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/linux-foundation-unveils-decentralized-wordpress-plugin-manager/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bleepingcomputer.com/news/tech</span><span class="invisible">nology/linux-foundation-unveils-decentralized-wordpress-plugin-manager/</span></a></p>
Chris Hardie<p>For example, it would appear most/all <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WordPress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordPress</span></a> site RSS feeds hosted on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WPEngine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPEngine</span></a> are recently inaccessible to a simple PHP script or curl command; I get 403 even when rotating network locations and providing a reasonable-looking user agent.</p>
Ecologia Digital<p>I've got to say that <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@photomatt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>photomatt</span></a></span> has a point here:</p><p>"<a href="https://mato.social/tags/WPEngine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPEngine</span></a>’s historically slim contributions underscore the imbalance that must be addressed for the health of WordPress. We believe in fairness and shared responsibility, and we hope this move encourages greater participation across all organizations that benefit from <a href="https://mato.social/tags/WordPress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordPress</span></a>."</p><p><a href="https://automattic.com/2025/01/09/aligning-automattics-sponsored-contributions-to-wordpress/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">automattic.com/2025/01/09/alig</span><span class="invisible">ning-automattics-sponsored-contributions-to-wordpress/</span></a></p>
pchestek<p>Michale Willman asks to intervene in <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/WPEngine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPEngine</span></a> v <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Automattic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Automattic</span></a> suit as a plaintiff, citing failure of Automattic to comply with injunction and attacks by <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mullenweg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mullenweg</span></a> against Wilman <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.70.0.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">storage.courtlistener.com/reca</span><span class="invisible">p/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.70.0.pdf</span></a></p>
Benjamin Falière<p>☕️ Veille et partage<br>La guerre juridique entre WP Engine et Matt Mullenweg prend une tournure qui peut devenir inquiétante, ce dernier ayant décidé de faire une «&nbsp;pause&nbsp;».<br><a href="https://hostux.social/tags/WordPress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordPress</span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/WPEngine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPEngine</span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/LogicielLibre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LogicielLibre</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.clubic.com/actualite-548327-pour-finir-l-annee-le-patron-de-wordpress-org-veut-faire-une-pause-definitive.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">clubic.com/actualite-548327-po</span><span class="invisible">ur-finir-l-annee-le-patron-de-wordpress-org-veut-faire-une-pause-definitive.html</span></a></p>
pchestek<p>Bold move to move to dismiss a claim that the court just granted a preliminary injunction for</p><p><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69221176/68/wpengine-inc-v-automattic-inc/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">courtlistener.com/docket/69221</span><span class="invisible">176/68/wpengine-inc-v-automattic-inc/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Automattic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Automattic</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/WordPress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordPress</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/WPEngine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPEngine</span></a></p>
Paul Chambers🚧<p>👁️👁️Mullenweg "pauses" WordPress Services for "holiday break." Takes jabs at <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/wpengine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wpengine</span></a> </p><p>Cryptic post by Matt Mullenweg announces a pause in WordPress services, expressing hope to reopen "sometime in the new year" saying that it hinged on his being able to find the “time, energy, and money." <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/WordPress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordPress</span></a> </p><p>Paused:<br>New account registrations on WordPress.org<br>New plugin directory submissions<br>New plugin reviews<br>New theme directory submissions<br>New photo directory submissions</p><p>He writes the pause doesn’t affect the ability to install new instances of WordPress sites.<br><a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/mattmullenweg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mattmullenweg</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://wordpress.org/news/2024/12/holiday-break/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wordpress.org/news/2024/12/hol</span><span class="invisible">iday-break/</span></a></p>
WinFuture.de<p>WordPress-Chef Matt Mullenweg sorgt für Aufruhr: Nutzer müssen bestätigen, dass Ananas auf Pizza schmeckt. Hintergrund ist ein Rechtsstreit mit <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WPEngine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPEngine</span></a>. Die Community ist gespalten über diese ungewöhnliche Maßnahme. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WordPress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordPress</span></a> <a href="https://winfuture.de/news,147596.html?utm_source=Mastodon&amp;utm_medium=ManualStatus&amp;utm_campaign=SocialMedia" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">winfuture.de/news,147596.html?</span><span class="invisible">utm_source=Mastodon&amp;utm_medium=ManualStatus&amp;utm_campaign=SocialMedia</span></a></p>
FeralRobots<p>Missed this last week: Injunction issued against <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Automattic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Automattic</span></a> in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WPEngine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPEngine</span></a> case. Automattic must restore WPEngine's access to wordpress dot come, restore access to ACF, &amp; get rid of the checkbox on the login screen.</p><p>Ruling is pretty damning, basically signals that Automattic's gonna have to pull out some real hat-rabbits to make a counter-case stick against WPEngine.<br><a href="https://www.therepository.email/judge-grants-wp-engine-injunction-orders-mullenweg-to-reinstate-wordpress-org-access" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">therepository.email/judge-gran</span><span class="invisible">ts-wp-engine-injunction-orders-mullenweg-to-reinstate-wordpress-org-access</span></a></p>
Evan Hahn<p>To Log Into WordPress, You Now Have To Agree Pineapple on Pizza Is Good: "When I first saw a screenshot of the pineapple-on-pizza checkbox screenshot going around on X among WordPress contributors, I thought it must be a joke, or an edited image." <a href="https://www.404media.co/wordpress-login-pineapple-on-pizza/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">404media.co/wordpress-login-pi</span><span class="invisible">neapple-on-pizza/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://bigshoulders.city/tags/WordPress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordPress</span></a> <a href="https://bigshoulders.city/tags/WPEngine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPEngine</span></a> <a href="https://bigshoulders.city/tags/Automattic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Automattic</span></a> <a href="https://bigshoulders.city/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
Denny<p>"The moves that blocked <a href="https://boing.world/tags/WPEngine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPEngine</span></a> from <a href="https://boing.world/tags/WordPress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordPress</span></a>’ servers? They have to be reverted. The decision by WordPress to take over the popular Advanced Custom Fields plugin from WP Engine? They gotta roll that back. The infamous loyalty checkbox? That must be no more. All the people kicked out of the community Slacks? Let ’em back in."</p><p><a href="https://tedium.co/2024/12/14/wordpress-wp-engine-reaction/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tedium.co/2024/12/14/wordpress</span><span class="invisible">-wp-engine-reaction/</span></a></p>
pchestek<p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MattMullenweg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MattMullenweg</span></a> responds <a href="https://www.404media.co/wordpress-wp-engine-preliminary-injunction/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">404media.co/wordpress-wp-engin</span><span class="invisible">e-preliminary-injunction/</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/WordPress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordPress</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Automattic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Automattic</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/WPEngine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPEngine</span></a></p>
Batichi<p>I have no love for <a href="https://masto.batichi.net/tags/WPEngine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPEngine</span></a> but I am HECKIN STOKED to see Brat Mullenweg be forced to revert his toddler changes to the WP dashboard.</p>
pchestek<p>And <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/WPEngine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPEngine</span></a> even won on the bond.</p>
pchestek<p>For those who are interested in the legal stuff, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/WPEngine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPEngine</span></a> likely to succeed on claim for intentional interference with contract. Irreparable harm, balance of hardships and public interest also all in favor of WPEngine. "Here, the public consequences of withholding injunctive relief are significant." <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MattMullenweg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MattMullenweg</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Automattic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Automattic</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Wordpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wordpress</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@LWN" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>LWN</span></a></span></p>
pchestek<p>And the court agreed with WPEngine that within 72 hours Automattic must restore WPEngine's access, remove the checkbox and remove the list of WPEngine customers <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.64.0.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">storage.courtlistener.com/reca</span><span class="invisible">p/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.64.0.pdf</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MattMullenweg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MattMullenweg</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/WPEngine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPEngine</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/WordPress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordPress</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Automattic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Automattic</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@LWN" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>LWN</span></a></span></p>
Roy Tanck<p>Does anyone know when the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Automattic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Automattic</span></a> vs <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WPEngine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPEngine</span></a> injunction proceedings will... proceed?</p><p>The dueling orders are available, but I found the judge's calendar online and it does not mention the case at all?</p><p>No idea how these things work. Getting mild <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WPDrama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPDrama</span></a> withdrawal symptoms 😉.</p>
Brick Duck<p>I have seen people posting about keeping a journal instead of publicly blogging. I like the idea but hadn't found a good solution. Didn't want paper, and couldn't trust any $company.</p><p>Some recommended <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DayOne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DayOne</span></a> but it's run by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/automattic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>automattic</span></a> (the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wordpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wordpress</span></a> ppl) which is melting down about <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wpengine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wpengine</span></a> </p><p>I chose <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tiddlywiki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tiddlywiki</span></a> since it has an encryption option, and put it on a web server that only listens on a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wireguard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wireguard</span></a> interface.</p><p><a href="https://tiddlywiki.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tiddlywiki.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/journaling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>journaling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/diary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diary</span></a></p>
pchestek<p>WPEngine asks for more: to prohibit Automattic from blocking WPEngine's access to password-protected functionality, to prohibit blocking WPEngine's access to its plugins (including ceasing the auto-migration to Automattic versions), from disclosing WPE customers, and requiring removal of the checkbox. <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/WPE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPE</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/WPEngine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPEngine</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Automattic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Automattic</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.63.0.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">storage.courtlistener.com/reca</span><span class="invisible">p/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.63.0.pdf</span></a></p>
pchestek<p>WPEngine and Automattic have stipulated to a bare bones preliminary injunction allowing WPE access to public pages and they can submit security vulnerabilities, but Automattic still wants WPEngine blocked from password-protected functionality (Automattic would not agree to more) <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/WPE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPE</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/WPEngine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPEngine</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Automattic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Automattic</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.63.0.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">storage.courtlistener.com/reca</span><span class="invisible">p/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.63.0.pdf</span></a></p>