Is there a community consensus around Wordpress state today? Did most of the people move to something else (fork or not)? Did we collectively say everything's fine? Is it still brewing?
Happy to take links to longer summaries, if they exist. @collinsworth had a good coverage of early drama back in November.

Storföretagens entré

https://fedinyheter.nyhetskartan.se/storforetagens-entre/

Alright, I shut down some old Wordpress sites I don't really use anymore.

This weekend, I'm trying to turn one into a Fediverse solo instance and see what happens.

I'm also quite tempted to try a Fediverse-connected Ghost Pro installation.


#Fediverse #Wordpress #Ghost #GhostPro #ActivityPub

The cards are done! Styling was a challenge, but I’m happy with the result. Still tweaking the “read more” and screen reader order, but for now — done! Also fixed the menu bug.

Check it out:
https://github.com/Rosita311/RulesbyRosita-theme
https://rosita311.github.io/RulesbyRosita-theme/

Niente di nuovo ma tutto in crescita! Si parte da qui e poi…https://onee.page/ghim727
#corsa #run #running #runnerpigro #ultrarunner #mastorunning #bike
#blog #change #pintarest #wordpress
#coffee #mindfulness #sport #banana
#beer #craft #homebrewing #handmade

In light of recent developments, I think it’s worth re-sharing my post from last fall on why I’ve left #WordPress:

and for those still in it, a quote from the post: “I do, however, ask that you please consider the effects your actions have on others and be careful not to lead new victims to future abuse.”

https://chriswiegman.com/2024/10/so-long-wordpress/

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Erstellen Sie schnell und ohne große Vorkenntnisse Ihre persönliche Foto-Website. Wir zeigen, wie Sie Ihre Bilder professionell präsentieren.

https://www.heise.de/ratgeber/Die-eigene-Foto-Website-mit-Wordpress-erstellen-Schritt-fuer-Schritt-10289304.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

I heard Matt fired a bunch of people yesterday. Must’ve been a pain to leave the closet.

I imagine he’s living in the closet on the 27th floor of a building he owns in Vegas. All the other rooms are empty, & have the windows painted black. When he’s not firing people he spends his days in there drinking his own pee that keeps in carefully labelled glass jars that line the walls. You know, totally normal behaviour.
#wordpress

WP Engine should offer free #WordPress hosting for a year to people laid off by #automattic yesterday, since they're no longer getting free hosting from .com.

Sain tänään ulos WordPress-ylläpitopalvelumme landing-sivun @dude. Siitä tuli hieno, vaikka itse sanonkin! https://www.dude.fi/wordpress-yllapito

WordPress maker Automattic lays off 16% of staff
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/02/wordpress-maker-automattic-lays-off-16-of-staff/
#wordpress #wpdrama

Important post on the ongoing governance problems in the #WordPress community and Matt Mullenweg punishes dissent: https://progressplanner.com/real-impact-of-being-banned-from-wordpress/

One more tidbit from The Repository’s coverage of the #WordPress layoffs at Automattic:

“95% of those let go were age 40 or over.”

https://www.therepository.email/automattic-cuts-16-of-workforce-in-latest-round-of-layoffs-amid-legal-and-internal-turmoil

Last year I talked about why those in #WordPress have a responsibility to not bring new people in who risk the ire of Matt’s whims. Taco and Joost aren’t new to WordPress but this post of Taco’s talking about how they’ve been banned, does a great job of illustrating the danger of relying on a dying ecosystem for a living and why the “community” crowd around it can be so very dangerous. https://progressplanner.com/real-impact-of-being-banned-from-wordpress/

#WordPress #Automattic #layoffs

'Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, Tumblr, WooCommerce, and a range of other online services, is reducing its workforce. The layoffs will impact 16% of staff across divisions, an Automattic blog post published Wednesday reveals.'

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/02/wordpress-maker-automattic-lays-off-16-of-staff/

TechCrunch: WordPress maker Automattic lays off 16% of staff. “Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, Tumblr, WooCommerce, and a range of other online services, is reducing its workforce. The layoffs will impact 16% of staff across divisions, an Automattic blog post published Wednesday reveals.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/03/techcrunch-wordpress-maker-automattic-lays-off-16-of-staff/

Company behind WordPress just fired a lot of people:

“Automattic declined to confirm this number but we’re hearing the exact number was 281.”

“The layoffs include some longtime employees who have been with the company for north of a decade, we understand.”
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/02/wordpress-maker-automattic-lays-off-16-of-staff/

Wordpress.org: Automattic lays off 16 percent of its employees

In order to secure the future of the company, Wordpress owner Automattic is laying off 16 percent of its workforce.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Wordpress-org-Automattic-lays-off-16-percent-of-its-employees-10338238.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

Tipp für Blogger mit #WordPress:

Werft #Jetpack raus.
Wenn ihr Statistiken braucht, nehmt #Matomo.

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