[00:00:00] Nathan Wrigley: Welcome to the Jukebox podcast from WP Tavern. My name is Nathan Wrigley. Jukebox is a podcast which is dedicated to all things WordPress, the people, the events, the plugins, the blocks, the themes, and in this case, what to expect from WP Accessibility Day 2024. If you’d …
Automattic Responds to WP Engine’s Cease and Desist with Legal Action
After the incidents at WordCamp US 2024, WP Engine sent a “cease and desist” letter to Automattic demanding that Automattic and its CEO, Matt Mullenweg, retract and stop making false, harmful, and disparaging statements about WP Engine. Automattic Confirms Legal Action Matt Mullenweg has confirmed that they have officially initiated …
Highlights from Matt Mullenweg’s Spiciest Word Camp Presentation at WordCamp US 2024
The highly anticipated Q&A session with Matt Mullenweg at WordCamp US kicked off with him stating, “This might be one of my spiciest WordCamp presentations ever.” He opened the session by reading his recent article, WordCamp US & Ecosystem Thinking, set against the backdrop of jazz music. Matt then used the analogy of …
Patchstack Secures $5M in Series A Funding
Patchstack, a leading WordPress security company, recently raised $ 5 million in its Series A funding round. The funding round was led by Karma Ventures, G+D Ventures, and Emilia Capital, an investment firm backed by Yoast founders Marieke van de Rakt and Joost de Valk. “With the Series A, we plan …
Matt Mullenweg’s Ecosystem Thinking for Open Source Success
WordCamp US 2024 is in full swing, and Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress, shared his thoughts on a powerful philosophy driving Open Source. Ecosystem Thinking Mullenweg introduced the concept of “Ecosystem Thinking,” a philosophy that drives successful collaborative projects. “Actual Open Source licenses are the law that guarantees freedom, the bulwark …