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Automattic Taunts WP Engine With Provocative Website

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2024-11-07 17:30:02

Automattic appears to have published a site that tracks customers who left WP Engine and provides a downloadable list of those remaining

Automattic appears to have created a site that draws attention to the number of customers that have left WP Engine for another web host. The site includes a searchable database of websites hosted on WP Engine that can also be downloaded as a CSV spreadsheet.

The name of the website is WP Engine Tracker, it features a prominent Automattic logo and a link to an associated GitHub repository that shows an Automattic employee is the developer of the website.

The website is the latest escalation in a dispute initiated by Matt Mullenweg, WordPress co-founder and CEO of Automattic, who argues that WP Engine’s contributions to WordPress development fall short. WordPress relies on contributions and sponsorships from volunteers, businesses, and individuals who benefit from the platform. The underlying principle is that the more everyone contributes the more the entire community benefits, strengthening WordPress’s position as the world’s most popular content management system.

The website links to a GitHub repository that lists the author of the WP Engine Tracker website as being someone who works for Automattic.