WordPress.org Login Gets Mandatory Affiliation Checkbox Following WP Engine Dispute
The ongoing WP Engine-Automattic issue shows no signs of being resolved and has, in fact, increased in intensity. The conflict started last month with Matt Mullenweg’s spiciest Word Camp presentation at WordCamp US 2024 where he accused WP Engine of being a “cancer to WordPress”.
Yesterday, users who logged onto the WordPress.org home page were surprised to see two new additions. First, there was a new “WP Engine has filed a massive lawsuit” session under the password field linking to WP Engine’s X post.
Second, a new mandatory check box. You could access the account only if you confirmed “I am not affiliated with WP Engine in any way, financially or otherwise.”
WordPress.org later tweeted: “If you have questions on whether you are affiliated with @wpengine or not, please get in touch with them.”
Matt shared in Slack that “There have been a ton of sign-ins since the checkbox went live” He also posted this question in Slack: “What actions should WP Engine do for WordPress.org to remove the new login checkbox.”
