A hot potato: The ongoing drama over WordPress and copyright is heating up. Automattic wants WP Engine to pay for using WordPress open-source technology. However, the hosting service demands that the ...

The move likely won’t have direct impact on most enterprise users, but indirect impact — which could be just as bad — is a definite possibility. Editor’s note: On Jan. 3, 2025, WordPress.org staff ...

The confusion between WordPress.com versus WordPress.org continues to rage. This persistent confusion leads many people to choose the wrong blogging platform for their needs. Before we dig deeper, let ...

In late September, Automattic CEO and WordPress cofounder Matt Mullenweg started a public dispute with the hosting provider WP Engine, calling the company “a cancer to WordPress.” He accused WP Engine ...

A California district court judge on Tuesday ruled that Automattic and its CEO Matt Mullenweg must restore WP Engine’s access to WordPress.org, a theme and plug-in repository owned by Mullenweg. Judge ...

WordPress.org has lifted its ban on hosting provider WP Engine until October 1, after putting a block on it earlier this week. The block prevented several sites from updating their plug-ins and themes ...

Finding the right website builder for your business is important. You want to build professional-looking pages that will share your brand and vision with your customers, while also enjoying SEO, ...

As a staff writer for Forbes Advisor, SMB, Kristy helps small business owners find the tools they need to keep their businesses running. She uses the experience of managing her own writing and editing ...

WordPress hosting is a type of web hosting that comes with the WordPress CMS preinstalled. Learn the difference between WordPress hosting and web hosting. Dianna Gunn built her first WordPress website ...

Starting October 1st, WordPress.org accounts that can push updates and changes to plugins and themes will be required to activate two-factor authentication (2FA) on ...