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    ## 15 October 2024

    * Internal Automattic comms related to trademark enforcement plans [are leaked to TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/15/internal-blog-post-reveals-automattics-plan-to-enforce-the-wordpress-trademark-using-nice-and-not-nice-lawyers/)
    * Internal Automattic comms related to trademark enforcement plans [are leaked to TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/15/internal-blog-post-reveals-automattics-plan-to-enforce-the-wordpress-trademark-using-nice-and-not-nice-lawyers/)
    * [Fast Company covers the ongoing conflict](https://www.fastcompany.com/91209753/the-wordpress-drama-could-have-major-implications-for-the-internet)
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    * Michael Tsai is maintaining [a roundup that focuses on quotes and reactions from involved players and community members](https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/09/24/automattic-vs-wp-engine/)
    * [Another roundup/timeline that includes some history](https://duerrenberger.dev/blog/2024/10/08/timeline-of-the-wordpress-drama/)
    * [Another roundup at The Mattrix Derailed](https://mattrixderailed.com) which focuses on quotes and reactions from community members
    * Another roundup, mostly longer-form blog reactions to events, is at [mullenweg.wtf](https://mullenweg.wtf)

    # Updates

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    * Lawyer Richard Best [weighs in on ACF trademark/fork issues](https://wpandlegalstuff.com/the-acfscf-fork-and-legal-risk/)
    * The Open Source Security podcast does an episode on [What's Wrong with Wordpress](https://opensourcesecurity.io/2024/10/13/episode-450-whats-wrong-with-wordpress/), covering the ACF takeover as a supply-chain attack
    * DHH post [more tk]

    ## 14 October 2024

    * It is not directly related to WordPress or Automattic, but [two ongoing lawsuits against Mullenweg, his mother, and his VC firm Audrey Capital have surfaced](https://freewp.com/2024/10/14/matthew-charles-mullenweg-defendant/) alleging fraud, mistreatment of employees, creation of a hostile workplace environment, sexual harassment, and wage theft, among other things. News of the lawsuits has filtered into the WordPress community and is actively being discussed.
    * [Full docket of the Westmoreland lawsuit](https://webapps.sftc.org/ci/CaseInfo.dll?CaseNum=CGC22600095)
    * [Full docket of the Attayeb lawsuit](https://webapps.sftc.org/ci/CaseInfo.dll?CaseNum=CGC22600093)
    * [Full docket of the Attayeb lawsuit](https://webapps.sftc.org/ci/CaseInfo.dll?CaseNum=CGC22600093)
    * Matt response post [more tk]
    * Matt responds to DHH, then deletes, then reposts [more tk]

    ## 15 October 2024

    * Internal Automattic comms related to trademark enforcement plans [are leaked to TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/15/internal-blog-post-reveals-automattics-plan-to-enforce-the-wordpress-trademark-using-nice-and-not-nice-lawyers/)
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    * Lawyer Richard Best [weighs in on ACF trademark/fork issues](https://wpandlegalstuff.com/the-acfscf-fork-and-legal-risk/)
    * The Open Source Security podcast does an episode on [What's Wrong with Wordpress](https://opensourcesecurity.io/2024/10/13/episode-450-whats-wrong-with-wordpress/), covering the ACF takeover as a supply-chain attack

    ## 14 October 2024

    * It is not directly related to WordPress or Automattic, but [two ongoing lawsuits against Mullenweg, his mother, and his VC firm Audrey Capital have surfaced](https://freewp.com/2024/10/14/matthew-charles-mullenweg-defendant/) alleging fraud, mistreatment of employees, creation of a hostile workplace environment, sexual harassment, and wage theft, among other things. News of the lawsuits has filtered into the WordPress community and is actively being discussed.
    * [Full docket of the Westmoreland lawsuit](https://webapps.sftc.org/ci/CaseInfo.dll?CaseNum=CGC22600095)
    * [Full docket of the Attayeb lawsuit](https://webapps.sftc.org/ci/CaseInfo.dll?CaseNum=CGC22600093)
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    ## 13 October 2024

    * Lawyer Richard Best [weighs in on ACF trademark/fork issues](https://wpandlegalstuff.com/the-acfscf-fork-and-legal-risk/)
    * Lawyer Richard Best [weighs in on ACF trademark/fork issues](https://wpandlegalstuff.com/the-acfscf-fork-and-legal-risk/)
    * The Open Source Security podcast does an episode on [What's Wrong with Wordpress](https://opensourcesecurity.io/2024/10/13/episode-450-whats-wrong-with-wordpress/), covering the ACF takeover as a supply-chain attack
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    * ACF (owned by WP Engine) [makes a statement on their blog](https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/blog/acf-plugin-no-longer-available-on-wordpress-org/)
    * [An Automattic employee weighs in](https://jamesgiroux.ca/acf-gets-a-fork-by-wordpress-org/)
    * Ben Werdmuller has a [clear explanation of why this is such a big deal](https://werd.io/2024/wordpressorgs-latest-move-involves-taking-control-of-a-wp-engine)
    * [WPE has been removed from sponsorship of an upcoming WordCamp]([https://x.com/JavierCasares/status/1844775499790205325](https://x.com/wordcampsyd/status/1845300662575263754?s=46)) without prior consultation with the organizers of that event
    * [WPE has been removed from sponsorship of an upcoming WordCamp](https://x.com/wordcampsyd/status/1845300662575263754?s=46) without prior consultation with the organizers of that event
    * The official WordPress Accessibility Team has [suspended all meetings](https://make.wordpress.org/accessibility/2024/10/12/accessibility-team-meetings-suspended/) because the team leads cannot log into wordpress.org due to the login checkbox
    * Longtime core contributor Scott Clark is [ceasing all core contribution including work on the long-awaited core Fields API](https://github.com/sc0ttkclark/wordpress-fields-api) due to Mullenweg's actions

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    * [So does TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/12/in-latest-move-against-wp-engine-wordpress-takes-control-of-acf-plugin/)
    * ACF (owned by WP Engine) [makes a statement on their blog](https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/blog/acf-plugin-no-longer-available-on-wordpress-org/)
    * [An Automattic employee weighs in](https://jamesgiroux.ca/acf-gets-a-fork-by-wordpress-org/)
    * Ben Werdmuller has a [clear explanation of why this is such a big deal](https://werd.io/2024/wordpressorgs-latest-move-involves-taking-control-of-a-wp-engine)
    * [WPE has been removed from sponsorship of an upcoming WordCamp]([https://x.com/JavierCasares/status/1844775499790205325](https://x.com/wordcampsyd/status/1845300662575263754?s=46)) without prior consultation with the organizers of that event
    * The official WordPress Accessibility Team has [suspended all meetings](https://make.wordpress.org/accessibility/2024/10/12/accessibility-team-meetings-suspended/) because the team leads cannot log into wordpress.org due to the login checkbox
    * Longtime core contributor Scott Clark is [ceasing all core contribution including work on the long-awaited core Fields API](https://github.com/sc0ttkclark/wordpress-fields-api) due to Mullenweg's actions
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    * [An Automattic employee weighs in](https://jamesgiroux.ca/acf-gets-a-fork-by-wordpress-org/)
    * [WPE has been removed from sponsorship of an upcoming WordCamp]([https://x.com/JavierCasares/status/1844775499790205325](https://x.com/wordcampsyd/status/1845300662575263754?s=46)) without prior consultation with the organizers of that event
    * The official WordPress Accessibility Team has [suspended all meetings](https://make.wordpress.org/accessibility/2024/10/12/accessibility-team-meetings-suspended/) because the team leads cannot log into wordpress.org due to the login checkbox
    * Longtime core contributor Scott Clark is [ceasing all core contribution including work on the long-awaited core Fields API](https://github.com/sc0ttkclark/wordpress-fields-api) due to Mullenweg's actions

    ## 13 October 2024

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    * ACF (owned by WP Engine) [makes a statement on their blog](https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/blog/acf-plugin-no-longer-available-on-wordpress-org/)
    * [An Automattic employee weighs in](https://jamesgiroux.ca/acf-gets-a-fork-by-wordpress-org/)
    * [WPE has been removed from sponsorship of an upcoming WordCamp]([https://x.com/JavierCasares/status/1844775499790205325](https://x.com/wordcampsyd/status/1845300662575263754?s=46)) without prior consultation with the organizers of that event
    * The official WordPress Accessibility Team has [suspended all meetings]([https://x.com/ryancduff/status/1845468470894268705](https://make.wordpress.org/accessibility/2024/10/12/accessibility-team-meetings-suspended/)) because the team leads cannot log into wordpress.org due to the login checkbox
    * The official WordPress Accessibility Team has [suspended all meetings](https://make.wordpress.org/accessibility/2024/10/12/accessibility-team-meetings-suspended/) because the team leads cannot log into wordpress.org due to the login checkbox

    ## 13 October 2024

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    * ACF (owned by WP Engine) [makes a statement on their blog](https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/blog/acf-plugin-no-longer-available-on-wordpress-org/)
    * [An Automattic employee weighs in](https://jamesgiroux.ca/acf-gets-a-fork-by-wordpress-org/)
    * [WPE has been removed from sponsorship of an upcoming WordCamp]([https://x.com/JavierCasares/status/1844775499790205325](https://x.com/wordcampsyd/status/1845300662575263754?s=46)) without prior consultation with the organizers of that event
    * The official WordPress Accessibility Team has [suspended all meetings](https://x.com/ryancduff/status/1845468470894268705) because the team leads cannot log into wordpress.org due to the login checkbox
    * The official WordPress Accessibility Team has [suspended all meetings]([https://x.com/ryancduff/status/1845468470894268705](https://make.wordpress.org/accessibility/2024/10/12/accessibility-team-meetings-suspended/)) because the team leads cannot log into wordpress.org due to the login checkbox

    ## 13 October 2024

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    * ACF (owned by WP Engine) [makes a statement on their blog](https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/blog/acf-plugin-no-longer-available-on-wordpress-org/)
    * [An Automattic employee weighs in](https://jamesgiroux.ca/acf-gets-a-fork-by-wordpress-org/)
    * [WPE has been removed from sponsorship of an upcoming WordCamp]([https://x.com/JavierCasares/status/1844775499790205325](https://x.com/wordcampsyd/status/1845300662575263754?s=46)) without prior consultation with the organizers of that event
    * The official WordPress Accessibility Team has [suspended all meetings](https://x.com/ryancduff/status/1845468470894268705) because the team leads cannot log into wordpress.org due to the login checkbox

    ## 13 October 2024

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    * Link to [full docket](https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69221176/wpengine-inc-v-automattic-inc/) for anyone who wants to follow developments on the lawsuit
    * Michael Tsai is maintaining [a roundup that focuses on quotes and reactions from involved players and community members](https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/09/24/automattic-vs-wp-engine/)
    * [Another roundup/timeline that includes some history](https://duerrenberger.dev/blog/2024/10/08/timeline-of-the-wordpress-drama/)
    * [Another roundup at The Mattrix Derailed](https://mattrixderailed.com) which focuses on quotes and reactions from community members

    # Updates

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    ## 13 October 2024

    * Lawyer Richard Best [weighs in on ACF trademark/fork issues](https://wpandlegalstuff.com/the-acfscf-fork-and-legal-risk/)
    **Note:** Best is not specifically an IP lawyer, and IP issues tend to be very fact-specific
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    * [So does TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/12/in-latest-move-against-wp-engine-wordpress-takes-control-of-acf-plugin/)
    * ACF (owned by WP Engine) [makes a statement on their blog](https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/blog/acf-plugin-no-longer-available-on-wordpress-org/)
    * [An Automattic employee weighs in](https://jamesgiroux.ca/acf-gets-a-fork-by-wordpress-org/)
    * [WPE has been removed from sponsorship of an upcoming WordCamp]([https://x.com/JavierCasares/status/1844775499790205325](https://x.com/wordcampsyd/status/1845300662575263754?s=46)) without prior consultation with the organizers of that event
    * [WPE has been removed from sponsorship of an upcoming WordCamp]([https://x.com/JavierCasares/status/1844775499790205325](https://x.com/wordcampsyd/status/1845300662575263754?s=46)) without prior consultation with the organizers of that event

    ## 13 October 2024

    * Lawyer Richard Best [weighs in on ACF trademark/fork issues](https://wpandlegalstuff.com/the-acfscf-fork-and-legal-risk/)
    **Note:** Best is not specifically an IP lawyer, and IP issues tend to be very fact-specific
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    * Major contributors and community figures continue to get banned from the Slack and blocked by the WordPress official Twitter account (more tk)
    * Another mainstream press article in Slate: [The Pettiest Drama in the Tech World Is Taking Place at … WordPress?](https://slate.com/technology/2024/10/wordpress-wpengine-matt-mullenweg-drama-explained.html)
    * Now in order to get a WordCamp ticket [you have to log in (and therefore check the checkbox)](https://x.com/jonoalderson/status/1844720401684836760) (more tk)
    * Reportedly [WPE has been removed from sponsorship of an upcoming WordCamp](https://x.com/JavierCasares/status/1844775499790205325) without prior consultation with the organizers of that event


    ## 12 October 2024

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    * [The Verge covers the story](https://dorve.com/blog/ux-news-articles-archive/wp-forks-acf-to-create-scf/)
    * [So does TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/12/in-latest-move-against-wp-engine-wordpress-takes-control-of-acf-plugin/)
    * ACF (owned by WP Engine) [makes a statement on their blog](https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/blog/acf-plugin-no-longer-available-on-wordpress-org/)
    * [An Automattic employee weighs in](https://jamesgiroux.ca/acf-gets-a-fork-by-wordpress-org/)
    * [An Automattic employee weighs in](https://jamesgiroux.ca/acf-gets-a-fork-by-wordpress-org/)
    * [WPE has been removed from sponsorship of an upcoming WordCamp]([https://x.com/JavierCasares/status/1844775499790205325](https://x.com/wordcampsyd/status/1845300662575263754?s=46)) without prior consultation with the organizers of that event
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    * WordPress.org [takes over the ACF Plugin from the .org repository](https://wordpress.org/news/2024/10/secure-custom-fields/), rebranding it as "Secure Custom Fields" but retaining the plugin's namespace, reviews, and ratings
    * Someone has done a [full analysis of the code changes](https://dorve.com/blog/ux-news-articles-archive/wp-forks-acf-to-create-scf/) involved
    * [The Verge covers the story](https://dorve.com/blog/ux-news-articles-archive/wp-forks-acf-to-create-scf/)
    * [So does TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/12/in-latest-move-against-wp-engine-wordpress-takes-control-of-acf-plugin/)
    * ACF (owned by WP Engine) [makes a statement on their blog](https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/blog/acf-plugin-no-longer-available-on-wordpress-org/)
    * [An Automattic employee weighs in](https://jamesgiroux.ca/acf-gets-a-fork-by-wordpress-org/)
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    * WordPress.org [takes over the ACF Plugin from the .org repository](https://wordpress.org/news/2024/10/secure-custom-fields/), rebranding it as "Secure Custom Fields" but retaining the plugin's namespace, reviews, and ratings
    * Someone has done a [full analysis of the code changes](https://dorve.com/blog/ux-news-articles-archive/wp-forks-acf-to-create-scf/) involved
    * [The Verge covers the story](https://dorve.com/blog/ux-news-articles-archive/wp-forks-acf-to-create-scf/)
    * ACF (owned by WP Engine) [makes a statement on their blog](https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/blog/acf-plugin-no-longer-available-on-wordpress-org/)
    * ACF (owned by WP Engine) [makes a statement on their blog](https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/blog/acf-plugin-no-longer-available-on-wordpress-org/)
    * [An Automattic employee weighs in](https://jamesgiroux.ca/acf-gets-a-fork-by-wordpress-org/)
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    * WordPress.org [takes over the ACF Plugin from the .org repository](https://wordpress.org/news/2024/10/secure-custom-fields/), rebranding it as "Secure Custom Fields" but retaining the plugin's namespace, reviews, and ratings
    * Someone has done a [full analysis of the code changes](https://dorve.com/blog/ux-news-articles-archive/wp-forks-acf-to-create-scf/) involved
    * [The Verge covers the story](https://dorve.com/blog/ux-news-articles-archive/wp-forks-acf-to-create-scf/)
    * [The Verge covers the story](https://dorve.com/blog/ux-news-articles-archive/wp-forks-acf-to-create-scf/)
    * ACF (owned by WP Engine) [makes a statement on their blog](https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/blog/acf-plugin-no-longer-available-on-wordpress-org/)
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    ## 12 October 2024

    * WordPress.org [takes over the ACF Plugin from the .org repository](https://wordpress.org/news/2024/10/secure-custom-fields/), rebranding it as "Secure Custom Fields" but retaining the plugin's namespace, reviews, and ratings
    * Someone has done a [full analysis of the code changes](https://dorve.com/blog/ux-news-articles-archive/wp-forks-acf-to-create-scf/) involved
    * Someone has done a [full analysis of the code changes](https://dorve.com/blog/ux-news-articles-archive/wp-forks-acf-to-create-scf/) involved
    * [The Verge covers the story](https://dorve.com/blog/ux-news-articles-archive/wp-forks-acf-to-create-scf/)
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    ## 12 October 2024

    * WordPress.org [takes over the ACF Plugin from the .org repository](https://wordpress.org/news/2024/10/secure-custom-fields/)
    * WordPress.org [takes over the ACF Plugin from the .org repository](https://wordpress.org/news/2024/10/secure-custom-fields/), rebranding it as "Secure Custom Fields" but retaining the plugin's namespace, reviews, and ratings
    * Someone has done a [full analysis of the code changes](https://dorve.com/blog/ux-news-articles-archive/wp-forks-acf-to-create-scf/) involved
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    * Major contributors and community figures continue to get banned from the Slack and blocked by the WordPress official Twitter account (more tk)
    * Another mainstream press article in Slate: [The Pettiest Drama in the Tech World Is Taking Place at … WordPress?](https://slate.com/technology/2024/10/wordpress-wpengine-matt-mullenweg-drama-explained.html)
    * Now in order to get a WordCamp ticket [you have to log in (and therefore check the checkbox)](https://x.com/jonoalderson/status/1844720401684836760) (more tk)
    * Reportedly [WPE has been removed from sponsorship of an upcoming WordCamp](https://x.com/JavierCasares/status/1844775499790205325) without prior consultation with the organizers of that event
    * Reportedly [WPE has been removed from sponsorship of an upcoming WordCamp](https://x.com/JavierCasares/status/1844775499790205325) without prior consultation with the organizers of that event

    ## 12 October 2024

    * WordPress.org [takes over the ACF Plugin from the .org repository](https://wordpress.org/news/2024/10/secure-custom-fields/)
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    ## 9 October 2024

    * A checkbox has been added to the wordpress.org login screen requiring users to affirm that they are not "affiliated with WP Engine, financially or otherwise". [404 Media](https://www.404media.co/wordpress-checkbox-login-wp-engine/) and [WP Tavern](https://wptavern.com/wordpress-org-login-gets-mandatory-affiliation-checkbox-following-wp-engine-dispute) have details.
    * A checkbox has been added to the wordpress.org login screen requiring users to affirm that they are "not affiliated with WP Engine in any way, financially or otherwise". [404 Media](https://www.404media.co/wordpress-checkbox-login-wp-engine/) and [WP Tavern](https://wptavern.com/wordpress-org-login-gets-mandatory-affiliation-checkbox-following-wp-engine-dispute) have details.

    ## 11 October 2024

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    ## 9 October 2024

    * A checkbox has been added to the wordpress.org login screen (more tk) [404 Media has the story](https://www.404media.co/wordpress-checkbox-login-wp-engine/)
    * A checkbox has been added to the wordpress.org login screen requiring users to affirm that they are not "affiliated with WP Engine, financially or otherwise". [404 Media](https://www.404media.co/wordpress-checkbox-login-wp-engine/) and [WP Tavern](https://wptavern.com/wordpress-org-login-gets-mandatory-affiliation-checkbox-following-wp-engine-dispute) have details.

    ## 11 October 2024

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    * Major contributors and community figures continue to get banned from the Slack and blocked by the WordPress official Twitter account (more tk)
    * Another mainstream press article in Slate: [The Pettiest Drama in the Tech World Is Taking Place at … WordPress?](https://slate.com/technology/2024/10/wordpress-wpengine-matt-mullenweg-drama-explained.html)
    * Now in order to get a WordCamp ticket [you have to log in (and therefore check the checkbox)](https://x.com/jonoalderson/status/1844720401684836760) (more tk)
    * Reportedly WPE is being removed from sponsorship of upcoming WordCamps without notifying the organizers of those events (more tk)
    * Reportedly [WPE has been removed from sponsorship of an upcoming WordCamp](https://x.com/JavierCasares/status/1844775499790205325) without prior consultation with the organizers of that event
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    ## 11 October 2024

    * Major contributors and community figures continue to get banned from the Slack and blocked by the WordPress official Twitter account (more tk)
    * Another mainstream press article in Slate: [The Pettiest Drama in the Tech World Is Taking Place at … WordPress?](https://slate.com/technology/2024/10/wordpress-wpengine-matt-mullenweg-drama-explained.html)
    * Another mainstream press article in Slate: [The Pettiest Drama in the Tech World Is Taking Place at … WordPress?](https://slate.com/technology/2024/10/wordpress-wpengine-matt-mullenweg-drama-explained.html)
    * Now in order to get a WordCamp ticket [you have to log in (and therefore check the checkbox)](https://x.com/jonoalderson/status/1844720401684836760) (more tk)
    * Reportedly WPE is being removed from sponsorship of upcoming WordCamps without notifying the organizers of those events (more tk)
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    ## 9 October 2024

    * A checkbox has been added to the wordpress.org login screen (more tk) [404 Media has the story](https://www.404media.co/wordpress-checkbox-login-wp-engine/)
    * A checkbox has been added to the wordpress.org login screen (more tk) [404 Media has the story](https://www.404media.co/wordpress-checkbox-login-wp-engine/)

    ## 11 October 2024

    * Major contributors and community figures continue to get banned from the Slack and blocked by the WordPress official Twitter account (more tk)
    * Another mainstream press article in Slate: [The Pettiest Drama in the Tech World Is Taking Place at … WordPress?](https://slate.com/technology/2024/10/wordpress-wpengine-matt-mullenweg-drama-explained.html)
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    * Jason Bahl, the creator of important WordPress plugin WPGraphQL, announces that [he is moving from WP Engine to Automattic](https://www.wpgraphql.com/2024/10/07/wpgraphql-becomes-a-canonical-plugin-my-move-to-automattic). (WPGraphQL is a plugin whose development WP Engine has sponsored for the last several years). The language of the announcement makes fairly clear that he was poached directly by Mullenweg.
    * Mullenweg tweets about WPE and WPGraphQL, calling it ["another case of them confusing everyone with their marketing"](https://x.com/photomatt/status/1843058551058784635).
    * WP Engine announces that they have patched the ACF vulnerability and [the WordPress security team has patched the plugin on the .org repository](https://x.com/wp_acf/status/1843376378210857441)

    ## 9 October 2024

    * A checkbox has been added to the wordpress.org login screen (more tk) [404 Media has the story](https://www.404media.co/wordpress-checkbox-login-wp-engine/)
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    * Jason Bahl, the creator of important WordPress plugin WPGraphQL, announces that [he is moving from WP Engine to Automattic](https://www.wpgraphql.com/2024/10/07/wpgraphql-becomes-a-canonical-plugin-my-move-to-automattic). (WPGraphQL is a plugin whose development WP Engine has sponsored for the last several years). The language of the announcement makes fairly clear that he was poached directly by Mullenweg.
    * Mullenweg tweets about WPE and WPGraphQL, calling it ["another case of them confusing everyone with their marketing"](https://x.com/photomatt/status/1843058551058784635).
    * WP Engine announces that they have patched the ACF vulnerability and [the WordPress security team has patched the plugin on the .org repository](https://x.com/wp_acf/status/1843376378210857441)
    * WP Engine announces that they have patched the ACF vulnerability and [the WordPress security team has patched the plugin on the .org repository](https://x.com/wp_acf/status/1843376378210857441)
    * A checkbox has been added to the wordpress.org login screen (more tk) [404 Media has the story](https://www.404media.co/wordpress-checkbox-login-wp-engine/)
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    * Link to [full docket](https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69221176/wpengine-inc-v-automattic-inc/) for anyone who wants to follow developments on the lawsuit
    * Michael Tsai is maintaining [a roundup that focuses on quotes and reactions from involved players and community members](https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/09/24/automattic-vs-wp-engine/)
    * [Another roundup/timeline that includes some history](https://duerrenberger.dev/blog/2024/10/08/timeline-of-the-wordpress-drama/)

    # Updates

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    * Jason Bahl, the creator of important WordPress plugin WPGraphQL, announces that [he is moving from WP Engine to Automattic](https://www.wpgraphql.com/2024/10/07/wpgraphql-becomes-a-canonical-plugin-my-move-to-automattic). (WPGraphQL is a plugin whose development WP Engine has sponsored for the last several years). The language of the announcement makes fairly clear that he was poached directly by Mullenweg.
    * Mullenweg tweets about WPE and WPGraphQL, calling it ["another case of them confusing everyone with their marketing"](https://x.com/photomatt/status/1843058551058784635).
    * WP Engine announces that the have patched the ACF vulnerability and [the WordPress security team has patched the plugin on the .org repository](https://x.com/wp_acf/status/1843376378210857441)
    * WP Engine announces that they have patched the ACF vulnerability and [the WordPress security team has patched the plugin on the .org repository](https://x.com/wp_acf/status/1843376378210857441)