WordCamp US 2024 took an unexpected turn when Matt Mullenweg, founder of Automattic, sharply criticized WP Engine, particularly its majority investor, Silver Lake. Mullenweg displayed WP Engine’s CEO on screen, urging customers to reconsider their contracts and emphasizing how little the company contributes to WordPress’s core development—only 40 hours a week compared to Automattic’s 3,915. … Continue reading WordCamp US controversy: Matt Mullenweg targets WP Engine, calling it the ‘Cancer’ of WordPress