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Automattic Is Not an Owner of the WordPress Marks It Asserted in Court, a Judge Rules
The September 24 order brings back four antitrust claims the same judge had dismissed in an earlier ruling. It also holds that Automattic and Mullenweg are neither owners nor registrants of the WordPress marks, so they cannot assert them in their own right.
Automattic Is Not an Owner of the WordPress Marks It Asserted in Court, a Judge Rules
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The September 24 order brings back four antitrust claims the same judge had dismissed in an earlier ruling. It also holds that Automattic and Mullenweg are neither owners nor registrants of the WordPress marks, so they cannot assert them in their own right.
We Ranked Hosting Two Ways. We Resolved 108 GoDaddy Domains: 96 Point at Amazon.
Industry reports #domains#godaddy
Ranked by domains on their nameservers, GoDaddy leads with 73.1 million. Ranked by hosting attribution it falls to 3.5 million, but that column records whose address space a site is served from. We resolved a sample of GoDaddy's domains: 89% land in blocks registered to Amazon.
IONOS Is Cutting 12% of Its Workforce Five Weeks After Raising Its Revenue Outlook.
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IONOS will reduce headcount from about 3,800 to about 3,350, spending around EUR 35 million once to save up to EUR 30 million a year from 2027. IONOS says the savings will be reinvested, including in AI product development and cloud, and its 2026 adjusted EBITDA forecast is unchanged.
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S&P Global believes that Newfold lost over 1 million subscribers (roughly 17%) since 2023
TL;DR - On January 26, 2026 S&P Global, one of the three largest rating agencies in the world, published its latest report on Newfold Digital: “Upgraded To 'CCC+' Following Debt Restructuring” One
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Hosting.com deploys Monarx security across its entire server fleet
TL;DR - Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) has rolled out Monarx security across its full global server fleet. Hosting.com runs infrastructure serving more than 3 million websites across 40+ locations and this deployment
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Google introduces a new e-commerce protocol for AI agents and WordPress is not part of it yet
TL;DR - Google published a new commerce protocol designed for AI agents, not humans. Major SaaS platforms are already aligned. WordPress and WooCommerce are not part of the process yet. The issue
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Kinsta moves sites to Oracle Cloud after 10 years with Google Cloud
TL;DR - Kinsta announced migration of WordPress sites from Google Cloud to Oracle Cloud. They stayed on Google Cloud for nearly a decade because it made sense at the time. They’re leaving
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Gandi’s 20% CAGR growth story in 2025
TL;DR - Gandi reported crossing €70M in revenue in 2025 and growth at roughly 20% CAGR. That alone isn’t unique. What is worth noting is how it’s growing: slowly, internationally, and by
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Why Ghana’s move to take back back .gh is important for domain and hosting execs
TL;DR - Ghana’s government wants full control of the .gh country-code domain. After nearly 30 years of private operation, the state is moving to nationalize it. This isn’t just a local political
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IONOS: How to do cross-sell on shared hosting without selling BS
TL;DR - Many companies focus their growth narratives around cloud, platforms, or AI layers on top. Against that, IONOS stands out, mainly because it never tried to reinvent shared hosting. Instead, IONOS
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How Wix Harmony can be a real threat to hosts
TL;DR - Wix Harmony, announced in January 2026, is Wix’s latest attempt to shorten the path from idea to live website by combining AI-driven generation with manual editing. In practice, it might
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Web hosting industry events to watch in 2026
The web hosting industry enters 2026 at a noticeably different stage than just a few years ago. After a decade defined by consolidation, cloud expansion, and rapid experimentation with AI, the market
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Season 3 of the webhosting.today podcast is starting very soon. And a lot is changing
New year, fresh energy and… a brand-new season of the webhosting.today podcast. Season 3 kicks off next week, and it’s safe to say this is the biggest change the podcast has gone
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How Tailwind’s success became an AI-mediated discovery problem
On January 6, 2026, Tailwind Labs laid off approximately 75% of its engineering team, despite continued growth in adoption across SaaS products, WordPress ecosystems, and modern web stacks. According to founder Adam
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WordPress Hosting Survey 2025 – an important initiative for the hosting industry
WordPress.org has just launched another edition of the Hosting Survey – a study that aims to better understand the state of WordPress hosting in 2025. It’s a great initiative that not only highlights the diversity of approaches among hosting providers but also helps set the direction for the entire industry
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Domain Summit London Day 2 – Key Takeaways
London, September 3, 2025 – Day Two of the Domain Summit London 2025 was another jam-packed day full of insights, practical strategies, and inspiring stories from the world of domains and hosting.
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WordCamp US 2025: predictions and bold speculations
Tomorrow, August 26, 2025, marks the start of WordCamp US 2025 — the biggest event for the WordPress community, running through August 29 in Portland. Four days packed with keynotes, panels, workshops,
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Top 10 presentations at WordCamp US 2025
WordCamp US 2025 is the largest conference in the United States dedicated to WordPress — one of the world’s most popular platforms for building websites and blogs. The event will take place from August 26 to 29, 2025, at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland.
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Is the New WP Admin Going to Help WordPress Grow Again?
After the last WordCamp EU in Basel I gathered a lot of feedback and wrote my takeway: What's holding WordPress back? emphasizing that WordPress is loosing traction for new customers: “It’s obvious
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Domain Strategy in 2025: Observations from the InterNetX Domain Summit
By Michiel Grotenhuis and Frederick Schiwek | Web Hosting Today When InterNetX announced its 2025 Domain Summit in Frankfurt, the initial buzz focused on domain portfolios, diversification, and digital security. As experts
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Behind the booths: A conversation with Lucas Radke of WordCamp Europe 2025
For many, WordCamp Europe is a place to learn, network, and celebrate all things WordPress. But behind the keynote talks, the bustling sponsor hall, and the smooth-running schedule lies a massive, invisible engine powered almost entirely by volunteers. Among them is Lucas Radke, a key figure in organizing the sponsor experience for this year.
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David Burkardt from cyon.ch: “A surreal feeling to see WordCamp Europe in my hometown”
Usually, we catch up with David Burkardt somewhere between sessions and coffee lines at big international events. This time was different - we met on his home turf. When the global WordPress community came to Switzerland, the city of Basel briefly transformed into the epicenter of digital conversations, code, and coffee in biodegradable cups.
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My WordCamp Europe 2025 Key Takeway: What’s Holding WordPress Back? Its First 5 Minutes.
Last week at WordCamp Europe, I had some of the most eye-opening conversations I’ve had in a while. Not just with fellow hosting providers, but also with solution providers who are quietly reshaping what WordPress ecosystem and hosting solutions look like. I left the event with a notebook full of thoughts and I’d like to share the ones that stuck with me most.
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