WordPress | News, Hiring, Layoffs, Competitors, CEO, Fundraising Insights
WordPress.com is a hosted version of the open-source WordPress software, providing users with tools to build websites, sell online,...
WordPress.com is a hosted version of the open-source WordPress software, providing users with tools to build websites, sell online, and publish content. It is part of Automattic, a software development company that offers various products including WooCommerce, Jetpack, and Tumblr. WordPress.com is known for its user-friendly features, security, and support, making it a popular choice for bloggers and businesses alike.
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👔 WordPress CEO, Management and Leadership Team →
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🛍️ WordPress Product and Pricing News
- Recent lawsuits and changes at WordPress may affect small businesses' website performance, security, and growth.
- WordPress introduced new themes for October 2024 and is actively involved in enhancing open source collaboration through the Studio app.
- WordPress introduces Order Attribution, a feature to help businesses understand traffic sources and make data-backed decisions.
- WordPress now requires users to confirm they are not affiliated with WP Engine to log in, escalating a legal dispute initiated by WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg.
- WordPress banned WP Engine from accessing WordPress.org's resources due to legal claims and litigation, as announced by Matt Mullenweg on September 25, 2024.
- Mark Allen suggested that agencies might file a class action lawsuit against WordPress and Matt Mullenweg due to a recent move impacting their bottom line.
- Filippo Di Trapani, Senior Product Designer at Automattic, shared a new feature on the WordPress company blog.
- WordPress launched its first-ever student program 'Open Enrollment at WordPress.com' led by Breann McDede, Director of Social Media at Automattic.
👔 WordPress CEO, Management and Leadership Team
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Chief Legal Officer[email protected]
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CEO, WordPress VIP[email protected]
⚔️ WordPress Alternatives and Competitors
💼 WordPress Hiring and Layoffs
- WordPress executive director Josepha Haden Chomphosy resigned amidst a legal dispute involving Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg.
- Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg announced that 159 employees left WordPress after accepting a severance package due to disagreements over his direction and conflict with WP Engine.
- Jared David has left WordPress as a Code Wrangler on the Jetpack Scan Team in the United States to become the Chief Technology Officer at Split Arrow Solutions.
- Andrew P. has joined WordPress as Director of Compliance in the United States, previously serving as Senior Manager of Information Security Compliance at HireVue.
- Vanessa R. has left WordPress as the Director of Design Operations in the United States to join Samsara as a Staff Program Manager - Design Operations.
- WordPress is currently hiring a Workforce Management Program Manager, VIP in the United States.
- Jesse Friedman, Head of WP Cloud and VP of Innovation and Partnership Success at Jetpack, emphasized their commitment to enhancing the WordPress ecosystem through superior hosting.
- Neal Ó Riain has joined WordPress as a Machine Learning & Experimentation specialist in Ireland, previously serving as Director of Data Analytics at Contentful.
🤖 WordPress Developer, Integration and Automation News
- WordPress's WooCommerce announced a new partnership with Printful to offer print-on-demand services without inventory or upfront costs.
- The Onion's website is now powered by WordPress VIP, as announced by Nick Gernert, CEO of WordPress VIP at Automattic.
- Automattic helped Little Sun relaunch their websites using WordPress, Jetpack CRM, and WooCommerce, all hosted on Pressable.
- Lara Davies is working with WordPress to create an Upwork clone website.
- Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, has featured Moon Rooster LLC's testimonial on their Agencies homepage and will list them as a premier agency partner in their new directory launching soon.
- WordPress is powering one in five online stores through WooCommerce, which partners with major tech brands like Stripe and PayPal.
📈 WordPress Financials, Fundraising and Valuation News
- E2M Solutions acquired the popular WordPress blog WPLift, previously owned by UnlimitedWP.
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