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Automattic resumes WordPress contributions after months-long pause

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What to knowAutomattic announced it will resume contributing to the WordPress open source project after a months-long pause.The company had withdrawn its developers from the project earlier this year following disagreements with the WordPress leadership.Matt Mullenweg, CEO of Automattic and WordPress co-founder, cited improved governance and communication as reasons for returning.Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, announced yesterday …
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In a movement that has caused a stir in the web development community, Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com, has officially announced its return as an active contributor to the WordPress project. This decision marks a change of course regarding the previous announcement, made just a month ago, where they claimed that version 6.8 would be the last major update of the year. This return was announced through an entry entitled “Returning …

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nerdschalk.com broke the news in on Sunday, June 1, 2025.
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