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WordPress.com News
WordPress.com Is Now Available in Stripe Projects – WordPress.com News
WordPress.com is now available as a provider on Stripe Projects, allowing developers to provision sites via CLI.
Online Store News
Is WooCommerce Quietly Losing Automattic’s Full Backing? – Online Store News
Article explores rumors that Automattic is reducing investment in WooCommerce, based on insider sources and partner feedback.
Online Store News
Is WooCommerce Quietly Bleeding Enterprise Merchants to Shopify Plus? – Online Store News
Reports that enterprise merchants are leaving WooCommerce for Shopify Plus, citing hosting costs, plugin risks, and Shopify's enterprise features.
WordPress.com News
WordPress 7.0 Is Here: Everything You Need to Know
WordPress 7.0 'Armstrong' is released with AI foundations, editor improvements, new blocks, and performance upgrades.
The Register
Automattic's CMS empire shows cracks as WordPress share falls
WordPress market share declines for six straight months, potentially linked to the WP Engine dispute, as competitors gain ground.
openalternative.co
10+ Best Open Source WordPress Alternatives in 2026
A curated list of open source WordPress alternatives, including a description of TinaCMS as a headless CMS with real-time editing and Git-based workflows.
webhosting.today
Stop Selling Hosting, Start Selling the Outcome – Jesse Friedman, Head of WP Cloud at Automattic - webhosting.today
Interview with Jesse Friedman discussing AI in hosting, WP Cloud strategy, and the future of WordPress.
Online Store News
Is Automattic Preparing to Spin Off WooCommerce? – Online Store News
Rumors and internal discussions suggest Automattic may spin off WooCommerce into a standalone entity to unlock its value.
webhosting.today
WordPress Foundation Dissolution Case - webhosting.today
Article covers the legal dispute between WP Engine and Automattic, including WP Engine's motion to dissolve the WordPress Foundation, and the upcoming court hearing.
Automattic
Automattic Joins the Tech Coalition – Automattic
Automattic announces membership in the Tech Coalition, a group of tech companies working to combat child sexual exploitation online.
Ecommerce Times
WooCommerce’s Alleged Headless Pivot Is Fracturing Its Agency Partner Network – Ecommerce Times
WooCommerce's alleged shift to headless architecture causes friction with agency partners and may lead to migration.
The Repository
Court Orders Silver Lake to Run Financial Search Terms, Denies WP Engine’s Motion Against Audrey - The Repository
Court ruling in WP Engine vs Automattic lawsuit, ordering Silver Lake to produce documents and denying WP Engine's motion against Audrey.
Ecommerce Times
WooCommerce 9.0 Drops With Native AI Product Tagging and Faster Checkout – Ecommerce Times
WooCommerce 9.0 has been released with AI-assisted product tagging, a rebuilt checkout block, and a new server-side rendering cache layer, aiming to improve performance and compete with Shopify.
The Verge
Yes, the WordPress battle with WP Engine is still going on.
The article provides an update on the ongoing legal battle between WordPress (Automattic) and WP Engine, noting that Matt Mullenweg is growing frustrated with the nearly two-year-long case.
WordPress.com News
WordPress 7.0 Is Here: Everything You Need to Know
WordPress 7.0 'Armstrong' has been released with new AI foundations, visual revisions, responsive controls, and a cleaner dashboard, representing a major update to the WordPress platform.
Ecommerce Times
WooCommerce’s New AI Builder Is Challenging Shopify’s No-Code Dominance – Ecommerce Times
WooCommerce's new AI Store Builder is attracting merchants from Shopify, offering no-code store setup and cost savings, challenging Shopify's dominance in the mid-market.
Online Store News
WooCommerce’s New AI Migration Tool Is Sparking a Mid-Market Platform War – Online Store News
WooCommerce has launched WooMigrate AI, an AI-powered migration tool that automates 80% of the migration process from other platforms, sparking competitive responses.
The Repository
WP Engine and Automattic Trade Accusations of Withheld Evidence in Flurry of Court Filings - The Repository
WP Engine and Automattic have filed over 20 discovery letters accusing each other of withholding evidence in the ongoing lawsuit, with significant disputes over deposition and document production.
Online Store News
WooCommerce 9.0 Drops With Native AI Blocks and a Rebuilt Payments Core – Online Store News
WooCommerce 9.0 introduces AI-powered block components and a rebuilt payments core (Unified Payments Interface), along with performance improvements, marking a significant update.
heise online
WordPress: Official plug-in integrates blogs directly into the Bluesky protocol | heise online
A new official WordPress plugin allows blogs to connect directly to the Bluesky protocol, enabling cross-posting and replies.
WordPress.com News
Introducing Lately, now in beta
Introduces Lately, a new WordPress.com feature that allows users to send weekly letters to close friends via Telegram messaging, now in beta.
WordPress.com News
Introducing WordPress Workspace for Mac
Automattic introduces WordPress Workspace, a desktop app for Mac that provides quick access to WordPress Agent, voice-to-text dictation, screenshot capture, and direct media uploads, included with WordPress.com plans.
The Verge
The social web, now in Wordpress.com’s reader.
WordPress.com's reader now supports tracking Bluesky and Mastodon feeds, with more social integration planned.
The Register
WordPress leader Matthew Mullenweg exiles five contributors
WordPress co-founder and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg deactivates accounts of five community members, encouraging them to fork the project amid ongoing disputes.
Ecommerce Times
WooCommerce Edge Computing Platform Cuts Page Load Times by 84%
WooCommerce announced general availability of its Edge Computing Platform, reducing page load times by 84% for online stores.
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