Automattic
Automattic, founded in 2005 by Matt Mullenweg, is the company behind WordPress. WordPress powers 455 million websites, with 70 million new posts monthly, and Automattic also offers products like WooCommerce and Jetpack. The company employs a distributed workforce and uses a freemium model for revenue.
WP Engine’s legal win forces Automattic to undo WordPress.org restrictions
A California court rules in favor of WP Engine, ordering…
WordPress cofounder Matt Mullenweg and Automattic seek dismissal of WP Engine’s lawsuit
The WordPress community is closely watching the legal battle between…
WP Engine seeks court injunction against Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg
WP Engine accuses Matt Mullenweg of sabotaging its business in…
WordPress.org forks WP Engine’s ACF plugin into Secure Custom Fields
WordPress.org has forked WP Engine’s Advanced Custom Fields plugin. Here’s…
Matt Mullenweg’s conflict with WP Engine causes mass exodus at Automattic
Automattic loses 159 employees in response to CEO Matt Mullenweg’s…
Automattic acquires unified messaging app Beeper in $125M open source push
Beeper's founder explains why a $125M sale to Automattic was…
Bluehost unveils cloud hosting built on WP Cloud
Experience unparalleled WordPress speed, reliability and scalability with Bluehost Cloud…
Automattic unites messaging with Texts acquisition for a brighter future
Automattic, the company behind WordPress , Tumblr, Pocket Casts, and…
WordPress.com users can now join the fediverse with official ActivityPub support
WordPress, the popular platform for bloggers and publishers, users can…
Titan, a professional email suite, receives a $30 million investment from Automattic
Automatic (the company behind WordPress.com, WordPress VIP, Jetpack, WooCommerce, and…