WordPress legal updates • October 17, 2025
Updates from the WP Engine and Keller cases against Automattic and Matt Mullenweg
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WP Engine • Thoughts on the October 9 hearing on discovery letters
A frustrated judge ordered WP Engine and Automattic to stop bickering over discovery.
WP Engine • Transcript of the October 9 hearing on discovery letters
An unofficial transcript of the WP Engine v Automattic & Matt Mullenweg hearing about three discovery letters on October 9, 2025.
Analyzing WP Engine’s second amended complaint, part 2
Further analysis of the second amended complaint, focused on the antitrust claims.
Analyzing WP Engine’s second amended complaint, part 1
An analysis of the re-asserted CFAA claim, and other changes in the second amended complaint.
Reflections on a year of writing with Ghost
A year after spinning up The Delta, I consider Ghost as my CMS.
“Wildly unethical”
Additional thoughts about Fueled’s latest round of layoffs and public statements.
More layoffs at Fueled—internal turmoil or a contracting ecosystem?
This week’s layoffs underscore Fueled’s struggles—and may signal the beginning of the end of 10up’s influence as a top WordPress agency.
WordPress legal updates • September 19, 2025
Updates from the WP Engine and Keller cases against Automattic and Matt Mullenweg
The motion to dismiss—a win for WP Engine
Evaluating the motion to dismiss from Judge Martínez-Olguín
WP Engine • Thoughts on the motion to dismiss hearing
Various thoughts about the hearing for Automattic’s motion to dismiss claims in the WP Engine case on August 28, 2025.
WP Engine • Transcript of the Motion to Dismiss Hearing
An unofficial transcript of the motion to dismiss hearing in WP Engine v Automattic & Matt Mullenweg on August 28, 2025.
Another quarter brings another BlackRock devaluation of Automattic
BlackRock devalues its shares in Automattic again, now worth just 32.6% of its 2021 Series E valuation.
WordPress legal updates • August 15, 2025
Updates from the WP Engine and Keller cases against Automattic and Matt Mullenweg
The Keller class action lawsuit
An overview of the Keller v Automattic & Mullenweg class action case