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WordPress retaliation impacts community

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238 points chmaynard | 6 comments | 17 Oct 24 04:06 UTC | HN request time: 1.082s | source | bottom
1. nubinetwork ◴[17 Oct 24 05:50 UTC] No.41866776[source]▶
This has gone on for far too long... while I don't use a paid/managed WP on my personal blog, I'm seriously considering dumping WP entirely and writing my own CMS for my personal blog.
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2. inglor_cz ◴[17 Oct 24 05:52 UTC] No.41866786[source]▶
I can't do that, given that I run an e-shop with a card payment system etc. on Wordpress/WooCommerce. The ecosystem of plugins is just too damn useful.
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3. threatofrain ◴[17 Oct 24 05:57 UTC] No.41866815[source]▶
If your blog isn't too complicated, consider Astro with markdown as your authoring experience. It's really delightful and blazing fast.
4. eastbound ◴[17 Oct 24 08:55 UTC] No.41867675[source]▶
Feels like WooCommerce should buy WPEngine and sell blackjack and h…

WooCommerce should become the steward, fork Wordpress, simplify it, and Wordpress should be their freemium offering. Wordpress is a funnel to WooCommerce.

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5. mpol ◴[17 Oct 24 09:29 UTC] No.41867864{3}[source]▶
WooCommerce is owned by Automattic, so that won't happen. Owned as in, the trademark and the place in the plugin directory. Automattic bought it some years ago.
6. jpc0 ◴[17 Oct 24 09:45 UTC] No.41867955{3}[source]▶
"WooThemes was acquired by Automattic, the company best-known for WordPress.com and Jetpack, in 2015."[1]

It's the other way around my dude. Woocommerce is owned by Matt...

1. https://woocommerce.com/about/