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[–] etchinghillside@reddthat.com 4 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Does WP Engine have much of a product without Automattic’s blessing? How much damage has already been done implanting into a WP Engine’s customer’s mind that they should start thinking about alternatives?

Is it anything other than a sinking ship?

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 15 points 1 week ago (3 children)

The whole thing has implanted into the mind of any wordpress user paying attention they should start thinking about alternatives.

[–] schizo@forum.uncomfortable.business 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

100% this: the sole owner of the foundation, trademark, and primary web portal has come across as absolutely unhinged, vengeful, and petty as all hell.

If I had any wordpress sites that I relied on professionally/ran a business on/made money with I'd be SERIOUSLY investigating any option that didn't involve wordpress since the last thing I want is my business on software beholden to someone who is perfectly willing to be visibly nuts online.

Not a good thing for stability in general, you know?

[–] limer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

I think this is like a parallel situation as seen in the Reddit ceo driving migration to lemmy.

The wp meltdown was destructive and healthy at the same time. A minority of wp users will look into alternatives, which will help make those better to use because the devs get more support, and/or the alternative communities and ecosystems start to grow

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