WordPress Expands Code of Conduct to Private Conversations, Community Reacts

Automattic’s Marketing Lead, Nicholas Garofalo, has announced that WordPress is adding a new element to the Community Code of Conduct: Publishing private messages without consent. This addition expands the examples of unacceptable behaviors in the Community Code of Conduct to six. He pointed out that “Sharing private communications without permission is a clear violation of professional integrity. This new addition …

WP Fusion Lite Plugin Removed From WordPress.com Following a Cease and Desist Letter

Automattic has agreed to remove the WP Fusion Lite Plugin from WordPress.com following a Cease and Desist letter filed by the plugin’s creator Jack Arturo on October 12, 2024. The letter accused Automattic and WordPress.com of unauthorized trademark usage by displaying the plugin on WordPress.com. WP Fusion Lite is a WordPress plugin that connects WordPress websites to popular CRM systems …

Developers Remove Plugins From WordPress.org Repository After ACF Controversy

Following the recent ban and ACF to Secure Custom Fields fork/takeover incident, some plugin authors have announced their decision to remove their plugins from the WordPress.org repository. Gravity PDF Plugin The Gravity PDF plugin with over 50k active installations and a 4.9 rating is leaving the plugin repository. Its founder Jake Jackson stated that “WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg has weaponized …

Drama?! What Drama?! *Sips Tea*

Read to the end to see a cat who is definitely asleep and not up to ANYTHING suspicious… In today’s edition: Cheers to the WordPress Plugin Review Team for digging themselves out of one hell of a backlog. HeroPress celebrates folks who have used WordPress to make the world a better place, and we’re here for it. Is your site’s …