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‘The community is in chaos:’ WordPress.org now requires you denounce affiliation with WP Engine to log in

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    Lexinonymous
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    At this point, a hostile fork of Wordpress seems inevitable. Has there been any movement on that front, either from commercial entities or the wider community?

    At this point, a hostile fork of Wordpress seems inevitable. Has there been any movement on that front, either from commercial entities or the wider community?

    24 votes
    1. creesch
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      Some googling shows there has been at least one fork that has been around for years: https://www.classicpress.net Looks like it was started as they people behind it disagreed with the...

      Some googling shows there has been at least one fork that has been around for years: https://www.classicpress.net

      Looks like it was started as they people behind it disagreed with the implementation of the new editor as they favored the TinyMCE editor which was the default until then.

      9 votes
  2. sparksbet
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    Who needs an exploding car with hammers when Matt will do all the work himself...

    Who needs an exploding car with hammers when Matt will do all the work himself...

    18 votes
  3. public
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    How soon until someone from WP Engine posts a screenshot of them lying by clicking that checkbox? Act like Anish Kapor showing off his tube of Pinkest Pink.

    How soon until someone from WP Engine posts a screenshot of them lying by clicking that checkbox? Act like Anish Kapor showing off his tube of Pinkest Pink.

    6 votes
  4. PuddleOfKittens
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    @Deimos please take notes

    WordPress.org now requires you denounce affiliation with WP Engine to log in

    @Deimos please take notes

    1 vote