throwawaymatt

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by throwawaymatt 21d ago
This drama started in April 2025 and there were replies to my comments here on HN telling me WordPress is "dead" and that the community would soon jump ship. Neither happened (not even remotely), and instead of switching to a dif
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by throwawaymatt 21d ago
Just when we (the WP community) thought things were settling down and cooler heads might be prevailing... this happens. Uhg, not great for someone who has invested over 15 years into building with WP and does (paid) business with an Automa
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by throwawaymatt 1y ago
A very important distinction indeed. Wordpress.COM is not the same as the self-hosted version at WordPress.ORG While they've made recent changes to .COM to bring it closer to .ORG mostly as a knee-jerk response to the Matt v WPE scrap
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by throwawaymatt 1y ago
Splitting the community in half? Nah. If Matt needs to go, the community who is more interested in just making money (we're not "post economic" like Matt) will move aggressively to cut him out like cancer. Sure he controls
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by throwawaymatt 1y ago
yawn Pretty much every major WP builder has an AI component. I'm sure this one is as half-baked as all the others.
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by throwawaymatt 1y ago
They're still battling out in court, with a timeline that extends into 2027. Meanwhile: (very quick summary) Matt's pulled his developers off the project, and the release schedule has slowed. Some commercial vendors have increas
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by throwawaymatt 2y ago
Today I'm sending a link to a client to purchase a license for Paid Memberships Pro. Not because of this, but because it's the best tool for the job. I'll continue to go directly to the developer/source for good plugins
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by throwawaymatt 2y ago
It's not ironic, although I love irony. I created this throwaway because there's too many clues on my primary account that could lead back to IRL me and Matt is petty like that.
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by throwawaymatt 2y ago
Word of mouth mostly. We have a local presence, and through good old fashion IRL networking we've built a decent little business.
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by throwawaymatt 2y ago
I've built over 700 WordPress websites and launch 4-5 each month. I expect to launch at least 30 in 2025. AMA and give me your example of something "better" and I'll gladly tell you why it's not. I've spent
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by throwawaymatt 2y ago
> I joined WP Engine in 2018 because it was the one company that really did seem to be honest about who they were. Like every other company they were in it to make money, but unlike every other company they didn’t hide that fact behind a