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Automattic Celebrates Graduates of University of Illinois Chicago’s AI Leaders Program
On June 23, around 40 students from Illinois and Louisiana will wrap up the year at University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) as the first graduating cohort of AI Leaders—the nation’s first workforce-focused AI literacy course tied to a recognized credential. These students built real WordPress projects. They applied generative AI to real work. For example,… -
Fixing Links with the Wayback Machine
Automattic is excited to collaborate with the Internet Archive to launch the Internet Archive Wayback Machine Link Fixer, a new free WordPress plugin that keeps your links alive. -
Automattic Invests in University of Illinois Chicago Tech Solutions Open Source Fund
Automattic is proud to make a donation to UIC Tech Solutions Open Source Fund, which is partnering with the WordPress Foundation to create the first workforce-focused AI literacy course. -
Defending Open Source: Clear, Compelling Counterclaims in our Litigation Against WP Engine
Automattic was founded on a commitment to open source, and we have been dedicated to protecting that promise ever since. Our support of WordPress has helped democratize publishing and build a vibrant community—one that now powers tens of millions of websites. WP Engine began providing hosting services for WordPress users in 2010, making largely nominative… -
Returning to Core
After pausing our contributions to regroup, rethink, and plan strategically, we’re ready to press play again and return fully to the WordPress project. Expect to find our contributions across all of the greatest hits—WordPress Core, Gutenberg, Playground, Openverse, and WordPress.org. This return is a moment of excitement for us as it’s about continuing the mission… -
Automattic Donates $30,000 to Launch the Open Horizons Scholarship
This program helps active contributors attend WordPress flagship events by removing financial barriers so they can connect, collaborate, and grow their impact within the community. -
Aligning Automattic’s Sponsored Contributions to WordPress
Automattic has always been deeply committed to the success of WordPress, dedicating significant resources and talent to its development for almost two decades. However, we’ve observed an imbalance in how contributions to WordPress are distributed across the ecosystem, and it’s time to address this. Additionally, we’re having to spend significant time and money to defend… -
Defending Open Source: Our Legal Response to WP Engine’s Meritless Complaint
Automattic, and our CEO Matt Mullenweg, are devoted to the ethos of open source, democratizing publishing through the WordPress platform and protecting the thriving, collaborative ecosystem built around software that powers over 40% of the web. Matt and Automattic have granted away significant rights and provided extensive free services—something most individuals and companies would never… -
Open Source, Trademarks, and WP Engine
For those just catching up: WP Engine needs a trademark license. Since being taken over by private equity firm Silver Lake in 2018, WP Engine has built a half-a-billion a year business by confusing consumers with their commercial use of the WordPress and WooCommerce trademarks. Automattic has tried for years to get WP Engine to obtain a commercial license…
