Seonglae ChoAutomattic is doing open source dirty
Automattic demanding 8% of WP Engine's revenues because they're not "giving back enough" to WordPress is a wanton violation of general open source ideals and the specifics of the GPL license. Automattic is completely out of line, and the potential damage to the open source world extends far beyond the WordPress. Don't let the drama or ...
https://world.hey.com/dhh/automattic-is-doing-open-source-dirty-b95cf128
Forking is Beautiful
The right to fork the software is at the heart of open source. WordPress itself started as a fork of the b2/cafelog project. WordPress was one of several forks from b2, which included b2++ (which e…
https://wordpress.org/news/2024/10/spoon/
Wordpress Plugin for ActivityPub
ActivityPub
The ActivityPub protocol is a decentralized social networking protocol based upon the ActivityStreams 2.0 data format.
https://wordpress.org/plugins/activitypub/
WordPress blogs can now be followed in the fediverse, including Mastodon | TechCrunch
In March, WordPress.com owner Automattic made a commitment to the fediverse -- the decentralized social networks that include the Twitter rival Mastodon
https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/14/wordpress-blogs-can-now-be-followed-in-the-fediverse-including-mastodon
SEO
Rank Math SEO Pro
Rank Math PRO is the world's leading WordPress SEO plugin trusted by industry-leading marketers. It's about time you ditch the confusion of needing (and having to pay for) dozens of extra add-ons. Keep it simple with Rank Math.
https://www.producthunt.com/posts/rank-math-seo-pro
WordPress/gutenberg Interactivity Api · Discussions
Explore the GitHub Discussions forum for WordPress gutenberg in the Interactivity Api category.
https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/discussions/categories/interactivity-api
WordPress Contributors Propose New Interactivity API for Frontend Blocks
Over the past year a group of WordPress contributors have been working on making it easier for developers to build interactive blocks. These are the kinds of experiences that allow visitors to subm…
https://wptavern.com/wordpress-contributors-propose-new-interactivity-api-for-frontend-blocks
