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636: W Hot Drama Week (WordPress, WP Engine, and Web Components – Oh My!)

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ShopTalk

Technology

4.8625 Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Show DescriptionWe're getting some feelings out about WordPress and Matt Mullenweg vs WP Engine drama, as well as the Web Components conversation that happened this past week. Listen on Website →Links WP Engine sues WordPress co-creator Mullenweg and Automattic, alleging abuse of power | TechCrunch Automattic demanded a cut of WP Engine’s revenue before starting WordPress battle - The Verge WP Engine Banned from Using WordPress.org Resources – WP Tavern The WordPress vs. WP Engine drama, explained | TechCrunch Matt Mullenweg: ‘WordPress.org just belongs to me’ - The Verge WP Engine Term Sheet Theo and Matt Mullenweg Matt Discusses WordPress WCUS 2024 Q&A Modern WordPress Learning Automattic | Five for the Future | WordPress.org Automattic Alignment Matt Mullenweg Calls Out GoDaddy Matt Mullenweg Charitable Contributions Lee Wittlinger Location WebOps Platform WP Engine Hacker Interview WordPress.com WordPress Hosting Web Components Present Web Components Are Not the Future Sponsors

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0:00.0

In the criminal justice system a special type of crime for running your mouth on the social media exist.

0:28.2

It's called Law & Order Hot Drama, a production by Dick Wolf.

0:34.4

Oh!

0:35.9

Hey, there's Shopping MediaX. I'm Dave Rupert with me. It's Chris Coyer. Hey, Oh. Hey, there's Shopping MediaX.

0:37.8

I'm Dave Rupert.

0:38.8

With me is Chris Coyer.

0:39.9

Hey, Chris.

0:40.8

Hey, man.

0:41.8

How's your social media experience going?

0:45.3

Good.

0:45.9

Yeah, yeah.

0:46.5

I'll say the hot drama channel in the Discord has really been popping off lately.

0:51.1

Not that it always is probably one of our more popular channels, I'd say.

0:54.1

Yeah. popping off lately. Not that it always is probably one of our more popular channels, I'd say.

0:59.5

Yeah, it's very, what is it, villain of the day material.

1:01.4

Yeah, or whatever. It feels like a big tech story to me.

1:03.0

And of course, we're talking about all the, like, WordPress, meaning automatic versus

1:07.8

WP engine stuff.

1:09.6

I haven't seen it bleed over into mainstream tech press too much, interestingly,

1:15.5

because they're pretty big companies involved in the drama is so juicy.

1:19.8

It feels like it would make a good story anywhere.

1:22.5

But I wonder why.

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