Episode 69: The Brawl Begins! WordPress vs. WP Engine

CDG BizCast

As an agency whose web design business is built solely on WordPress, we have been monitoring the ongoing dispute between WordPress/Automattic owner Matt Mullenweg and Austin-based hosting company WP Engine. Matt Mullenweg made disparaging comments about WP Engine back in mid-September 2024, which resulted in a cascade of unfortunate events such as WP Engine's customers' websites being blocked from the WordPress repository. Warren Laine-Naida of Germany-based Warren Laine-Naida Consulting joins us to discuss what is going on, how it is impacting the WordPress community, and what both clients and WordPress professionals should be doing to ensure business runs smoothly throughout the dispute. CHECK OUT WARREN LAINE-NAIDA'S BOOKS ON DIGITAL MARKETING SUCCESS: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09BDKM7YR CHECK OUT WARREN'S BOOK "SEO All You Need to Know: Get Yourself and Your Website Found! A 7-Step Beginner’s Guide to Basic Search Engine Optimisation" ON AMAZON: https://www.amazon.com/SEO-All-You-Need-Know-ebook/dp/B0B4YXHMJF LEARN MORE ABOUT WARREN LAINE-NAIDA AT: https://warrenlainenaida.net/online-marketing-books/