WordPress developer hours cutback may or may not slow innovation – Computerworld

“Instead, the automation professionals who contributed to the core will focus on commercial projects within Automattic, such as WordPress.com, Pressable, WPVIP, Jetpack and WooCommerce,” the statement said. “As part of this reset, Automattic will honor its voluntary commitments to those who made by WP Engine and other ecosystem players or approximately 45 hours per week covered by Five for the future The program benefits the entire community, not just one company. These hours will likely be spent on security and critical updates.”

It is understood that the workforce reallocation will be reversed if WP Engine drops its lawsuit. Mullenweg said recent changes made by WP Engine have changed his requirements. He no longer asks for money, for example.

His initial demand was payment; at the end of October, Mullenweg said WP Engine “could have avoided all of this for $32 million. This should have been super easy,” and then he accused WP Engine of “18 months of gaslighting” and said, “That’s why I’m so crazy.”