Automattic Launches Tracker Amid Legal Feud with WP Engine
Automattic has created a site to monitor websites leaving WP Engine as tensions rise over trademark disputes and legal battles.
- WP Engine Tracker, a site developed by Automattic, shows over 16,000 domains have left WP Engine since September.
- Automattic's legal battle with WP Engine centers on trademark misuse and the demand for licensing fees.
- The tracker site includes a searchable database of websites that have moved away from WP Engine.
- Critics on GitHub have labeled the tracker as unprofessional and question its purpose.
- Matt Mullenweg, Automattic's CEO, predicts WP Engine could lose more than 8% of their business due to the ongoing conflict.