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Mullenweg acknowledges judge reversed Advanced Custom Fields plugin repository takeover

Matt Mullenweg · Matt Mullenweg on the future of open source and why he’s taking a stand · Mar 2, 2025 · at 1:09:56

Matt Mullenweg discusses the legal fallout after WordPress.org forked and replaced WP Engine's Advanced Custom Fields plugin listing with Secure Custom Fields.

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“This is controversial and actually the, they actually got a preliminary injection. So the judge said reverse this. So this has all been reversed by the way.”

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The claim, plainly

A judge granted a preliminary injunction against WordPress.org regarding Advanced Custom Fields, reversing the takeover of its plugin directory listing.

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Assessment

On December 10, 2024, U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín granted a preliminary injunction in WPEngine, Inc. v. Automattic Inc. et al. (N.D. Cal. Case No. 4:24-cv-06917-AMO). The order explicitly required Automattic and Matt Mullenweg to restore WP Engine's access to and control over the Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin directory listing on WordPress.org within 72 hours. Automattic complied between December 12 and December 14, 2024, confirming that the preliminary injunction reversed the takeover of the plugin listing as stated.

December 10, 2024 preliminary injunction order in WPEngine, Inc. v. Automattic Inc. et al. mandating the restoration of WP Engine's control over the Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) directory listing on WordPress.org
December 12–14, 2024 compliance by Automattic restoring WP Engine's account access and listing ownership for ACF

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[1] pacermonitor.com [2] wpengine.com [3] engadget.com [4] wptavern.com [5] wpengine.com [6] 404media.co [7] wptavern.com [8] wptavern.com

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Mullenweg acknowledges judge reversed Advanced Custom Fields plugin repository takeover

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