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Mullenweg clarifies he has always personally owned and controlled WordPress.org

Matt Mullenweg · Matt Mullenweg on the future of open source and why he’s taking a stand · Mar 2, 2025 · at 58:21

Matt Mullenweg, CEO of Automattic and co-creator of WordPress, explains the governance and legal structure behind the various WordPress entities amid community confusion and legal disputes.

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“WordPress.org has always been me personally.”

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The claim, plainly

WordPress.org has always been owned and controlled personally by Matt Mullenweg.

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Assessment

Official court filings and corporate legal records confirm that WordPress.org has always been owned and controlled personally by Matt Mullenweg rather than by Automattic Inc. or the non-profit WordPress Foundation. In filings from October and November 2024 during WP Engine, Inc. v. Automattic Inc. and Matthew Mullenweg (N.D. Cal. Case No. 3:24-cv-06917-AMO), both the defense and plaintiff acknowledged on the record that while the WordPress trademark was assigned to the WordPress Foundation in 2010, the domain name and infrastructure of WordPress.org were never transferred to either Automattic or the Foundation, remaining Mullenweg's personal site and responsibility since its registration in May 2003.

October 2024 court filings in WP Engine, Inc. v. Automattic Inc. and Matthew Mullenweg confirming 'WordPress.org is not Automattic or the WordPress Foundation, and is not controlled by either' and is operated as Mullenweg's personal site.
November 14, 2024 WP Engine First Amended Complaint (ECF No. 51-2) confirming the domain and infrastructure of wordpress.org remained under Mullenweg's direct personal ownership and were never transferred to the Foundation or Automattic.

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[1] automattic.com [2] joshcollinsworth.com [3] pluginvulnerabilities.com [4] github.com [5] wpvswpe.report [6] reddit.com [7] ycombinator.com [8] wpengine.com

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