Mullenweg: WordPress's 60,000 plugins are its moat, not core CMS features
Matt Mullenweg · Matt Mullenweg on the future of open source and why he’s taking a stand · Mar 2, 2025 · at 37:33
Matt Mullenweg, co-creator of WordPress and CEO of Automattic, discusses platform dynamics and the network effects that protect WordPress from competitors.
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“You know, the core features of a CMS, you can kind of write with a few developers in a few weeks or something. Like it's kind of not, you know, it's basically correct operations. But to replicate those 60,000 plugins and themes, gosh, no one's done it. It's a huge moat.”
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