Bozz Media

Not sure if they meet your needs but take a look at runcloud and gridpane for managed w/ freedom.

No problems here on latest firefox. Check your extensions?

New FAIR Project Aims to Decentralize WordPress.org Services, Backed by Linux Foundation and Hundreds of Contributors A coalition of WordPress contributors, open source organizations and businesses have launched a project they hope will reshape how WordPress sites connect to the wider ecosystem — and remove dependenc...

Great news for the future of WordPress.
www.therepository.email/fair-to-dece...

Please reconsider donating to the WordPress Foundation Donations to the WordPress Foundation do not further the mission of the WordPress Foundation, nor benefit the WordPress community.

"A real WordPress Foundation would protect the community and the trademarks. It would not allow a single individual to amass so much control and power—as Mullenweg has—to shut down access to its core services, as its message of free access runs counter to its mission"

www.delta.blog/please-recon...

Dear Automattic: please use ALT text when posting images, especially those containing text. It's 2025. Thanks.

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@techradar.com which survey? Have a link?

Do you want to write blogs / articles? Self hosted or managed? Check out Ghost to roll out your own substack-esque blog. WP still works as well.

Depending on individual file sizes, your site might be a fit for Cloudflare pages.

Were members of the translate team included in today's layoffs?? 😲

Automattic demanded web host pay $32M annually for using WordPress trademark Automattic founder Matt Mullenweg called WP Engine “a cancer to WordPress.”…

The legal dispute is alleged extortion and anti-competitive behavior by the company and CEO laying off their staff today. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Indeed, he went to war with thousands of WP users and customers. WP leadership is in shambles.

What a terrible way to treat people. I feel awful for those employees.

WordPress maker Automattic lays off 16% of staff | TechCrunch Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, Tumblr, WooCommerce, and a range of other online services, is reducing its workforce. The layoffs will

Techcrunch guestimates 270+, but it's tough to say without confirming if the a8c staff tally is accurate. Not exactly the most transparent operation. techcrunch.com/2025/04/02/w...

Ugh. I'm sorry to you both.

looks like he's pivoting to blaming AI

Automattic does not own WP, they own wordpress dot com and have a commercial license to the WP trademark.

Every second entered password is compromised, Cloudflare warns People use already compromised passwords 41% of the time when logging into online services, Cloudflare’s analysis reveals.

Among the frequent targets are popular content management systems (CMS) used to build websites, such as WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and other platforms.

Researchers found that 76% of leaked password login attempts succeed on WordPress sites, and half are bot-driven. cybernews.com/security/hal...

I believe whitehouse dot gov is also running on a8c. It did with Biden as well. Probably a version of WP VIP hosting.

You're welcome. Ghost is great for writing. Other options to look at: Hugo, Statamic, Astro.

for better or worse, WP powers a handful of gov't sites

I hear ya. Any particular pain points that come to mind while you build in WP?

yikes

Just be aware that the head of the WP project has been on an Elon-lite tear for the last six months. There are lots of other great options, including Ghost.

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Happy to help if you still need assistance.

Was just running into this issue, it's clunkier now with the block editor. Sometimes you get a new URL generated after a crop and save, sometimes it changes the original image. Sometimes it's a cache issue. Media handling in WP needs improvement.

WooCommerce :)

There's been a lot of discussion around this recently considering ongoing WP leadership concerns. Have you tried any other platforms, like Statamic, Craft, Hugo, Astro?