"I've heard from WP Engine customers that they are frustrated that WP Engine hasn't been able to make updates, plugin directory, theme directory, and Openverse work on their sites. It saddens me that they've been negatively impacted by Silver Lake's commercial decisions," Mullenweg said on the WordPress.org blog.
"WP Engine was well aware that we could remove access when they chose to ignore our efforts to resolve our differences and enter into a commercial licensing agreement. Heather Brunner, Lee Wittlinger, and their Board chose to take this risk. WPE was also aware that they were placing this risk directly on WPE customers," he added.
This fight impacts a larger ecosystem as WordPress technology is open source and free, and it powers a huge chunk of the internet - around 40% of websites. Websites can host their own WordPress instance or use a provider like Automattic or WP Engine for a plug-and-play solution.
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