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WP Engine asks court to stop Matt Mullenweg from blocking access to WordPress resources

The WordPress fight is heating up.

In a motion for a preliminary injunction filed against Automattic and Mullenweg on Friday, the third-party hosting platform requests that the court restore its access to WordPress resources and allow it to regain control of its plugin that had been taken over. “Developers are anxious and want assurance they will not be next to receive another extortionate demand from Mullenweg, become his next target of nuclear war, or next to have their plug-ins expropriated,” the motion reads. WordPress.org has since published a promotional page dedicated to customers looking to switch away from WP Engine, while Automattic upped its buyout offer for employees who don’t agree with Mullenweg’s actions.

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