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Yoast CEO calls for a ‘federated’ approach to WordPress repository


Days after web hosting provider WP Engine won a preliminary injunction against WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg and rival hosting provider Automattic,

In response, Joost de Walk — the CEO of WordPress-based SEO optimization tool Yoast — wrote a blog post about taking a federated and independent approach to WordPress. His views were supported by enterprise web consulting firm Crowd Favorite’s CEO Karim Marucchi through a separate blog post. Earlier this month, 20 signatories, including core WordPress contributors, criticized Mullenweg’s actions and urged him to explore “community-minded solutions” in an open letter.

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