mccOct 9, 2024

I think I just vaulted over the line between "WordPress is too much of a maintenance burden, I want to move away" to "I need to stop using WordPress. Now."

https://tldr.nettime.org/@tante/113277490070161595

tante (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image When logging into Wordpress.org (login.wordpress.org) you have to confirm that you are not affiliated with WPEngine. While this looks petty and childish it's another sign the Wordpress is in the hands of people who can't find less destructive ways to handle their fucking midlife crisis.

tldr.nettime
Show threadmccOct 9, 2024
How likely is it we could see a fork of the WordPress.org updates/plugins backend? At least some of the wordpress.org features are negatives to me anyway so I'd be okay with losing them (the "news" page contains information I don't care about, and it appears to be leaking my IP/location to Automattic every time I open my personal WP admin page). But the plugin repository is kind of hard to work without.
Show threadAlex ZandraOct 9, 2024
@mcc I've been really confused by the whole wordpress news... does that affect self-hosted wordpress sites as well?
Show threadmccOct 9, 2024

@zandra not directly, but to some degree because self-hosted wordpress still engages with wordpress.org for things like spam blocking and plugins.

However, if you are self hosted, you are not using WP Engine. So you are not on Matt Mullenweg's Enemies List.

Show threadAlex Zandra

@mcc ohh I see! my blog does use a ton of plugins so that’s good to know

also… yay for not having an additional enemy!😬

Oct 9, 2024 at 3:42pmMastodon for iOS
Show threadmccOct 9, 2024

@zandra *text is dripping with a mysterious red fluid suddenly somehow*

…FOR NOW

Show threadAlex ZandraOct 9, 2024
@mcc
Show threadkouhai, of the health issuesOct 9, 2024
@zandra @mcc I think he automatically hates all trans folks so, y’know, I’m not too optimistic about my name being off it entirely
Show threadpost-Gundam cryptographyOct 9, 2024
@zandra @mcc @kouhai may the exploding hammer car take him soon, amen