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Out now: The Repository #304 🗞️

🏳️ Mullenweg to Silver Lake: "You've Won. I Submit."
🛠️ Five for the Future gets its biggest overhaul in years
🤖 SiteGround auto-installs AI plugin on customer sites, sparks pushback
⚖️ WP Engine & Automattic clash in discovery disputes

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The magistrate judge gave each side a partial win on Wednesday, with neither side getting the clean sweep it wanted.

🔗 https://www.therepository.email/court-orders-silver-lake-to-run-financial-search-terms-denies-wp-engines-motion-against-audrey

Court Orders Silver Lake to Run Financial Search Terms, Denies WP Engine’s Motion Against Audrey

The magistrate judge gave each side a partial win on Wednesday, with neither side getting the clean sweep it wanted.

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SiteGround says WordPress 7.0's AI on-ramp was too steep for most users. Customers say that doesn't justify installing software on their sites without asking.

🔗 https://www.therepository.email/siteground-auto-installs-ai-plugin-on-customer-sites-calls-wordpress-7-0-a-watershed-moment-as-customers-push-back

SiteGround Auto-Installs AI Plugin on Customer Sites, Calls WordPress 7.0 a ‘Watershed Moment’ as Customers

SiteGround says WordPress 7.0’s AI on-ramp was too steep for most users. Customers say that doesn’t justify installing software on their sites without asking.

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The ROI of hacking WordPress just changed, according to Oliver Sild, who says the ecosystem needs to brace for what's coming.

🔗 https://www.therepository.email/patchstack-ceo-warns-wordpress-7-0-could-trigger-absolute-rush-to-steal-ai-api-keys

Patchstack CEO Warns WordPress 7.0 Could Trigger “Absolute Rush” To Steal AI API Keys

The ROI of hacking WordPress just changed, according to Oliver Sild, who says the ecosystem needs to brace for what’s coming.

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The WPCC's first-of-its-kind survey asks how the WordPress community is really feeling about the project, AI, open source, and what comes next.

🔗 https://www.therepository.email/the-wp-community-collective-launches-state-of-the-community-survey

The WP Community Collective Launches State of the Community Survey

The WPCC’s first-of-its-kind survey asks how the WordPress community is really feeling about the project, AI, open source, and what comes next.

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On the same day lawyers for both sides appeared in court over discovery disputes, Mullenweg published a public plea on WordPress.org asking Silver Lake and WP Engine to end the fight.

https://www.therepository.email/matt-mullenweg-uses-wordpresss-23rd-birthday-to-appeal-directly-to-silver-lake-youve-won-i-submit

Matt Mullenweg Uses WordPress’s 23rd Birthday to Appeal Directly to Silver Lake: “You’ve Won. I Submit.”

On the same day lawyers for both sides appeared in court over discovery disputes, Mullenweg published a public plea on WordPress.org asking Silver Lake and WP…

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ServMask CEO Yani Iliev has shipped new pledge and profile pages to WordPress.org, ranking contributors by completed work instead of pledged hours.

https://www.therepository.email/five-for-the-future-gets-its-biggest-overhaul-in-years-with-new-pledge-and-profile-pages

Five for the Future Gets Its Biggest Overhaul in Years With New Pledge and Profile Pages

ServMask CEO Yani Iliev has shipped new pledge and profile pages to WordPress.org, ranking contributors by completed work instead of pledged hours.

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Mullenweg sat for 21 hours of deposition. WP Engine wants 5 more hours. That's one of six discovery fights heading to court this week.

https://www.therepository.email/wp-engine-and-automattic-trade-accusations-of-withheld-evidence-in-flurry-of-court-filings

WP Engine and Automattic Trade Accusations of Withheld Evidence in Flurry of Court Filings

Mullenweg sat for 21 hours of deposition. WP Engine wants 5 more hours. That’s one of six discovery fights heading to court this week.

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After 7.0's six-week delay, the project is already eyeing its next flagship-event release date — and looking for the team to get it there.

https://www.therepository.email/wordpress-7-1-planning-kicks-off-with-august-19-release-date-during-wordcamp-us

WordPress 7.1 Planning Kicks Off With August 19 Release Date During WordCamp US

After 7.0’s six-week delay, the project is already eyeing its next flagship-event release date — and looking for the team to get it there.

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