WP Engine recordsdata an injuction to get its WordPress.org entry again | TechCrunch

Internet hosting supplier WP Engine has filed an injunction in a court in North California, asking it to intervene and restore its access to the WordPress.org open-source repository.

After WP Engine filed a lawsuit towards WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg and Automattic final month, Mulleweng — who additionally owns WordPress.org — blocked the corporate’s entry to the open-source mission.

This additionally meant that WP Engine couldn’t replace its Superior Customized Fields (ACF) plug-in, which is used to create and customise their edit screens. Earlier this month, WordPress took management of ACF and forked it, citing developer guidelines, which supplies them management to vary a plug-in  “with out developer consent, within the title of public security.”

With the most recent submitting, WP Engine seeks to revive the “establishment because it existed previous to September 20, 2024” by way of the corporate’s entry to the open-source repo.

“WPE respectfully requests that the Court docket problem a preliminary injunction restoring and preserving the established order because it existed previous to Defendants’ wrongful actions described above. The preliminary injunction requires no safety as a result of returning the scenario to the established order could have no detrimental impact on Defendants,” the courtroom submitting learn.

The corporate added that these protections must also be prolonged to its associates, companions, workers, customers, and prospects.

Notably, Mullenweg added a brand new checkbox to the WordPress.org contributor login, asking folks to confirm that they weren’t related to WP Engine in any manner earlier this month. At the moment, contributors stated that they have been banned from the community Slack for criticizing the transfer.