BuddyPress Lead Developer Mathieu Viet Leaves WordPress Ecosystem

[Jyolsna]

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[Al]

With all the drama related to the WordPress.org platform and its management, we decided to refactor all but one e-com site from WP over to a simple (traditional?) stack of HTML, PHP, Bootstrap, W3.CSS, and a few pinches of Javascript…. radioqsl.com, newmediawebsitedesign.com, ancins.com, newmediawebfix.com, etc.

I don’t know where WP org is headed… maybe to a poorly maintained fork, or perhaps to a paid/commercial status (ie. like the former SugarCRM), or maybe just closed down. But I’m fairly certain that PHP, HTML, Bootstrap and W3.CSS, etc. are going to be around for a long while.

Honestly, it was a lot less work than I thought it would be… even with the parallax scrolling sites we had in WP which are now in Bootstrap.

I don’t know what we will do with the e-com site… but there are lots of options beyond WP with WooCom.

Now we sit back and watch this show with a full box of popcorn and no care in the world about how it ends! :-)

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[Matthew]

Wish I could move on to be honest but that’s a major hassle. And I think many businesses will conclude the same. So the next step is either the big shots resolving things or us turning in the things affecting our businesses.

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[Hank Castello]

So far, comments have been negative toward WP.org, but their stance seems reasonable to me. Nothing is free. WP org offers a tremendously valuable structure for “free”. They invest a huge amount of time, effort, thousands of man-hours and ask nothing in return except, if you’re going to profit from our efforts, then at least pitch-in or contribute something commensurate with your profits.

Since this isn’t working as an “understanding”, perhaps the licensing needs to be altered so that if you’re making millions off of WP, you must contribute x% toward its maintenance and continued development.

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[Sharique]

WP Engine should not have modified core wp files and default options to commercialize their hosting product. I’m with Automattic. Such hosting companies should be banned. They contributed less and earned more by modifying default code base and options.

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