Matt Mullenweg Hires New Lawyer In Fight Against WP Engine
Matt Mullenweg and Automattic hired a powerful law firm to represent it against WP Engine’s federal law suit
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Google Shares Insight On SEO For AI Overviews
Google’s John Mueller discussed SEO for AI Overviews and emphasized the continued importance of search marketing
Data On Fastest Growing Sites Yields Surprising Insights
Data on the fastest-growing websites shows where all the traffic is going to and why
SEOs Are Recommending Structured Data For AI Search… Why?
A post on LinkedIn asked why SEOs are recommending Schema structured data as way to rank better for AI search
Google’s Documentation Update Contains Hidden SEO Insights
Google’s documentation update contains subtle changes that provide insights into improving content for humans (and search engines)
FTC: GoDaddy Hosting Was “Blind” To Security Threats
FTC settlement proposal alleges that GoDaddy hosting was “blind” to security threats which compromised its customers
OpenAI Secretly Funded Benchmarking Dataset Linked To o3 Model
OpenAI secretly funded and had access to a benchmarking dataset on which its new o3 AI reasoning model scored highly.
Confirmed: Google Is Requiring JavaScript To Block SEO Tools
Google Search confirms that it’s requiring JavaScript to block bots and scrapers
Google Causes Global SEO Tool Outages
Google triggers global outages at rank and keyword tracking services around the world
Evidence That Google Detects AI-Generated Content
Evidence shows that Google detects AI-generated content within a specific context for search quality and ranking
.AI Domain Migrated To A More Secure Platform
The .AI domain has migrated to a new domain registrar platform that makes it more reliable and secure
Mullenweg’s Grip On WordPress Challenged In New Court Filing
New legal filing related to WP Engine lawsuit challenges Matt Mullenweg’s hold on WordPress with a new Governance Oversight Board
Mullenweg Says Lawsuits Could End WordPress
WordPress co-founder speculates that lawsuit could end with closure of WordPress
Automattic Turns Against WordPress Community Itself
Automattic cites criticism from the WordPress community in announcement that it’s reducing support for the core CMS project
Google Shows How To Fix LCP Core Web Vitals
Expert from Google’s Chrome team shows how to fix LCP scores. LCP will never feel difficult again
WordPress.com Launches Studio Sync Local Development
Automattic’s WordPress hosting platform integrates open source Studio desktop development environment
Mullenweg Criticizes WP Engine For Something He Also Does
Mullenweg criticized WP Engine’s 30 day notice cancellation policy. Apparently forgets his own hosting company does the same thing.
WordPress Popular Posts Plugin Vulnerability Affects 100k+ Sites
High-severity WordPress vulnerability in Popular Posts plugin makes it possible for attackers to inject arbitrary shortcodes.
WordPress Backup Plugin Vulnerability Affects 3+ Million Sites
High severity vulnerability in a WordPress backup plugin makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object.
Google Shows How To Confirm Indexing Issues Due To JavaScript
Google’s Martin Splitt offers easy ways that SEOs can check if JavaScript is causing indexing issues
OpenAI Blames Cloud Provider For ChatGPT Outage
OpenAI releases report on ChatGPT outage that blames cloud provider for lack of automatic failure recovery
Google Podcast Discusses SEO Expertise
Googlers discuss the expertise of SEO gurus who ask questions that “don’t make sense”
Google Speculates If SEO ‘Is On A Dying Path’
Googlers offer a surprising assessment of whether AI has put SEO on a ‘dying path’
Google AI Overviews Claims More Pixel Height in SERPs
Google’s AI Overviews is occupying greater amounts of pixel space in the search results, creating a challenging environment for SEO
WordPress Developer Publishes Code To Block Mullenweg’s Web Hosting Clients
WordPress developer releases code that prevents themes & plugins from activating on sites hosted on Matt Mullenweg’s web hosting platform
Google CEO’s 2025 AI Strategy Deemphasizes Search Box
Google CEO outlines 2025 plan to make AI apps like Gemini the interface for how users search. What does it mean for publishers and SEO?
Google Gemini Deep Research May Erode Website Earnings
Google’s Gemini Deep Research erodes website earnings by removing the need for consumers to visit review sites.
Google Explains How CDNs Impact Crawling & SEO
Google’s new documentation explains how using a CDN can negatively impact crawling
ChatGPT Search Manipulated With Hidden Instructions
ChatGPT Search could be manipulated with instructions and text hidden on web pages
Matt Mullenweg: What Drama Can I Create In 2025?
Mullenweg’s Reddit discussion about 2025 WordPress drama inspires nearly 600 responses