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Small in head count, but big in influence, aren't they?

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Missing information regarding ownership of .blog domain ending

It might be smart to mention in this article that the domain ending, .blog is owned by Automattic.

Daylen (talk) 23:20, 21 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

OK but they do not own every .blog domain in the world. They just deliver some of them as a one of the (many?) registrants. Moreover it's not clear to me if they already do it now. Can somebody confirm? --Valerio Bozzolan (talk) 15:31, 19 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Recent edit

Preserving here by providing this link. My rationale was: WP:DIRECTORY - trim list of nn products in infobox; excessive ext links. --K.e.coffman (talk) 17:05, 11 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

History section

The history section needs a rewrite. It's currently just a list of acquisitions, with no information or context about any of them. Much of the sourcing is to company press releases. This entire page currently reads like a press release, frankly. Handpigdad (talk) 06:09, 1 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Merge proposal

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I propose merging WordPress.com into Automattic. WordPress.com is a website where Automattic sells its WordPress hosting products. My BLAR was objected on notability grounds, but even if notable this website does not warrant a separate article per WP:NOPAGE, especially when it's basically an advert that directs traffic away from WordPress. WP:NPRODUCT: Avoid splitting the company and its products into separate articles, unless both have so much coverage in reliable secondary sources as to make a single article unwieldy. Charcoal feather (talk) 17:41, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose For this unfamiliar with this confusing mess, Wordpress.com (a hosting company) despite is similar name, is very strongly distinct from the non-profit Wordpress Foundation (which develops the wordpress software), but both are effectively controlled by WordPress's (co)creator Matt Mullenweg. WordPress.com is one of the world largest providers of WordPress hosting (with WordPress software being used by 43% of all current websites [1]), and I think it clearly notable in its own right, especially given the coverage that has come from the recent WP Engine dispute, where the unclearly separated objectives of the foundation and the for-profit company have come into sharp focus. Hemiauchenia (talk) 19:35, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WordPress.com is not a hosting company, Automattic is the hosting company. Re: I think it clearly notable in its own right, as noted above, merging criteria are different from notability, and notable products can and often should be merged. The website / product can be discussed in a section in the company article. Charcoal feather (talk) 12:54, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. If that merge happens, Akismet should be merged here too. Apocheir (talk) 03:22, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Opening sentence in the History section

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.

Hi editors, I'm Chenda and I work for Automattic. I've got a conflict of interest and know I shouldn't make any changes to this article without first discussing them with the community.

I would like to request an updated beginning sentence to the History section. See below for my proposed addition:

Matt Mullenweg co-founded the open-source blogging platform WordPress in 2003. Two years later, he founded Automattic to monetize the platform.^[1]

References

^ Sawers, Paul (September 22, 2024). "Matt Mullenweg calls WP Engine a 'cancer to WordPress' and urges community to switch providers". TechCrunch. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

I also hope to address the press release tag at the top of the article. If anybody would like to take a peek at my proposed draft, feel free.

If anyone has any questions, I would be happy to address them. Thanks! Chenda at Automattic (talk) 16:53, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Likeanechointheforest (talk) 00:30, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Likeanechointheforest: Thanks! Chenda at Automattic (talk) 22:01, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

History section

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.

Hi editors, For my next request, I propose making another update to the History section.

I would like to replace the current second paragraph:

On January 11, 2006, it was announced that Toni Schneider would be leaving Yahoo! to become CEO of Automattic. He was previously CEO of Oddpost before it was acquired by Yahoo!, where he had continued as a senior executive.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Malik, Om (11 January 2006). "Yahoo Exec Exits For Automattic CEO Gig". gigaom.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
^ Schneider, Toni (2006-01-11). "Moving On From Yahoo -> Automattic". Toni's Garage. Archived from the original on 2008-04-19. Retrieved 2024-12-12.

With the following:

The company is based in San Francisco.^[1] Since its founding, Automattic has had a fully remote workforce.^[2] Initially the company developed commercial products related to WordPress, including WordPress.com for WordPress-managed hosting and the spam filtering service Akismet.^[2] Toni Schneider, a former executive at Yahoo, became chief executive officer (CEO) in 2006.^[2]^[3]

References

^ Cai, Kendrick; Konrad, Alex, eds. (August 6, 2024). "Forbes Cloud 100 No. 71: Automattic". Forbes. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Morrison, Chris (October 19, 2021). "How doing everything wrong turned Automattic into a multibillion dollar media powerhouse". TechCrunch. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
^ Farr, Christina (January 13, 2014). "WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg to take over Automattic as CEO". VentureBeat. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

This addition will add more context surrounding the founding of Automattic and adds reliable sourcing.

I wrote a draft to try to address some of the tags on the article if anyone is interested. @Likeanechointheforest: would you be interested in reviewing this request since you looked at the last one? Thanks. Chenda at Automattic (talk) 21:12, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Looks good to me! Implemented most of this Likeanechointheforest (talk) 19:59, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @Likeanechointheforest: Thank you for the review. Quick question, why were the first two sentences about Automattic being based in San Francisco and having a fully remote workforce since its founding not included in the body of the article? Chenda at Automattic (talk) 17:11, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

To me that felt either redundant or promotional in tone, something felt off about it, but copyediting is a pretty subjective process, so consider getting another editor's thoughts in your next edit request Likeanechointheforest (talk) 17:12, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I understand Likeanechointheforest, thank you for explaining! I will let you know when my next request is up, if you are interested in taking a look. Chenda at Automattic (talk) 22:46, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

[Sawers1TechCrunch-1] Sawers, Paul (September 22, 2024). "Matt Mullenweg calls WP Engine a 'cancer to WordPress' and urges community to switch providers". TechCrunch. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

[2] Malik, Om (11 January 2006). "Yahoo Exec Exits For Automattic CEO Gig". gigaom.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.

[3] Schneider, Toni (2006-01-11). "Moving On From Yahoo -> Automattic". Toni's Garage. Archived from the original on 2008-04-19. Retrieved 2024-12-12.

[KonradForbes-4] Cai, Kendrick; Konrad, Alex, eds. (August 6, 2024). "Forbes Cloud 100 No. 71: Automattic". Forbes. Retrieved December 2, 2024.

[Morrison1TechCrunch-5] Morrison, Chris (October 19, 2021). "How doing everything wrong turned Automattic into a multibillion dollar media powerhouse". TechCrunch. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

[FarrVentureBeat-6] Farr, Christina (January 13, 2014). "WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg to take over Automattic as CEO". VentureBeat. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

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