A checkbox will now be added when logging in to WordPress.org or when signing up as a new user to confirm that you are not affiliated with WP Engine.



In the midst of a dispute between Automattic, the developer of the website building and management system 'WordPress,' and WP Engine, a hosting platform specializing in WordPress, a checkbox has been added to the login and new user registration forms of WordPress.org, which continues to develop WordPress as an open source project, to confirm that it has 'no affiliation whatsoever with WP Engine.'

'The Community Is In Chaos:' WordPress.org Now Requires You Denounce Affiliation With WP Engine To Log In
https://www.404media.co/wordpress-checkbox-login-wp-engine/

WordPress vs WP Engine battle gets stupid, with new login box
https://9to5mac.com/2024/10/10/wordpress-vs-wp-engine-battle-gets-seriously-stupid-with-new-login-requirement/

Below is a link to the WordPress.org login screen.

WordPress.org Login | WordPress.org English
https://login.wordpress.org/

It's a very orthodox way of logging in by entering your email address and password, but a new checkbox has been added that says 'I am not affiliated with WP Engine in any way, financially or otherwise.' Only users who have confirmed that they are not affiliated with WP Engine can log in.



The same applies to the new user registration screen.

WordPress.org Login | WordPress.org English
https://login.wordpress.org/register

The necessary content had been translated into Japanese, but the explanation for the newly added checkbox was still in English.



News site 404media described the situation as 'the community is in chaos,' while 9to5mac said, 'The new login requirements are making the fight seem extremely silly.'

Users have reported that initially there was a link above the checkbox that read, 'WP Engine has filed a massive lawsuit.'



According to the news site WP Tavern, Colin Stewart, who is involved in the development, confirmed with Matt Mullenweg, CEO of Automattic and owner of WordPress.org, that 'the contents of the checkboxes are not stored.' On the other hand, it seems that everyone involved with WordPress.org may need to appoint legal representatives.

WordPress.org Login Gets Mandatory Affiliation Checkbox Following WP Engine Dispute – WP Tavern
https://wptavern.com/wordpress-org-login-gets-mandatory-affiliation-checkbox-following-wp-engine-dispute



Others who have been reported to have been blocked from the WordPress Slack include Javier Casares, who works on the hosting team; Ryan McCue, committer and WordPress REST API co-lead; Jono Alderson, technical SEO consultant; Alex Sirota, founder of software company NewPath Consulting; and Andrew Hutchings, Chief Contribution Officer at the MariaDB Foundation.

Casares said he was blocked when he asked about the checkbox.



WP Engine is also aware of the checkbox, and has commented that 'we care about our customers, agents, users, and community, and none of us are involved.'



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