The ACF plugin on the WordPress directory has been taken over by WordPress.org

Additional discussion is happening on https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41821336

Much better title, thanks

I didn't want to editorialise the title when I submitted, but yes, the tweet does make for a better title.

This is definitely going a bit too crazy.

I sympathized with Wordpress a lot in the initial drama, but this is going downhill fast.

Blocking somebody's access to the plugin repository, not accepting their patches, and then 'releasing' your own 'secure' version is just abuse, period.

Calling it right now:

If WP Engine is reading, fork WordPress now. Call it FreshPress. Put $25M into it, team up with other hosts, abandon the editor everyone hates, and relicense it to GPLv3 so Matt can’t have any of it. (Note that WordPress’s license specifically says GPLv2 or later.) Maybe support Composer like sane modern PHP projects. Maybe put the most important plugins like Woo into core and make it an all-in-one Squarespace competitor.

Once it’s ahead, legal, and Matt can’t borrow; then he’ll realize his bluff has been called. Make WordPress the new B2.