After pausing our contributions to regroup, rethink, and plan strategically, we’re ready to press play again and return fully to the WordPress project. Expect to find our contributions across all o…
Forks have already existed. Like ClassicPress or Bedrock. The biggest hurdle is getting the average user to use it. But that will never happen unless WordPress becomes difficult enough to use that alternatives are easier. People use WordPress because it’s convenient, not because it’s good.
Did Wordpress ever fork our have people just been migrating to alternatives?
Forks have already existed. Like ClassicPress or Bedrock. The biggest hurdle is getting the average user to use it. But that will never happen unless WordPress becomes difficult enough to use that alternatives are easier. People use WordPress because it’s convenient, not because it’s good.
IIRC automatic controls important pieces of infrastructure that made a fork very difficult, and they also sabotage people who attempted to fork
https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/11/matt-mullenweg-deactivates-wordpress-accounts-of-contributors-planning-a-fork/