WP Engine accuses WordPress of 'forcibly' taking over its plug-in Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), leading to a public dispute over security fixes and updates distribution. The founder of WordPress, Matt Mullenweg, has forked ACF into a new version called Secure Content Fields (SCF), cutting off WP Engine's access to update servers. This dispute has escalated to legal actions, with claims of abuse of power, extortion, and greed
User confusion may arise as free ACF users are automatically switched to SCF via WordPress.org, while paid ACF users continue to receive updates from WP Engine. The conflict highlights tensions in open-source software management and the need for users to evaluate updates from trusted sources. https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/wp-engine-accuses-wordpress-forcibily-taking-over-plug-in