WordPress Future: Release Restriction and Impact

According to WordPress Slack Chat, Mullenweg Matt, WordPress founder, considers the possibility of limiting future WordPress releases to one per year by 2027. He argues that the only opportunity to force Automattic to increase his contribution is the pressure on WP Engine regarding the abandonment of their claim.

Automattic, Mullenwega, has already reduced its contribution to WordPress's main code, which has a concern among WordPress developers. In January 2025, Automattic announced that they reduce their contribution to WordPress project to view their strategy and plan the future.

Automattic's open letter was associated with the hope of increasing the deposit on WordPress, but Mullenweg's response was negative without direct deviations.

🚀 The WP Engine lawsuit against Automattic forces the latter to redistribute resources, which has a significant impact on WordPress development and health. Automattic is hope that WP Engine will review its position, which will focus on contributions that will facilitate a wider WordPress ecosystem.

💡 In his message to Slack Mullenweg, wp Engine outlined the process, urging others to press on WP Engine so that they give up the claim.

• 📌 Mullenweg proposes to limit the WordPress releases to one per year by 2027.
• 📌 Automattic has reduced its contribution to WordPress's main code through WP Engine lawsuit.
• 📌 The WordPress developers community expressed its position on limiting new features and focusing on maintaining the main code.