The Lawsuit

WP Engine subsequently filed a lawsuit in a California court, accusing Mullenweg of having a "long history of obfuscating the true facts" about his control of WordPress Foundation and WordPress.org. The lawsuit also alleges that Mullenweg has conflicts of interest, which could potentially destroy trust in the WordPress community. WP Engine claims that it has no choice but to pursue this case to protect its employees, agency partners, customers, and the broader WordPress community.