Automattic vs. WP Engine will have a chilling effect on WordPress hosting. When I decided to use Hugo in Micro.blog, I considered using WordPress under the hood instead. It would’ve brought significant benefits, but at the cost of bloat and web hosting monoculture. Glad to have avoided this drama.

@manton I’m glad you didn’t go with WP, this seems like a much simpler and stabler platform.

@manton Somehow, in my head, WordPress is still the scrappy little platform that benefited from Six Apart's awful screw-up with Movable Type pricing. And then I remember that this is two seriously big businesses fighting over the software that powers so much of the web.

@sgtstretch Thanks. Yes, WP is too big and actually not very focused on blogging anymore, oddly enough.

@adders Exactly. Matt said that each is about a $500 million/year business.

@manton It does have a major chilling factor.

@manton Moved off WordPress last year for other reasons. Still feels a smart move now, glad I did.

@manton I’ve been enjoying learning about Hugo. Are there any plans to upgrade on the near horizon? This is just me being a nerd 🤓

@manton There's not too much money in blogging. But happy to pay Micro.blog!

@manton Had no idea micro had Hugo under the hood.