the absolute audacity

I’ve used ACF Pro, and been a staunch WordPress advocate, since 2011. I owe it almost entirely to how easy the original ACF made it to edit sites. I’ve wondered for the last decade why WordPress hasn’t made the effort to add this type of dynamic meta content functionality to the core… and then I wondered why they pushed on Gutenberg despite its obvious failures and shortcomings.

The pettiness with which Automattic has addressed their CEO’s beef with WP Engine has made everything very, very clear. I can’t believe I had to check a box stating that I’m not affiliated with WP Engine before being allowed to even log into the site. I’m genuinely embarrassed for WordPress right now. This is all just ludicrous. I don’t know how I can keep supporting a CMS that run by such petty, childish tyrants, who throw tantrums over licensing issues for exactly *ONE* of the many, many companies that exist online and use “WP” in the title.

This plugin can never be what ACF once was, regardless. Even if they return control to Advanced Custom Fields (which is obviously what should happen), it’s 100% worth the money to get ACF Pro instead. Not only will you guarantee that your site will continue to be given some of the best support and functionality I’ve seen from a WordPress plugin, you’ll also be rejecting Automattic’s attempts to subvert its own licensing.