[jcranmer]

> Here, Mullenweg’s “statement that he had the right to disable WPEngine’s account access and to make changes to the ACF plugin for the sake of public safety[,]” see Opp. at 27-28, is belied by the declarations of WPEngine’s executives stating that the claimed vulnerability was minor [...]

@photomatt literally screwed himself over by talking about his actions here, when everyone was screaming at him to shut the fuck up. Will he start listening now?

In short, what this injunction does is a) remove the checkbox, b) return ACF to WPEngine, c) restore access to website, d) no bond required.

[perihelions]

Here's the HN thread that's an exhibit in this court filing (screenshot on page 24),

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41821336#41821399 ("Secure Custom Fields by WordPress.org (wordpress.org)")

[chris_wot]

I'm not sure how many people (including myself) told him to stop talking about the case on Hacker News. He never listened.

[mikae1]

Wasn't it good that he kept talking though? Sorry for being crass, but I'd prefer him loosing this case.

[chris_wot]

Agreed.

[kristofferR]

But that's a weird thing to do. Why advise people to do stuff detrimental to the world?

[Jare]

Trying to help people be better versions of themselves is a good thing.

[kristofferR]

But this wasn't about trying to help someone to be better, it was to help them avoid facing consequences for being bad, like advising a wife beater about concealer options for his wife (overly dramatic example, I know).

"You should stop doing dumb/illegal stuff, it might impact you" is very different advice than "You should stop talking about the dumb/illegal stuff you do, they may stop you".

[michaelcampbell]

Like every dictator, he knows better than you, me or anyone. If you don't believe that, just ask him.

[josefresco]

When does ACF return to WP Engine? Still looks like it's under the control of "WordPress.org" https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-custom-fields/

[RegnisGnaw]

within 72 hours..

[ImPostingOnHN]

72 hours have passed now, no change.

[adrienne]

It got restored at about 5:30pm PST on Friday evening: https://x.com/wp_acf/status/1867761686389604368

Mullenweg posted a whiny tweet about it: https://x.com/photomatt/status/1867759730992586756