WordPress acquisitions: The best, the worst, unclear
I bet you’ve noticed how many acquisitions WordPress companies have made these years. I’m the one who follows and tries not to miss any WordPress news to stay updated.
That motivated me to write this article to show you the top brands in the WordPress market, their history, discover acquisition reasons, and their effects on the whole community.
Thus, at the end of the article, you’ll be able to figure out, “Is acquisition terrible for the company or customers?”
- Spoiler: not always.
Good write-up. I sold my WP company (LearnDash) to LiquidWeb, which is mentioned in your article. I wrote about this on my personal blog:
For me, it was the burnout and timing was right with the business metrics. What is often overlooked is that WordPress is the hardest software to support in the world. I am not exaggerating. You have no control over the customer's tech stack/environment, so what works on one website will not work on another. It's incredibly draining.
This is the main reason why my micro-SaaS (GapScout) is completely off of WordPress.
I learned a lot, but I don't think I'll ever do WP again.
Thank you for sharing!