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Matt Mullenweg reportedly returns as Automattic CEO 2 days after getting booted
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Hacker News | Sep 13, 2026 | bookofjoe
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He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Two days after being placed on a paid leave of absence, Matt Mullenweg says he has been reinstated as CEO of Automattic, according to a Slack message seen by TechCrunch. WordPress Executive Director Mary Hubbard confirmed Mullenweg’s return to the CEO role in a Friday post on X, which the official WordPress account shared and Mullenweg reposted.
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