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Tumblr is making the move to WordPress. After its 2019 acquisition by WordPress.com parent company Automattic in a $3 million fire sale, the new owner has

So… if the backend gets moved over to Wordpress, and Wordpress can already federate, I guess this means Tumblr is coming to the fediverse? 😮

  • poVoq@slrpnk.netEnglish
    68·
    2 months ago

    Given how crufty Wordpress is, I don’t even dare to imagine how bad the Tumblr backend must be that this is seen as an improvement by the developers.

    • ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.netEnglish
      5·
      2 months ago

      It makes sense.

      Supporting Tumblr backend with patches vs building on top of stable WP and improving it seems like a win win.