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Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg placed on leave of absence

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Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com, announced that its chief executive officer, Matt Mullenweg, has been placed on a leave of absence. The notice, reported by 404media, did not specify the duration of the leave or the reasons behind the decision. Mullenweg, who co‑founded the open‑source WordPress platform and has led Automattic since its inception, remains a prominent figure in the web publishing industry.

The announcement quickly attracted attention on the technology news aggregator Hacker News, where the story earned 18 points and generated a single comment. No further details have been released by Automattic, and the company has indicated that its operations will continue uninterrupted while the leadership transition is addressed.

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