Comments on: Automattic Support Network

By: weboholic » Blog Archive » paid WP themes … paid WP support … paid WP plugins

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 16:20:18 +0000

[...] The whole thing was a bit ironic because I found the link to the seller on the wordpress news site right after I read some worried post about the new Automattic paid support. Now let’s just wait and see when the first paid WP plugin will come out Name / �� * [...]

By: Administrator

Administrator — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 02:57:15 +0000

I’m not aware of any MT installations at NYT. About.com used to run their site on MT and they are in the process of moving to WP.

By: Kevin OKeefe

Kevin OKeefe — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 02:29:52 +0000

I like WordPress but aren’t the New York Times and About.com using MT on the vast majority of their blogs?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 03:05:15 +0000

By: farlane

farlane — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 16:11:04 +0000

[...]I’m simulating a trackback because I’m afraid to actually have it appear like I was here posting. I think it’s a great idea – I have clients who are much more concerned with performance than how much things cost and I know there’s a market for this. One suggestion: change “…grow the adoption of…” to just “grow”. [...]

By: Mashable*

Mashable* — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 00:20:07 +0000

Automattic Launches WordPress Support Network

Automattic, the commercial arm of WordPress, launched their WordPress Support Network today. The network provides enterprise-grade support for WordPress and WordPress MU (the multiuser version). The price is $5000 per year, which seems reasona…

By: Somewhat Frank

Somewhat Frank — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 22:07:10 +0000

WordPress Gets Enterprise Support…

Automattic, the company that has created WordPress which powers many of the weblogs in the blogosphere today, has just launched a level of enterprise called the Automattic Support Network. According to a recent blog post on Toni Schneider’s blog the…

By: Photo Matt » Paid Support

Photo Matt » Paid Support — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 21:43:24 +0000

[...] We just launched the Automattic Support Network which is a place for companies to purchase paid support for WordPress and MU. Originally I didn’t think we’d need to do this, simply because the WordPress.org support forums are so amazing and there is such a good community around it. They are, but some big companies and enterprise folks are uncomfortable with volunteer support, and want (and insist) on paying someone before deploying a product. Based on that feedback and a lot of input from Podz, we put together this new product, which is basically VIP support with a guaranteed response time. Toni has some more thoughts here. « Renting is for Suckers [...]

By: “Why the heck not?” -- Chip’s Quips

“Why the heck not?” -- Chip’s Quips — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 21:36:41 +0000

[...] This is brilliant. Just as blogging is really starting to take off as a corporate communications tool — WordPress, now established as the premium blogging platform, offers premium service contracts for a fee of $5000 annually. Which should appeal to companies that are just getting started on blogging and want to do it right. [...]

By: TechCrunch » Blog Archive » Automattic now offers enterprise WordPress support

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 21:16:07 +0000

[...] Enterprise customers subscribing to the Automattic Support Network service will gain access to several people behind WordPress’s birth and their assistance in scaling, customization, implementation, performance and more. Team member Toni Schneider points out on his personal blog that WordPress is already used by companies like the New York Times, CNET, and About.com. [...]