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<h2class="text-2xl font-bold text-gray-900 mb-4">The case for community ownership</h2>
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<pclass="text-gray-600 mb-4 leading-relaxed">WPackagist was originally built and maintained by <ahref="https://outlandish.com/" class="text-brand-primary hover:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Outlandish</a>, who operated the service for over a decade. In its later years, the project suffered from neglect — slow updates, limited maintenance, and no meaningful community input into its direction.</p>
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<pclass="text-gray-600 mb-4 leading-relaxed">WPackagist was originally built and maintained by <ahref="https://outlandish.com/" class="text-brand-primary hover:underline" rel="noopener">Outlandish</a>, who operated the service for over a decade. In its later years, the project suffered from neglect — slow updates, limited maintenance, and no meaningful community input into its direction.</p>
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<pclass="text-gray-600 mb-4 leading-relaxed">Its acquisition by WP Engine raises important questions. When infrastructure this foundational to the WordPress developer workflow is controlled by a single corporation, the community loses its voice. Decisions about availability, pricing, and direction are made in boardrooms, not in the open.</p>
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<pclass="text-gray-600 mb-8 leading-relaxed">It's also unclear whether WPackagist remains truly open source. The <ahref="https://github.com/outlandishideas/wpackagist" class="text-brand-primary hover:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GitHub repository</a> no longer reflects the live website, making it difficult for the community to audit, contribute to, or fork the project.</p>
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<pclass="text-gray-600 mb-8 leading-relaxed">It's also unclear whether WPackagist remains truly open source. The <ahref="https://github.com/outlandishideas/wpackagist" class="text-brand-primary hover:underline" rel="noopener">GitHub repository</a> no longer reflects the live website, making it difficult for the community to audit, contribute to, or fork the project.</p>
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<h2class="text-2xl font-bold text-gray-900 mb-4">Built by Roots, maintained since 2011</h2>
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<pclass="text-gray-600 mb-4 leading-relaxed">WP Composer is built by <ahref="https://roots.io" class="text-brand-primary hover:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Roots</a>, the team behind <ahref="https://roots.io/bedrock/" class="text-brand-primary hover:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bedrock</a>, <ahref="https://roots.io/sage/" class="text-brand-primary hover:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sage</a>, <ahref="https://roots.io/trellis/" class="text-brand-primary hover:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trellis</a>, and <ahref="https://roots.io/acorn/" class="text-brand-primary hover:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Acorn</a>. Since 2011, Roots has been continuously improving and maintaining open source WordPress tooling. We pioneered the use of Composer in WordPress development and have a proven track record of long-term commitment to the ecosystem.</p>
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<pclass="text-gray-600 mb-4 leading-relaxed">WP Composer is built by <ahref="https://roots.io" class="text-brand-primary hover:underline" rel="noopener">Roots</a>, the team behind <ahref="https://roots.io/bedrock/" class="text-brand-primary hover:underline" rel="noopener">Bedrock</a>, <ahref="https://roots.io/sage/" class="text-brand-primary hover:underline" rel="noopener">Sage</a>, <ahref="https://roots.io/trellis/" class="text-brand-primary hover:underline" rel="noopener">Trellis</a>, and <ahref="https://roots.io/acorn/" class="text-brand-primary hover:underline" rel="noopener">Acorn</a>. Since 2011, Roots has been continuously improving and maintaining open source WordPress tooling. We pioneered the use of Composer in WordPress development and have a proven track record of long-term commitment to the ecosystem.</p>
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<pclass="text-gray-600 mb-4 leading-relaxed">WP Composer is <ahref="https://github.com/roots/wp-composer" class="text-brand-primary hover:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fully open source</a> and designed for community collaboration. Every line of code is public, contributions are welcome, and the project's direction is shaped by the developers who use it.</p>
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<pclass="text-gray-600 mb-4 leading-relaxed">WP Composer is <ahref="https://github.com/roots/wp-composer" class="text-brand-primary hover:underline" rel="noopener">fully open source</a> and designed for community collaboration. Every line of code is public, contributions are welcome, and the project's direction is shaped by the developers who use it.</p>
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<pclass="text-gray-600 mb-8 leading-relaxed">The repository includes everything needed to run your own instance: the application code, documentation on how it all works, and the full Ansible setup for deploying to production. Anyone can fork it and build their own WordPress Composer repository.</p>
<pclass="text-gray-600 mb-4 leading-relaxed">Unlike corporate-backed alternatives, WP Composer is funded entirely by the community through <ahref="https://github.com/sponsors/roots" class="text-brand-primary hover:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GitHub Sponsors</a>. Your sponsorship directly supports the infrastructure, development, and maintenance of WP Composer and the broader Roots ecosystem.</p>
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<pclass="text-gray-600 mb-4 leading-relaxed">Unlike corporate-backed alternatives, WP Composer is funded entirely by the community through <ahref="https://github.com/sponsors/roots" class="text-brand-primary hover:underline" rel="noopener">GitHub Sponsors</a>. Your sponsorship directly supports the infrastructure, development, and maintenance of WP Composer and the broader Roots ecosystem.</p>
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<pclass="text-gray-600 mb-8 leading-relaxed">Sponsoring Roots means investing in independent, community-owned WordPress tooling that serves developers — not shareholders.</p>
<pclass="text-sm text-gray-500 max-w-lg mx-auto mb-8 leading-relaxed">WP Composer is community-funded open source. Support our work by <ahref="https://github.com/sponsors/roots" class="font-medium text-gray-900 hover:text-brand-primary transition-colors underline underline-offset-4 decoration-gray-300" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sponsoring us on GitHub</a>.</p>
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<pclass="text-sm text-gray-500 max-w-lg mx-auto mb-8 leading-relaxed">WP Composer is community-funded open source. Support our work by <ahref="https://github.com/sponsors/roots" class="font-medium text-gray-900 hover:text-brand-primary transition-colors underline underline-offset-4 decoration-gray-300" rel="noopener">sponsoring us on GitHub</a>.</p>
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