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-{{define "title"}}WP Composer vs WPackagist — Why Community Ownership Matters{{end}}
+{{define "title"}}WP Composer vs WPackagist — Why Independence Matters{{end}}
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 <h1 class="text-3xl sm:text-4xl lg:text-5xl font-bold tracking-tight text-gray-900 mb-4 text-balance">WP Composer <span class="text-brand-primary">vs</span> WPackagist</h1>
-<p class="text-lg text-gray-500 max-w-xl mx-auto text-balance">Why a community-owned Composer repository matters for the WordPress ecosystem.</p>
+<p class="text-lg text-gray-500 max-w-xl mx-auto text-balance">Why an independent, community-funded Composer repository matters for the WordPress ecosystem.</p>
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-<p class="text-lg text-gray-600 leading-relaxed mb-10">For years, WPackagist was the go-to Composer repository for WordPress plugins and themes. In March 2026, WPackagist was acquired by WP Engine, a private-equity backed company. Tooling this central to the WordPress Composer workflow shouldn't be owned by a single corporation &mdash; it should be community-owned.</p>
+<p class="text-lg text-gray-600 leading-relaxed mb-10">For years, WPackagist was the go-to Composer repository for WordPress plugins and themes. In March 2026, WPackagist was acquired by WP Engine, a private-equity backed company. Tooling this central to the WordPress Composer workflow shouldn't be owned by a single corporation &mdash; it should be independent and community-funded.</p>
 
 <h2 class="text-2xl font-bold text-gray-900 mb-6">How they compare</h2>
 
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-<td class="px-4 py-3 text-gray-600">Community-owned by <a href="https://roots.io" class="text-brand-primary hover:underline" rel="noopener">Roots</a></td>
+<td class="px-4 py-3 text-gray-600">Independent, maintained by <a href="https://roots.io" class="text-brand-primary hover:underline" rel="noopener">Roots</a></td>
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-<h2 class="text-2xl font-bold text-gray-900 mb-4">The case for community ownership</h2>
+<h2 class="text-2xl font-bold text-gray-900 mb-4">The case for independence</h2>
 
 <p class="text-gray-600 mb-4 leading-relaxed">WPackagist was originally built and maintained by <a href="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 &mdash; slow updates, limited maintenance, and no meaningful community input into its direction.</p>
 
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 <p class="text-gray-600 mb-4 leading-relaxed">Unlike corporate-backed alternatives, WP Composer is funded entirely by the community through <a href="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>
 
-<p class="text-gray-600 mb-8 leading-relaxed">Sponsoring Roots means investing in independent, community-owned WordPress tooling that serves developers &mdash; not shareholders.</p>
+<p class="text-gray-600 mb-8 leading-relaxed">Sponsoring Roots means investing in independent, community-funded WordPress tooling that serves developers &mdash; not shareholders.</p>
 
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 <h3 class="text-lg font-bold text-gray-900 mb-2">Support independent WordPress tooling</h3>
-<p class="text-gray-600 mb-5 text-sm">Help us keep WP Composer community-owned and freely available for every WordPress developer.</p>
+<p class="text-gray-600 mb-5 text-sm">Help us keep WP Composer independent and freely available for every WordPress developer.</p>
 <a href="https://github.com/sponsors/roots" class="inline-flex items-center rounded-lg bg-brand-primary px-5 py-2.5 text-sm font-medium text-white hover:bg-brand-primary/85 transition-colors" rel="noopener">Sponsor Roots on GitHub</a>
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