We’re proud to welcome Automattic as a sponsor of Open Channels FM Podcast Network. If you’ve spent any time in the WordPress world, you already know Automattic, even if you don’t know the name. They’re the team behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Jetpack, Pocket Casts, Akismet, and a long list of open source projects that quietly power a significant chunk of the web. Since 2005 they’ve been building with a clear philosophy: we don’t make software for free, we make it for freedom. That’s not a tagline, it’s how they operate.
For our listeners and readers, Automattic’s footprint touches almost every corner of what we talk about here. Whether you’re publishing content, building stores, managing WordPress installs, or listening to podcasts, there’s a good chance Automattic had a hand in the tools making it happen. They’re one of the biggest contributors to WordPress core and a consistent force behind the kind of open, creator-owned web we believe in.
“Having Automattic as a sponsor feels like a natural fit for where Open Channels FM is headed. These are the people who helped build the open web as we know it, and they’re still at it. The work they do across WordPress, WooCommerce, and their broader ecosystem lines up directly with the conversations we have here every week. It means a lot to have them in our corner.” ~ BobWP, Founder
