Two days after being placed on a paid leave of absence, Matt Mullenweg says he has been reinstated as CEO of Automattic, according to a Slack message seen by TechCrunch. WordPress Executive Director Mary Hubbard confirmed Mullenweg's return to the CEO role in a Friday post on X, which the official WordPress account shared and Mullenweg reposted.

I'm relieved and pleased to see Matt Mullenweg return as CEO of Automattic, the largest financial contributor to the WordPress project. Having WordPress's Co-founder and Project Lead at the helm gives me confidence that their support will remain strong. Matt has my support.

- Mary Hubbard (@4thhubba …

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