My understanding is that they bought ACF in 2022 - this article from 2021 doesn'...

		itsdrewmiller on Dec 11, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: WordPress CEO quits community Slack after court in... My understanding is that they bought ACF in 2022 - this article from 2021 doesn't mention them at all. https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/blog/10-years-of-acf-a-... Your overall point is still valid though - they were for example sponsors of the very conference where mm first went berserk.

I don't think it really matters whether they paid for it with with cash or labor.