Apple blocked WordPress for iOS updates until it agreed to in-app purchases

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Apple blocked WordPress for iOS updates until it agreed to in-app purchases

Apple blocked WordPress for iOS updates until it agreed to in-app purchases

AppleInsider

Published 21 Aug 2020

Apple reportedly blocked updates for the WordPress for iOS app until it agreed to implement in-app purchases for .com plans.

Credit: WordPress.com
In a tweet on Friday, WordPress for iOS developer Mat Mullenweg said that the lack of app updates over the prior few weeks was due to the app being "locked" on the App Store.

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