> So.. is this fixing a security issue.. or is this because of WP Engine?
AFAIK, here's the timeline.
1. Automattic announced that there was a security issue in ACF.
2. WP Engine fixes it immediately.
3. Automattic bans the WP Engine developers from Wordpress.org, so they can't deploy the fix. This places millions of users at risk, but that's how they roll.
4. Automattic forks ACF, removes the commercial upgrade, and renames it.
AFAIK, here's the timeline.
1. Automattic announced that there was a security issue in ACF.
2. WP Engine fixes it immediately.
3. Automattic bans the WP Engine developers from Wordpress.org, so they can't deploy the fix. This places millions of users at risk, but that's how they roll.
4. Automattic forks ACF, removes the commercial upgrade, and renames it.