Liquid Web inadvertently started a cascading series of controversies after it folded a group of well-known WordPress plugin brands into a new software lineup. The reconfiguration and rebranding caught users by surprise, leading to confusion and significant online backlash against Liquid Web across social media. A Dynamic WordPress Facebook group admin started a discussion about the Liquid Web plugin and branding controversy that reflected the confusion at the time, writing: “It looks like a bit of chaos in the Kadence FB group as LiquidWeb moves to integrate their tools under a single umbrella. What’s interesting is that they’ve dropped Lifetime Bundle (LTD) and now have 3 packages: $99 Essentials (theme and blocks), $219 Pro (which includes ShopKit) and $399 Elite. Ultimately, people aren’t happy. It appears that their licenses aren’t working. That’s something they should be able to fix. However, it’ll be interesting to see what level of access people get.…