Today is a very exciting day for us! WP Engine has entered into an agreement to acquire Flywheel, one of the most respected brands in WordPress, known for specializing in workflow and development tools for designers and creative agencies. I couldn’t be happier to have the 200 Flywheel team members joining the WP Engine family!… […]
WP Engine to Acquire Flywheel
AUSTIN, Texas – June 24, 2019 – WP Engine, the WordPress Digital Experience Platform (DXP), today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Flywheel, a WordPress hosting and management company based in Omaha, Neb. By combining their strengths, WP Engine and Flywheel are enhancing the WP Engine Digital Experience Platform for WordPress… […]
How to Use Social Proof for Boosting WordPress Plugin and Theme Sales (special announcement!)
We naturally like to feel validated that we’re making the right decisions. Whether it’s having the right dish at a restaurant or buying the right WordPress plugin for a new website project. When making these decisions, what better feeling is there than to know you’re part of the ‘popular crowd’ who also made the same […]
WP Engine’s London Office Recognised as a Great Place to Work for SMBs
As WP Engine continues to grow, one thing that hasn’t changed is our set of core values. These five tenets represent what we stand for, they inform our company culture, and they provide us with direction for how we’ll grow into the future. We’ve found that by staying close to these core values, we’ve been… […]
For the Second Year in a Row, WP Engine is the Top-Funded Startup in Texas
WP Engine is the most-well funded technology startup in Texas, according to new research released by CB Insights. This is the second consecutive year the company has earned this accolade. In the infographic above, CB Insights identifies the most highly-funded companies across all 50 states and highlights the diffusion of the tech boom from traditional… […]
An Informative Guide for Migrating to WP Engine from Adobe Business Catalyst
WordPress now powers more than a third of the Internet, which is due in large part to the fact that WordPress is open-source and allows for customization, flexibility, and easy integration with a variety of technologies. This extensibility makes the CMS an appealing choice for everything from personal blogs to the digital requirements of large… […]
How Brexit Will Affect WordPress Plugin and Theme Sellers
The UK’s imminent departure from the EU (European Union) has left businesses across Europe struggling to understand how this change will affect them. For WordPress theme and plugin businesses, it makes EU VAT collection and payment even more complex than it already is. If you’re accounting for VAT on your own, you may be dealing […]
Plugin And Theme Developers: This Is What You Can Learn From Our SDK’s Security Vulnerability
This week was pretty intense for our team as we had to deal with a security vulnerability. Security is top priority for us and this is the first major vulnerability found in our SDK in four years. Unfortunately, like with any software – developers are humans too, so mistakes do happen, whether you are an […]
Introducing Revolution Pro, the First Block-Based Genesis Theme
It’s been more than two months since the release of WordPress 5.0, and as developers and content creators have been busy familiarizing themselves with new features like the block-based Gutenberg editor, we’ve been hard at work building new themes that incorporate the functionality and flexibility this latest version of WordPress has to offer. Today, with… […]
Gen Z and the Future of the Digital Experience
When it comes to the way we interact with the web and navigate the wider digital world, Gen Z is changing everything. Members of Gen Z, who were born after 1996, are often described as “digital natives”—people who have never known a world without the Internet. Being connected to the web is second nature to… […]