For many plugin and theme shops, Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) has been a hot topic in recent months. So what exactly is all the noise about and why is it relevant to WordPress product developers?! Let’s start with a bit of background. What is Strong Customer Authentication (SCA)? SCA rose out of the European Union’s […]
WP Engine Announces Availability of Compute-Optimized Instances in the UK and Western Europe
After rolling out access to Google’s Compute-Optimized Virtual Machines (VM) (C2) in our U.S. Central data center in August, WP Engine is now offering the new hardware to customers in both the UK and Western Europe. Existing customers on WP Engine’s platform served out of GCP’s London data center will be converted over at no… […]
WordFence Now Works on WP Engine
At WP Engine, we maintain a list of plugins that are disallowed on our platform for various reasons. We do this to ensure the security and performance of our WordPress Digital Experience Platform and to prevent redundancies between certain plugins and our platform. WordFence, which is a highly popular security plugin used by more than… […]
WP Engine Site Templates First to Bundle WordPress Site With HubSpot’s Growth Platform
AUSTIN, Texas – Sept. 3, 2019 – WP Engine, the WordPress Digital Experience Platform, today announced WP Engine Site Templates, a new site builder that freelancers, small agencies and marketers can use to quickly create beautiful, online sites using curated themes that are integrated with HubSpot’s all-in-one marketing tools. The first WP Engine Site Template… […]
WP Engine Platform Becomes 40% Faster Making it the Unequivocal Performance Leader in WordPress
AUSTIN, Texas – Aug. 12, 2019 – WP Engine, the WordPress Digital Experience Platform (DXP), today announced it has become the first WordPress Digital Experience Platform to adopt Google Cloud Platform’s newest infrastructure, the Compute-Optimized Virtual Machines (VM) (C2). With these enhancements, WP Engine’s platform offers performance that is 40 percent faster than anyone else… […]
Realizing Our Vision To Build the Most Relied Upon DXP for WordPress
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… […]