Genesis Framework and Collection of Themes Delivers Powerful, Accelerated Development of WordPress Digital Experiences AUSTIN, Texas — June 27, 2018 – WP Engine, the WordPress digital experience platform, today announced it has acquired StudioPress, creators of the Genesis Framework (“Genesis”), the world’s most popular theme framework for the millions of WordPress sites that comprise 30 percent… […]
WP Engine’s UK Agency Partner Programme Growth Skyrockets
Programme drives growth, profit and predictability for WP Engine’s agency partners LONDON – June 25, 2018 – WP Engine, the WordPress digital experience platform, today announced the number of UK digital agencies participating in its Agency Partner Programme (APP) has grown by a factor of 20X since the program began last September. The APP is a… […]
Translate Your Web Content With The Enhanced Amazon Polly Plugin For WordPress From WP Engine And Amazon Web Services
Real-Time Text-to-Speech Translation from English to Spanish, German, French or Portuguese SAN FRANCISCO — June 5, 2018 — WP Engine, the leading WordPress digital experience platform, today announced its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to bring machine learning-powered speech translations to WordPress, the dominant content management system (CMS) that powers nearly a third of… […]
WP Engine Promotes Tina Dobie To Chief Customer Officer; David Brolsma To Chief Financial Officer
Austin, Texas – May 11, 2018 – WP Engine, the world’s leading WordPress digital experience platform, today announced two promotions on its executive team: Tina Dobie has been promoted to the newly created position of Chief Customer Officer (CCO) and David Brolsma has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer (CFO). These promotions are effective immediately… […]
WP ENGINE USES AMAZON WEB SERVICES TO BRING VOICE TECHNOLOGY TO WORDPRESS WEBSITES
Amazon Polly Plugin Leverages AWS’s Artificial Intelligence Services to Expand Voice Experiences for Users AUSTIN, Texas — Feb. 8, 2018 — WP Engine, the leading WordPress digital experience platform, today announced its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to launch the Amazon Polly plugin, which transforms text into lifelike speech. With the assistance of the… […]
WP Engine Secures Strategic Growth Investment From Silver Lake And Surpasses $100M In Annual Recurring Revenue
Company Poised for Continued Rapid Revenue and Customer Growth AUSTIN, Texas — Jan. 4, 2018 – WP Engine, the world’s leading WordPress Digital Experience Platform, announced today a $250 million investment from Silver Lake, the global leader in technology investing, and the company’s achievement of more than $100 million in annual recurring revenue with over… […]
International Study Shows WordPress At Top Of The CMS Market Among Enterprise Organizations
Study with Vanson Bourne Finds Clear Benefits To Using Multiple CMSs Among Enterprise Decision-Makers AUSTIN, Texas — Dec. 7, 2017 – A new, international study jointly commissioned by WP Engine and Manifesto and conducted by Vanson Bourne explores which content management system (CMS) technologies are used most commonly by enterprises and discovers what benefits these… […]
WP Engine Study Reveals Generation Z Lives Through Digital Experiences
Study with The Center for Generational Kinetics Shows The Digital World Must Increasingly Be More Entertaining, More Secure, More Predictive and More Personalized To Connect AUSTIN, Texas — Dec. 5, 2017 – A new, national study commissioned by WP Engine and conducted by The Center for Generational Kinetics explores the mindset, preferences, and expectations of… […]
WP Engine Achieves AWS Marketing And Commerce Competency Status
Company Recognized by AWS for Its Proven Success Delivering Technology & Security To 70,000+ Customers Globally AUSTIN, Texas — NOV. 29, 2017 — WP Engine, the leading WordPress digital experience platform, today announced it has become the first WordPress solution to achieve Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketing and Commerce Competency status for demonstrating technical capabilities […]
Torque Magazine Launches Faces Of WordPress
Highlights The People Behind The Open Source Technology That Powers 28% Of The Web Torque Magazine, the leading digital publication for WordPress news, today announced its Faces of WordPress campaign, a community-centered project that celebrates the people behind WordPress and the projects they create that collectively drive WordPress forward. A WP Engine publication, Torque Magazine […]