It may be hard to believe, but Gutenberg, the default content editor in WordPress that was first introduced to the community with the launch of WordPress 5.0, is nearly a year old. As opposed to the HTML-reliant Classic WordPress editor, Gutenberg uses a block-based editing experience for a more convenient, WYSIWYG-type editing experience. When it… […]
4 Ways DevKit Can Expedite Your Workflow
Local development environments empower developers to work offline, code more efficiently, cut down on privacy concerns, and take risks. WP Engine recently launched DevKit, a WordPress local development environment and build toolkit that seamlessly works with WP Engine and encourages better, faster code. DevKit offers a hand-picked selection of best-in-class WordPress developer tools, including a… […]
Bringing Technology to Our Creatives
There’s no question that technology is having a massive impact on marketing today. As the digital world has found its way into so many facets of our lives, marketers are faced with a new challenge that revolves around the way they’re able to channel technology to bring creative ideas to life. Their ability to do… […]
WP Engine Announces Engine For Good
AUSTIN, Texas — June 26, 2019 – WP Engine, the WordPress Digital Experience Platform, today announced it has formalized its corporate social responsibility program, Engine for Good, to advance its global impact and its stewardship for a positive future. The program will focus on three pillars: Open Future (WordPress), Open Doors (Diversity and Inclusion) and… […]
WP Engine “Represents” at Diversity and Inclusion Happy Hour
At WP Engine, we believe in creating a workplace that fosters diversity and inclusion. We know this belief is intrinsically tied to progress and performance, it traces back to our Core Values, and it’s been a guiding light for our company since our founding in 2010. In an effort to enshrine this belief across our… […]
Get Ready for WordCamp Europe 2019
WP Engine is excited to attend WordCamp Europe in Berlin, Germany next week (June 20-22). The event will take place at the Estrel Hotel and Congress Center and includes two full days of sessions (June 21-22) as well as a Contributor Day (June 20) .WordCamp organizers have also teased a possible guest performance during the… […]
Using WordPress for Professional Websites
When starting a business, it’s now more important than ever to establish and maintain an online presence. There’s more than one choice when choosing a platform for building your professional website. Could WordPress be the solution you are looking for? In this white paper, we’ll help answer the question: is WordPress suitable for professional websites?… […]
Elementor Wins Torque’s 2019 Plugin Madness
Nominations were submitted, brackets were created, and votes were cast. Torque Magazine has wrapped up its fourth-annual Plugin Madness competition. Plugin Madness is a bracket-style competition that starts off with 64 plugins split into 4 groups: eCommerce, Maintenance, Optimization, and Marketing. For the past two years, WPMU Dev’s Smush Image Compression has beat out competitors… […]
WP-CLI: A Q&A with Alain Schlesser
For the last couple of years, WP-CLI has been changing the way that developers work in WordPress. WP-CLI helps developers take regular, repeat tasks and automate them using a set of command-line tools for managing WordPress-installations. Using the interface, you can update plugins, set up multisite installs and much more, without using a web browser.… […]
Torque’s Plugin Madness 2019: Vote For Your Favorite Plugin Today!
For the fourth year in a row, Torque Magazine is pitting plugin against plugin in a bracket-style competition to determine who is the king of the WordPress plugins. In order to determine what plugins will make up the brackets, Torque needs your votes! For the past two years, WPMU Dev’s Smush Image Compression has won Plugin Madness beating out Autoptimize,… […]