Last week, members of the WP Engine team traveled to Omaha, Nebraska to join their counterparts at Flywheel for the first-ever All Hands Omaha. All-Hands is a bi-annual event where WP Engine employees meet to engage, collaborate, and establish a shared company strategy. This year’s All Hands themes is “Challenge-Accepted,” which is a nod to… […]
WP Engine Named a Great Place to Work for Women
For the first time ever, WP Engine has been named a Great Place to Work for Women. Great Place to Work, an organization that surveys more than 100 million global employees each year in order to recognize outstanding workplaces, released its annual list of workplaces that rank highest among females employees. We are proud to… […]
WP Engine Honored with Mosaic Award for Diversity and Inclusion
WP Engine has been awarded a Mosaic Award for Diversity and Inclusion, an honor that recognizes businesses and individuals whose commitment to creating a more diverse and inclusive workplace is evident through their creative efforts and organization-wide initiatives. Named as this year’s Mosiac Award Winner for Mid-Size Business, WP Engine joined fellow award winners Dell… […]
A Look at The WP Engine Summit 2019
Just over a week ago, brand trailblazers, agency innovators, and industry visionaries came together in Austin Texas for the 2019 WP Engine Summit. The three-day event, held at The Fairmont in downtown Austin, included inspiring and informative sessions, product demos, and a little bit of fun. This was WP Engine’s 4th annual Summit; we were honored… […]
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 Welcomes Flywheel to Austin Headquarters
With a rousing chorus of applause, hundreds of WP Engine employees welcomed a handful of our new counterparts from Flywheel on Wednesday afternoon in true WP Engine fashion—by lining up throughout the hallways of our downtown Austin headquarters and giving each new team member a high five. The celebratory welcome capped off a busy few… […]
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… […]
Why (and how) WordPress Works for Us
Today WP Engine is the digital experience platform for WordPress used by 95,000 customers across 150 countries. But, we didn’t start that way. In 2010, I founded WP Engine based on the knowledge that there was a need for premium WordPress service that would deliver the speed, scalability, and security that websites required. The idea… […]
Support WP Engine’s Cycle from London to Paris
WP Engine is built on five core values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Inspired, Where the Best Get Better, Built to Last, and Aspiring to Lead, Committed to Giving Back. Aspiring to Lead and Committed to Giving Back means that we support and engage with our local communities, working to change lives, and growing and… […]