Performance is a product that’s never finished at WP Engine, and in 2019, we focused on this mantra with increased intensity. Throughout the year, we made numerous improvements to the backend software of our platform, which speeds up response-time for any page that isn’t already fully cached. This gives our customers the best platform for… […]
Getting Ready for Web Week 2019
Are you ready for 2020? More importantly, is your website? While the holiday season is a good time to reflect on the year that’s passed and plan for the year ahead, it’s also a great opportunity to make needed changes to your website and try out new ideas that will set you up for success… […]
Going Viral Without the Downtime
For most businesses, generating an influx of website traffic is a dream come true. More visitors coming to your site likely means more people are interested in your products or services, and an increase in sales is just around the corner. But what if your website is unable to handle the stress of a sudden… […]
Improving Backend Performance by 20%
Here’s an exciting update—last week, we converted ~300,000 customer installs to PHP 7.3. These conversions were not undertaken due to any sort of PHP end of life we’re following, or any concerns we have with people continuing to use PHP 7.2. Instead, we initiated this conversion to make sure our customers had access to the… […]
Early, Real-World Results from WP Engine’s New Google Compute-Optimized Infrastructure
On the heels of last week’s announcement that WP Engine became the first WordPress Digital Experience Platform (DXP) to offer Google’s latest Compute-Optimized Virtual Machines (VM) (C2), we wanted to showcase some early, real-world results from customer sites that are already seeing massive performance improvements after migrating to this new infrastructure. As a refresher, Google’s… […]
Improving Our Backend Performance by 15%
At WP Engine, we are relentlessly focused on being the best platform for building and operating high-performing digital experiences on WordPress. To fulfill this focus, it’s important to remain the leader when it comes to WordPress performance at scale, and to provide customers with a platform that helps their sites run faster, more securely, and… […]
A Conversation with Coywolf—Updating to PHP 7.3 with WP Engine
Most WordPress users know the importance of keeping their plugins and themes up to date but, more often than not, PHP gets left behind. In fact, close to 50% of WordPress sites are running on a PHP version lower than 7.0. PHP, or hypertext processor, is the scripting language used by WordPress, and running the… […]
Speed Up Mobile Performance with Genesis 3.0 + AMP
The world’s most popular WordPress theme framework, Genesis, just got a whole lot more powerful. Genesis is already used by more than 600,000 WordPress sites because it comes with the security, design, layout, SEO, and performance features needed to power a professional website. Today, WP Engine is releasing Genesis 3.0, the latest version of the… […]
Ready to Speed Up? PHP 7.3 is Here
There are a number of factors that can affect the speed of your website, but the version of PHP you’re currently running may be one you’ve overlooked. PHP, or Hypertext Preprocessor, is the scripting language widely used to develop WordPress themes and plugins. PHP 7.2, which was first released in 2017, did a good job… […]
Mobile’s New Power Couple: PWA and AMP
We’ve been talking about the mobile web for a while now. Before the smartphone took over, users could use a modified web browser on their phones to render slow, frustrating versions of the desktop experience. In 2007, with the proliferation of the smartphone, a browser began rendering the full experience. Soon, everyone got on board… […]