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Your site may be running smoothly now. However, there’s no guarantee that it will perform at this optimal level forever. Similar to a vehicle, your website requires ongoing work to keep it in tip-top condition. That’s why we’ve created this complete website maintenance checklist for your WordPress site. In this post, we’ll discuss why maintenance …

AUSTIN, Texas — Sept. 20, 2021 — The fourth annual, international study of Gen Z, conducted by The Center for Generational Kinetics and commissioned by WP Engine, reveals new data on how Generation Z, Millennials, Gen X, and Baby Boomers adapted to digital in their own unique ways during the COVID-19 lockdowns. These ties to…

Faust is the front-end framework for building Headless WordPress sites. Over the past six months, the Faust team has been researching, prototyping, and testing out a new way of building Headless WordPress sites that focuses on developer experience. Headless WordPress offers plenty of benefits over traditional WordPress: better developer experience, scalability, better security, and better…

LIMERICK, Ireland—Sept. 13, 2021 — WP Engine, the world’s most trusted WordPress technology company, today announced the fifth anniversary of its Limerick, Ireland office. The Limerick office, which opened with a team of 10 in September 2016, represented a significant expansion of WP Engine’s customer support and engineering capabilities in Europe, while at the same…

In this ongoing series, we speak with WP Engine employees around the globe to learn more about their roles, what they love about the cities they live and work in, and what they like most about WP Engine.  In this interview, we speak with Andrei Matei, a Sales Engineer Manager based in Austin, Texas, who’s…

If you missed WP Engine DE{CODE} earlier this year due to time zone differences between the U.S. and Australia (or the wider Asia-Pacific region), we’ve got you covered! We’re bringing DE{CODE} down under with an all-new, all-virtual, developer-focused event that kicks off on 8 September at 11 a.m. AEST | 9 a.m. SGT. Registration is…

After being named one of the best workplaces in Ireland earlier this year, WP Engine Limerick has also been designated as one of the Best Workplaces in Tech by Great Place to Work, the global authority on workplace culture. Those call-outs join additional recognition received across our global offices this year, which marked the first…

Are you encountering the “Upload: Failed to write file to disk” error message when uploading files in WordPress? Whether you’re trying to add images or videos to your site, this message can be very frustrating, as it prevents you from sharing your amazing visuals with your audience. Fortunately, you can troubleshoot this issue by following …

¿Estás viendo el mensaje de error “La carga falló: No se pudo escribir el archivo en el disco” cuando intentas subir archivos a WordPress? Ya sea que estés intentando añadir imágenes o videos a tu sitio, este mensaje puede ser frustrante, ya que previene que compartas esas fantásticas imágenes con tu audiencia.  Afortunadamente, puedes solucionar …

Businesses today are facing an important question, and it’s truly a head-scratcher. With online sales surging in a world reshaped by the pandemic, improving your business, educational, or eCommerce website is more critical than ever before. It may even mean rethinking the entire framework on which your site currently exists. But revamping your site into…

WP Engine’s customer service team recently earned a Silver Stevie Award for Customer Service Department of the Year! We’re so honored to have the hard work and dedication of these team members recognized by The International Business Awards. This brings the total number of Stevie awards that recognize WP Engine’s excellence in customer service to…

Years before becoming a bestselling fantasy author, Nat Russo figured that the ability to write was “some mystical gift from the universe.” After three decades of starting and stopping his efforts at becoming a writer, and with help from his mentor, writer James Scott Bell, Russo realized there was no point waiting on the universe …

Años antes de convertirse en un autor de fantasía mejor vendido, Nat Russo descubrió que la habilidad de escribir era “un regalo místico del universo”. Después de 3 décadas de comenzar y pausar sus esfuerzos de convertirse en un escritor y con la ayuda de su mentor, el escritor James Scott Bell, Russo descubrió que …

Presentar un seminario web aún es una de las tácticas más significativas — y un poco desalentadoras — de involucrar tu audiencia existente, construir una nueva y hacer crecer tu negocio en línea.  Especialmente en esta nueva era de trabajar desde casa, los eventos en línea han proliferado, con un triple incremento en la audiencia …

Hosting a webinar is still one of the most significant — if not slightly daunting — tactics for engaging your existing audience, building a new one, and growing your business online. Especially in this new era of working from home, online events have proliferated, with a threefold increase in webinar audience reported in 2020 compared to …

WP Engine is turning Omaha into our new Homaha, and in an effort to give back to the community that’s been so welcoming to us, we decided to become a sponsor of Maha Music Festival! We had a blast at our sponsor booth filling up beach balls for the crowd, chowing down on some local…

WordPress warnings are never pleasant. However, there’s one message that website owners particularly dread: “The site ahead contains harmful programs.” Fortunately, this doesn’t have to spell disaster for your website. By following some simple steps, you can remove every trace of this suspicious software. In this post, we’ll explore exactly what’s causing the “harmful programs” …

As part of our customer and technology spotlight series, this guest post by Sean Conklin describes how his freelance business Coded Commerce leverages WordPress and the WP Engine platform to build successful WooCommerce stores that are a joy for clients to use while retaining the power and flexibility of open source. Learn more about WP…

¿Estás buscando un impulso y motivación adicional para iniciar tu emprendimiento? Ya sea diseño gráfico o un curso en línea, te tenemos cubierto con nuestro top 10 de cuentas de redes sociales que debes seguir para comenzar tu emprendimiento y hacer crecer tu negocio. Ya sea que estés comenzando tu emprendimiento o buscando una forma …

Are you looking for that extra push and motivation to kickstart and scale your side hustle? Whether it’s graphic design or an online course, we’ve got you covered with our top 10 social media accounts to follow to start your side hustle and grow your business. Whether you’re just starting your side hustle or looking for …

It’s important for your WordPress site to deliver a fast and responsive user experience, but how can you make sure your site continues to deliver that high-quality experience? Did you know there is a tool that allows you to measure how fast your site’s code is performing and lets you know if it starts running…

Here at DreamHost, we believe everyone should be able to use any website on the internet, regardless of any disability they may have. However, while we care about web accessibility, we also understand that designing a website that’s both accessible and visually attractive can be challenging. The good news is that accessible websites don’t have …

Es difícil entender la magnitud de los mega minoristas como Amazon. En el 2020, Amazon acogió casi un 38% de las ventas en línea en EE. UU. (el competidor más cercano fue Walmart con un 5.8% e eBay con 4.5%). ¿Aún más sorprendente? Las ventas netas de Amazon tuvieron un total de $96.15 Billones de …

It’s hard to grasp the sheer scale of mega-retailers such as Amazon. In 2020, Amazon alone took in almost 38% of US online sales (the next closest competitors were Walmart with 5.8% and Ebay with 4.5%). Even more staggering? Amazon’s net sales totaled $96.15 billion in Q3 2020. It’s safe to say that Amazon’s success …

Ya seas un escritor que busca llegar a una audiencia más amplia, el fabricante de una boutique que necesita impulsar las ventas, o alguien que simplemente quiere ganar dinero en línea — vas a necesitar un sitio web. Y no cualquier sitio web — necesitas uno que sea grandioso.  Desafortunadamente, el World Wide Web ya …

Whether you’re a writer looking to reach a wider audience, a boutique manufacturer needing to boost sales, or you’re someone who just wants to make money online — you’re going to need a website. And not just any website — a great website. Unfortunately, the World Wide Web has been saturated with sites for some years …

Last month, thousands of attendees from around the world joined us for Summit/2021, WP Engine’s annual, signature event for developers and marketers. It was WP Engine’s most-attended event to date, and the agenda was filled with informative sessions covering everything from site security and performance to eCommerce and agency growth.  If you were unable to…

Como diseñador de sitios web, tienes un papel significativo en la accesibilidad de un sitio web y su inclusividad. Muchos elementos de diseño, desde la tipografía hasta la parte audiovisual, pueden crear barreras para aquellos con discapacidades. Con tantos elementos que necesitan ser abordados, puede sentirse como una tarea imposible.  Afortunadamente, hay muchas guías disponibles …

As a website designer, you play a significant role in a website’s accessibility and inclusiveness.  Many design elements, from typography to media, can create barriers for those with disabilities. With so many items that need to be addressed, it may feel like an impossible task. Fortunately, there’s a lot of guidance available for designing a website that’s …

While the tech industry as a whole has shown more willingness than other corporate sectors to confront its lack of diversity, many technology companies continue to struggle with efforts to create a more diverse, equitable workforce.  Recent reports show slow progress among prominent tech companies when it comes to hiring more employees from traditionally underrepresented…