Welcome to the WordPress Roundup, your monthly digest of the latest news and updates from the WordPress community. We bring you essential WordPress developments for all experience levels each month, keeping you informed about the latest core updates and upcoming releases. Whether you’re a seasoned developer, a dedicated site owner, or launching your first WordPress…

AUSTIN, Texas—SEPT. 5, 2024 — WP Engine, a global web enablement company providing premium products and solutions for websites built on WordPress, today announced the hiring of a new Chief Financial Officer, Samuel (“Sam”) Monti. In his new role, Monti is responsible for the leadership and management of all aspects of WP Engine’s financial organization,…

Whether you’re a site owner, a developer, or you lead a digital agency, the demand for faster, more reliable digital experiences has never been higher. In speaking with our customers, we know this isn’t just a constant source of pressure—it’s a critical element of business strategy and success.  To help meet this demand, we’re proud…

At WP Engine, we’re committed to ensuring your websites are always secure and easy to access. To this end, we use Let’s Encrypt SSL Certificates to safeguard the communication between your site and its visitors, providing peace of mind that your digital presence is well-protected.  Let’s Encrypt remains a leader in SSL protection, providing SSL…

Welcome to Press This, a podcast that delivers valuable insights and actionable tips for navigating the ever-evolving world of WordPress.  In this episode, host Brian Gardner and Automattic Product Lead Rich Tabor, unpack WordPress’s design potential, highlighting its evolving features and the power it offers website builders. Powered by RedCircle Brian Gardner: Hey everybody, welcome…

This year’s Crafted With Code showcase has already highlighted five projects recognized by the Webby Awards and WP Engine, each featuring beautifully designed, highly accessible digital experiences.  Now, Crafted With Code is shining a light on some of the most performant projects submitted to the Webbys this year. The Webby Awards exist to honor excellence…

The wonderful thing about hosting more of the top 200,000 WordPress sites and watching site-building workflows evolve over a fourteen-year history is that you start to see patterns.  Patterns emerge in support queries, customer conversations, and developer behavior, and at WP Engine, these patterns have informed innovations like multi-dev environments, bulk site-management features, our Headless WordPress…

Choosing the right platform to build an online presence is more crucial than ever. With nearly 20 years of experience working with WordPress, I’ve witnessed countless trends rise and fall. Yet, one thing has always stood out: the importance of selecting a website solution that aligns with long-term goals, offers scalability, and ensures complete control.…

Generative AI continues to transform search engine optimization (SEO), and as it does, it’s become more important than ever to understand how tools like ChatGPT interpret website content. With this in mind, the team at Eastern Standard, a leader in digital strategy and design and a WP Engine agency partner, undertook an insightful experiment to…

Welcome to Press This, a podcast that delivers valuable insights and actionable tips for navigating the ever-evolving world of WordPress.  In this episode, host Brian Gardner and Automattic Developer Advocate and Core Contributor Nick Diego explore the nuances and benefits of using child themes with block-based WordPress. Powered by RedCircle Brian Gardner: Hey everybody, welcome…

Welcome to the WordPress Roundup, your monthly digest of the latest news and updates from the WordPress community. We bring you essential WordPress developments for all experience levels each month, keeping you informed about the latest core updates and upcoming releases. Whether you’re a seasoned developer, a dedicated site owner, or launching your first WordPress…

Welcome to the WordPress Roundup, a monthly digest of the latest news and updates from the WordPress community. Each month, we’ll bring you a curated selection of the most important developments affecting all WordPress users, regardless of your experience level. Whether you’re a seasoned developer, a dedicated site owner, or just starting your first WordPress…

Today, a well-designed and accessible website is a necessity.  As your digital front door, you want your site to be welcoming and easy for everyone to navigate, creating a seamless and inclusive experience for all users. That’s why, in the latest Crafted Future event presented by The Webby Awards and WP Engine, experts were asked…

Welcome to Press This, a podcast that delivers valuable insights and actionable tips for navigating the ever-evolving world of WordPress.  In this episode, host Brian Gardner and NitroPack Co-founders Mihail Stoychev and Georgi Petrov discuss WP Engine’s acquisition of NitroPack—what it means to customers and what’s next for them. Powered by RedCircle Brian Gardner: Hey…

AUSTIN, Texas—JULY 18, 2024—WP Engine, a global web enablement company providing premium WordPress products and solutions, today announced its acquisition of NitroPack, an all-in-one SaaS solution for improving site speed and performance metrics, including Google’s Core Web Vitals. With an installed base spanning more than 219,000 websites, NitroPack fills a critical need as a comprehensive…

From its humble beginnings as a blogging tool to its current status as a sophisticated web design powerhouse, WordPress has continually evolved, shaping the future of web development. This transformation has led to the emergence of a new era driven by groundbreaking features and unparalleled design capabilities. Launched initially as a simple content creation platform,…

As I stepped into the Infinity Convention Centre in Ottawa for the inaugural WordCamp Canada, I couldn’t help but feel a mix of excitement and nervousness.  This was my first WordCamp, both as an attendee and a presenter, and I was eager to connect with fellow WordPress enthusiasts and learn from their experiences. Little did…

At WP Engine, our Hackathons are two-day innovation sprints in which teams collaborate to craft new product ideas, solve existing problems, or simply flex their creative muscles by trying to build something new.  This year’s hackathon, which asked participants to channel their inner scrappiness and do more with less, was aptly dubbed Scrap-a-thon.  Participants were…

Welcome to Press This, a podcast that delivers valuable insights and actionable tips for navigating the ever-evolving world of WordPress.  In this episode, host Brian Gardner and WP Engine Senior Product Manager Iain Poulson discuss the ACF annual survey, last year’s results, and what’s to come with WordPress 6.6. Powered by RedCircle Brian Gardner: Hey…

Welcome to the WordPress Roundup, a monthly digest of the latest news and updates from the WordPress community. Each month, we’ll bring you a curated selection of the most important developments affecting all WordPress users, regardless of your experience level. Whether you’re a seasoned developer, a dedicated site owner, or just starting your first WordPress…

I attend a few WordPress events each year, big and small, and few products get the kind of love Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) does.  Even at WordCamp Europe last month in Turin, Italy, I had more conversations with developers about how they use ACF than any other tool in the space.  The truth is, ACF…

Welcome to Press This, a podcast that delivers valuable insights and actionable tips for navigating the ever-evolving world of WordPress.  Powered by RedCircle Brian Gardner: Hey everyone, welcome back to Press This.  In the last episode of the podcast, Sam and I explored the profound impact of the WordPress community and how it plays a…

Crafted with Code is back, and this year’s collection of Webby-recognized projects features some of the best and most beautifully built sites yet. The Webby Awards exist to honor excellence online, and for the past five years, WP Engine has partnered with The Webbys to curate Crafted with Code as a digital showcase that lifts…

In honor of International Women in Engineering Day, we want to highlight some of the impressive women engineers who are constantly breaking barriers and rewriting technological innovation here at WP Engine.  Although the field of engineering is changing, the barriers to entry and overall treatment of women in the past have created major obstacles, leading…

Welcome to Press This, a podcast that delivers valuable insights and actionable tips for navigating the ever-evolving world of WordPress.  Powered by RedCircle Brian Gardner: Hey everybody, welcome to the Press This podcast. Today, we have a great show about the power of community, but before we get started, I need to introduce myself. My…

For the fifth time in just six years, Great Place to WorkⓇ, the global authority on workplace culture, has named WP Engine one of Texas’ Best Workplaces. Released today, the Best Workplaces in Texas list recognizes WP Engine as one of 75 exceptional small-to-medium-sized organizations celebrated for their outstanding work environments. “We’re honored to receive…

Welcome to the WordPress Roundup, a monthly digest of the latest news and updates from the WordPress community.  Each month, we’ll bring you a curated selection of the most important developments affecting WordPress users, whether you’re a seasoned developer, a dedicated site owner, or just getting started with your first WordPress site.  Our goal is…

WordCamp Montclair 2024 was an event to remember, filled with insightful sessions, vibrant community interactions, and a shared passion for all things WordPress.  As an attendee and a speaker, I had the unique opportunity to engage with the community from two distinct perspectives. Here’s a recap of my experience. The attendee experience Walking into WordCamp…

Site speed and performance are integral to your business, which is why they’re at the core of what we do at WP Engine. To provide you with confidence online, our teams are hyper-focused on fine-tuning our fully managed WordPress platform and providing you with tools and features you can use to further optimize your site. …

In today’s digital landscape, speed reigns supreme. Your website’s ability to load quickly at all times, even (or especially) when handling high traffic, can make or break your digital success. However, optimizing for speed can be an ongoing challenge. Because it’s a multifaceted process, it often requires the implementation of multiple solutions, which in turn…