WordPress Weekly Digest: 1/8/18
Every week brings fresh updates and news in the world of WordPress. This week we ring in the new year with some reflections and resolutions; what are you most looking forward to for WordPress in 2018?...
View ArticleWordPress Weekly Digest: 1/15/2018
Every week brings fresh updates and news in the world of WordPress. This week we talk a lot about Gutenberg, explore revolutionary plugins, explore the world of WordPress support and more! The Best...
View Article30% of The Web Is Now Powered By WordPress
The days when WordPress was used primarily for blogging are over. Today it’s the dominant CMS that powers 30% of the web. What was once a blogger’s CMS is now used to create digital experiences by 37%...
View ArticleTide and WordPress: A Fireside Chat
Any developer knows: quality code is important. When it comes to developing on an open source platform like WordPress, quality is always a concern. Plugins and themes with bad code can wreak unintended...
View ArticleHappy 15th Birthday WordPress!
This Sunday, May 27, will mark 15 years since the first release of WordPress. That’s right, it’s been 15 years since a 19-year-old freshman, Matt Mullenweg, and British web developer, Mike Little...
View ArticleWhy WP Engine is Acquiring StudioPress
WP Engine started eight years ago as a new member of the WordPress community. Being a productive member of any community means helping everyone else to grow and prosper, just as the community has done...
View ArticleA Look at WordCamp Los Angeles 2018
This past weekend, a community of passionate WordPressers came together in the sunny, beautiful city of Los Angeles. We couldn’t have asked for better weather, vibes, and people in The City of Angels....
View ArticleHubSpot + WordPress: A Winning Combination
WordPress is the perfect platform for creating beautiful, attention-grabbing websites. However, like with most things, being pretty isn’t enough. You want your website to be a fully functioning...
View ArticleImportant WordPress 5.0 Questions, Answered
Author’s Note: Gutenberg is scheduled for release on Thursday, December 5th, 2018. We’re at a very exciting time for WordPress. WordPress 5.0 is set to be officially released on Tuesday, November 27th...
View ArticleElementor 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...
View ArticleHighlights From The State of The Word 2017 by Matt Mullenweg
This past weekend, at WordCamp US 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee, WordPress founding developer Matt Mullenweg offered top accomplishments, current open projects, and future goals for WordPress in 2017....
View ArticleWordPress 5.4 is Here!
WordPress 5.4, or “Adderley” (named for jazz great Nat Adderly), was released at the end of March, and after extensive testing and evaluation by our engineering teams, it’s now the default version of...
View ArticleWP Engine Joins Open Web Companies Acquia, Fastly, Gatsby, Netlify and...
As the world watches in horror, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to leave heart-wrenching destruction in its wake. It is truly shocking that in 2022, a major world power would launch an...
View ArticleWordPress Co-founder Matt Mullenweg Shares the Future of the Open Web at WP...
AUSTIN, Texas—March 13, 2023—As a proud WordPress technology company, WP Engine has announced WordPress Co-founder and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg and Gutenberg Lead Architect Matías Ventura will...
View ArticleDE{CODE} 2023 Now Available On-Demand!
DE{CODE} 2023, WP Engine’s premier conference for WordPress developers, is now in the books, but that doesn’t mean it’s too late to catch up on all of this year’s great content! If you already...
View ArticleHappy 20th Anniversary, WordPress!
The world’s most beloved CMS turns 20 this week, marking two decades of content creation, innovation, and community contributions. What started as a small open source project now dominates the web,...
View ArticlePreparing for MySQL 8.0
The widely used MySQL version 5.7 will reach end-of-life (EOL) status in October 2023, formally shifting all official support to MySQL 8.0. What does this mean for you? Well, if your site is among the...
View ArticleTracking the Pulse of Enterprise WordPress
Since its launch in 2003, WordPress has evolved from a popular blogging tool to a premier Content Management System (CMS) used by businesses of all sizes. While WordPress adoption has surged across...
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