WP Engine Managed Hosting for WordPress Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:05:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/wpe-mark-512-512_360-150x150.png WP Engine 32 32 Meet the Experts: Chandler Pickett https://wpengine.com/blog/meet-the-experts-chandler-pickett/ https://wpengine.com/blog/meet-the-experts-chandler-pickett/#respond Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:03:46 +0000 https://wpengine.com/?p=157690 The agencies and brands that rely on WP Engine have confidence in our platform and tools, but there’s a secret ingredient that makes all the difference. Our people are the driving force behind our exceptional customer experiences. It’s our team that sets WP Engine apart through Customer-Inspired actions. This edition of Meet the Experts highlights…

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]]> https://wpengine.com/blog/meet-the-experts-chandler-pickett/feed/ 0 WP Engine Acquires Big Bite https://wpengine.com/blog/wp-engine-acquires-big-bite/ https://wpengine.com/blog/wp-engine-acquires-big-bite/#respond Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://wpengine.com/?p=157664 AUSTIN, Texas—January 7, 2026—WP Engine, a global web enablement company providing premium products and solutions for websites built on WordPress Ⓡ[1], today announced its acquisition of Big Bite, a leading enterprise agency renowned for the development of advanced editorial tools that dramatically improve how global brands and media organizations create and share digital content. A…

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]]> https://wpengine.com/blog/wp-engine-acquires-big-bite/feed/ 0 WP Engine Appoints Google Veteran Thierry Muller as Vice President of AI Products https://wpengine.com/blog/wp-engine-appoints-thierry-muller-vp-of-ai-products/ https://wpengine.com/blog/wp-engine-appoints-thierry-muller-vp-of-ai-products/#respond Mon, 05 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://wpengine.com/?p=157646 AUSTIN, Texas  — January 5, 2026  — WP Engine, a global web enablement company providing premium products and solutions for websites built on WordPress®¹, today announced the appointment of Thierry Muller as vice president of AI products. Muller will join the product and engineering leadership team to lead the company’s pivotal AI initiatives. WP Engine…

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]]> https://wpengine.com/blog/wp-engine-appoints-thierry-muller-vp-of-ai-products/feed/ 0 ACF 6.7 Makes Custom Blocks Editing Easier than Ever https://wpengine.com/blog/acf-6-7-release/ https://wpengine.com/blog/acf-6-7-release/#respond Fri, 19 Dec 2025 23:44:07 +0000 https://wpengine.com/?p=157631 Advanced Custom Fields 6.7 is here, and it’s bringing one of the most requested features to ACF Blocks: Inline Editing. Content creators can now click directly on what they want to edit in their block previews—no sidebars, no panels, no extra code, or JavaScript required. Just click and edit. This opt-in feature for ACF Blocks…

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]]> https://wpengine.com/blog/acf-6-7-release/feed/ 0 WP Engine’s 2025 Website Traffic Trends Report Shows Bot-Heavy Traffic and Growing Performance Gaps https://wpengine.com/blog/wp-engine-releases-website-traffic-trends-report/ https://wpengine.com/blog/wp-engine-releases-website-traffic-trends-report/#respond Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://wpengine.com/?p=157592 AUSTIN, Texas, December 17, 2025—WP Engine, a global web enablement company providing premium products and solutions for websites built on WordPress®¹, today released its 2025 Website Traffic Trends Report. The report analyzes proprietary first-party data and metrics from Google CrUX (Chrome User Experience Report) and Cloudflare Bot Management spanning North America, Europe, the Middle East,…

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]]> https://wpengine.com/blog/wp-engine-2025-in-review/feed/ 0 Uncovering the Hidden Costs of DIY Hosting https://wpengine.com/blog/hidden-costs-of-diy-hosting/ https://wpengine.com/blog/hidden-costs-of-diy-hosting/#respond Mon, 15 Dec 2025 20:04:12 +0000 https://wpengine.com/?p=157616 Digital experiences define brand reputation and revenue, and as a result, hosting decisions are no longer just about servers or subscriptions. They’re strategic choices that shape resilience, performance, and how effectively teams can focus on innovation instead of maintenance. The burden of self-hosting Global Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) research from WP Engine, which surveyed…

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]]> https://wpengine.com/blog/hidden-costs-of-diy-hosting/feed/ 0 ACF PRO Takes Top Honors in The WP Awards https://wpengine.com/blog/acf-pro-wins-wp-awards-2025/ https://wpengine.com/blog/acf-pro-wins-wp-awards-2025/#respond Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://wpengine.com/?p=157545 We are thrilled to share that ACF PRO has once again been honored by The WP Awards, securing the top spot for this prestigious recognition for the fourth consecutive year! This success is a powerful testament to the value of creating and managing content with flexibility, and we owe a massive thank you to the…

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]]> https://wpengine.com/blog/hackathon-to-the-nines-2025/feed/ 0 WP Engine Supports the Future of WordPressⓇ Through 6.9 Contributions https://wpengine.com/blog/wp-engine-contributes-to-6-9-release/ https://wpengine.com/blog/wp-engine-contributes-to-6-9-release/#respond Tue, 02 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +0000 https://wpengine.com/?p=157520 WP Engine is proud to have supported some of the individuals who dedicated their professional talents to the final major release of the year, WordPressⓇ[1] 6.9, which arrived on December 2, 2025, closing out a year of continuous progress for the open source project that powers over 40% of the web. As one of many…

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