I’ve heard from WP Engine customers that they are frustrated that WP Engine hasn’t been able to make updates, plugin directory, theme directory, and Openverse work on their sites. It saddens me that they’ve been negatively impacted by Silver Lake‘s commercial decisions. On WP Engine’s homepage, they promise “Unmatched performance, automated updates, and bulletproof security […]

Pending their legal claims and litigation against WordPress.org, WP Engine no longer has free access to WordPress.org’s resources.

Pending their legal claims and litigation against WordPress.org, WP Engine no longer has free access to WordPress.org’s resources.

It has to be said and repeated: WP Engine is not WordPress. My own mother was confused and thought WP Engine was an official thing. Their branding, marketing, advertising, and entire promise to customers is that they’re giving you WordPress, but they’re not. And they’re profiting off of the confusion. I spoke yesterday at WordCamp […]

This People of WordPress features Sunita Rai, a content marketer and volunteer translator from Nepal.

This People of WordPress features Sunita Rai, a content marketer and volunteer translator from Nepal.

The latest People of WordPress features back-end web developer Artemy Kaydash, from Ukraine.

The latest People of WordPress features back-end web developer Artemy Kaydash, from Ukraine.

People of WordPress features Ihtisham Zahoor, an administrator turned web developer from Pakistan.

People of WordPress features Ihtisham Zahoor, an administrator turned web developer from Pakistan.