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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]]>Click what you want to edit with Inline Editing 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…
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]]>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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]]>2025 was a year defined by intelligent transformation and a continued commitment to delivering on our promises to the world’s most ambitious WordPressⓇ[1] builders. WP Engine made strategic changes across our platform and business, focusing heavily on product improvements intended to help our customers create smarter, faster, and more efficient digital experiences. As the web…
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]]>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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]]>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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]]>At WP Engine, hackathons are three-day events that encourage all employees to collaborate on projects that can potentially improve WP Engine’s hosting platform, our tools, and the client sites that rely on them. The theme of 2025’s Hackathon was a nod to reliability and high fashion: “To the Nines.” “Nines” are a unit of measurement…
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]]>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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]]>WP Engine’s success comes down to people. It’s the individuals driving innovation and providing exceptional experiences who make WP Engine such a Great Place to Work. With Thanksgiving on the horizon in the U.S., this edition of Meet the Experts highlights one of the people responsible for ensuring everyone at WP Engine feels appreciated. Kelsey…
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]]>In 2025, the pressure to speed up operations and creative output is high, so builders are finding smart ways to maintain quality while accelerating their workflows. Agencies and brands are using AI to create scalable growth, balancing a need for speed with the drive for excellent craft. This shift toward AI adoption and innovation was…
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