WP Engine

WP Engine's paint powder logo squareWP Engine is a managed WordPress host offering a high quality WP hosting experience.

We recommend this service for a variety of reasons, but not least:

  • Excellent support – seriously good support, click “live chat” in WP Engine and you’ll get someone talking to you really fast. You don’t have to phone up and wait for hours(!) listening to hold music. Just get some support. Now.
  • Fast – the setup is fast, and works pretty well for most “standard” WordPress installations – but you will need to watch if you have a heavily customized site or an online store to check your caching.
  • PHP7 Friendly – you can host your site in PHP7, which is better all ends up than 5.6 or an older (no longer supported) version of PHP.

Please note Silicon Dales are affiliates of WP Engine and we may be paid for referring new customers to their platform.

How We Resolved UTM Parameter Stripping Issues with WP Engine’s Caching

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If you’ve ever faced issues where UTM parameters are stripped from URLs during redirects on a WP Engine-hosted site, you’re not alone. Recently, a client encountered this exact problem, and after some investigation, the root cause was identified and resolved. Here’s how the issue was addressed and how you can fix it too. The Issue: …

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Minimum Requirements for WooCommerce

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Below are the minimum requirements for WooCommerce and (by extension) WordPress. Some are taken from WooCommerce, some from WordPress, and also, some, we are adding as recommendations. It should be apparent, below, which is which! Before getting started, if you’re here to assess a WooCommerce host, then you may be interested to check out our …

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WordPress Hosting – Best hosts for your website

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Clients often ask for our recommendation when buying web hosting for WordPress websites. Here, developer Robin Scott gives guidance on choosing the right home for your WP site. The order and post, below, was amended on 2 August 2022. The below will be updated in future as recommendations are updated. Best Hosts for WordPress Here’s …

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WooCommerce Hosting – Best Hosts for your Store

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Clients often ask for our recommendation when buying web hosting for WordPress and particularly WooCommerce websites. Here, WooExpert Robin Scott gives guidance on choosing the right home for your WP site. The below will be updated in future as recommendations are updated. Best Hosts for WooCommerce Here’s a list in order of my personal preference …

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WP Engine Black Friday Sale 2020

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Offer: 5 months FREE on any annual shared plan at WP Engine.Coupon Code: CYBERWPE30Dates Valid: Monday, November 23, 2020 – Friday, December 4, 2020Restrictions: Offer valid for new customers purchasing any Startup, Growth, or Scale plan. Not valid for existing customers, upgrades, or any other product purchase. WP Engine What’s this? WP Engine sell WordPress …

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WP Engine Coupon Code Discount: Get 10% off

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We’ve spent a lot of time over the years evaluating hosting for WordPress. We’ve seen the good, the bad and the downright ugly (GoDaddy, I’m looking a little bit at you, okay!?) and, as we’re honing our WordPress offering to offer maintenance and support for the very best WordPress installs out there, we’re always looking …

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Launch of the BigCommerce WordPress Plugin

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Online eCommerce platform, BigCommerce, have announced the release of the BigCommerce Plugin for WordPress on 5th December 2018. The release coincides with BigCommerce sponsoring a “Sounds of Nashville” party alongside WP Engine and 10Up at the WordCamp US conference. Users can install the plugin on multiple WordPress sites, and importantly, manage the functions of their BigCommerce store …

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