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[WP Engine @wpengine]

ICYMI: Global Edge Security (GES) now has customizable bot management functionalities! 🤖 These new features give web teams deeper visibility to control and manage unwanted bot traffic.

With just a few clicks, teams can activate strategies to better manage harmful bot activity without disrupting legitimate visitors: https://t.co/NQvh4oo1Y7

[WP Engine Builders @wpebuilders]

DE{CODE} 2026 is coming! On May 6th, join us for @WPEngine’s virtual conference that's focused on innovation in the industry.

This year’s event serves as your roadmap for navigating the “Agentic Era.”

Check out the full agenda and register here:
https://t.co/nFCjq8yCAY

[WP Engine @wpengine]

Start building for what’s next. ⏭️

This year’s DE{CODE} Developer track is packed with deep dives into the tools and architectures that will help you build for both human visitors and AI agents.

From the future of ACF to the unmatched flexibility of Headless, here’s a preview of what we’re bringing to the stage.

Register now: https://t.co/FItWGQu4y3

[WP Engine @wpengine]

Our AI Trends Report for Agencies is here!

After surveying 200+ agency professionals, one thing is clear: the difference between an “AI-advanced” agency and early adopters isn’t just the tools they use, it’s who is driving the conversation.

In our latest report, we look at:

💡 The "Dual Audience" hypothesis and the shift to the Intelligent Web.

📈 Why some agencies are seeing massive impact while others stall.

📘 The new blueprint for the modern agency model.

Learn more about how agencies are navigating the Intelligent Web and read the full report here: https://t.co/PBnQ3QUU3S

[WP Engine @wpengine]

The DE{CODE} 2026 agenda is officially live! We’re moving beyond simple clicks to a world of context-rich intelligence and AI agents.

What’s waiting for you:
💡 4 Visionary Keynotes on how to lead in the era of the Intelligent Web
💡 12 Expert Breakouts across 3 specialized tracks: Developers, Agencies, and Marketers.
💡 Deep Dives: Learn about new agency models and how to track "AI Share of Voice" to keep your brand visible in a zero-click world.

Register now: https://t.co/RI6AtAsxFQ

[WP Engine @wpengine]

DE{CODE} 2026 is back!

Join us for our annual virtual conference on May 6th and hear how other developers, agencies, and marketers are leading in the era of the Intelligent Web.

Register now: https://t.co/2PEme4TCws

[WP Engine @wpengine]

We've acquired WPackagist.

If you use Composer to manage WordPress plugins and themes, you probably already know it. Now it's part of the WP Engine family.

WPackagist enables developers to install and manage WordPress plugins and themes using Composer, the PHP dependency manager. Millions of requests every week with thousands of developers relying on it daily.

It's essential infrastructure for modern development on WordPress software.

WPackagist joins Local, ACF, WP Migrate, and WP Offload Media in our developer tools lineup.

We believe that ensuring the stability and reliability of critical developer infrastructure is essential to the WordPress ecosystem.

Big thanks to @outlandish for building and maintaining @wpackagist for over a decade. We're proud to carry it forward.

Read more: https://t.co/CyKmTbpTzA

[WP Engine @wpengine]

@williamsba Thank you for the shoutout, Brad! Our team greatly appreciates your kind words about Newsroom! 🩵

[WP Engine @wpengine]

WP Engine has been honored with two 2026 Stevie Awards for Sales and Customer service, recognizing our commitment to both innovation and human-led support.

These awards celebrate how our Customer Experience and Digital Customer Experience Teams combine empathetic support with cutting-edge AI to deliver faster, smarter, and more seamless experiences for our customers, 24/7 around the globe.

Thank you to our incredible teams whose dedication helped bring our lifetime Stevie count to 18 🏆

Learn more about the significance of these awards and how our teams earned this recognition: https://t.co/PisIX2J4ud

[WP Engine @wpengine]

By replacing disjointed workflows with a unified operations suite, WP Engine Newsroom ensures that your technology is an enabler of great content, not a blocker. From real-time collaboration to streamlined publishing, we’re helping media organizations scale like never before. https://t.co/6MBpiaYxri

[WP Engine @wpengine]

Ready to elevate your editorial operations with a purpose-built, unified platform?

Introducing WP Engine Newsroom: The New Platform for Editorial Excellence.

Learn more: https://t.co/Dbo43iaATy

[WP Engine @wpengine]

We’re excited to announce the appointment of McAlister Southern as SVP of customer success at WP Engine! McAlister will lead our global Customer Success team, reinforcing our commitment to delivering award-winning customer experiences.

McAlister brings more than 15 years of experience scaling global customer value and account management in customer success organizations across major technology platforms.

Please join us in welcoming McAlister to the team! https://t.co/Pwa81egp9N

[WP Engine @wpengine]

We're excited to announce that WP Engine has acquired Big Bite, a leading enterprise agency recognized for developing advanced editorial tools that significantly enhance how global brands and media organizations create and share digital content.

Big Bite’s publishing expertise has helped transform the digital ecosystems of some of the world’s biggest media brands, including The Times, The Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Metro, and Macworld. Today’s announcement demonstrates WP Engine’s commitment to serve publishers with products that enable them.

Read more: https://t.co/1WDoaPMfBm

[WP Engine @wpengine]

AI is reshaping how the web operates and rapidly disrupting workflows for marketers, publishers, and developers, and WP Engine has been intensifying its commitment to providing cutting-edge, enterprise-grade solutions and tools, such as our robust AI Toolkit to support our customers’ success in the wake of AI.

To accelerate this strategic focus, we are delighted to announce the appointment of Google veteran Thierry Muller as VP of AI Products, joining our product and engineering team to lead our pivotal AI initiatives.

As we look toward 2026, our intention is to make websites more intelligent, serving both human users and the growing number of AI agents, to ensure our customers and agency partners stay ahead of the curve.

Thierry joins us from Google, where he successfully established the official WordPress Core Performance Team, developed SiteKit by Google (the most popular and rapidly adopted plugin), and other ecosystem programs that drove significant performance impact across WordPress and the web overall. During his tenure at Google, he successfully led strategic efforts across web platforms, open-source ecosystems, and AI.

Please join us in giving Thierry a warm welcome to the team! https://t.co/gOx91npdAM

[WP Engine @wpengine]

Congratulations to our Advisory Services team for winning the 2025 Gold @TitanAwards for Customer Experience Department of the Year! 🥇

WP Engine has always been committed to delivering premium, enterprise-grade customer experiences at scale and in 2025, we strengthened our investment in the Advisory Services department.

Read more about the award here: https://t.co/OUzYPji077

[Americaneagle.com @_Americaneagle]

Is your team stuck paying the “developer tax?”

A new guide from our Featured Partner of the Month, @wpengine, breaks down how to better manage total cost of ownership for your digital solutions, streamline workflows, reduce technical bottlenecks, and give your team the freedom to focus on high‑value work.

👉 Discover how to reclaim efficiency and accelerate innovation:
https://t.co/s096ZiadLC

#WPEngine #FeaturedPrtnerofthMonth #DigitalExperience #WordPress #Productivity #FPOTM

[WP Engine @wpengine]

Our 2025 Website Traffic Trends Report is here, revealing how non-human traffic, uneven global performance, and widening security gaps are reshaping the modern web.

Here’s what every digital team needs to know: https://t.co/bO74Ykql22

[WP Engine Builders @wpebuilders]

🚨New Article Alert 🚨

Check out @fran_the_dev's article on using location search with @wpengine 's Smart Search AI, @wp_acf 's Google Maps field, and @nuxt_js in headless WP!!!

https://t.co/d12YDdqKjN

[Advanced Custom Fields @wp_acf]

In case you missed it: Advanced Custom Fields version 6.7 is now available! 🚀
This release introduces Inline Editing, which allows content editors to edit block field data by clicking directly on what they want to edit in the block preview area.

Check it out here: https://t.co/c5yf851yjb

[WP Engine Builders @wpebuilders]

If you host a WordPress site on @wpengine– did you know you can control your infrastructure with code?

With the WPE Hosting Platform API, you can build custom dashboards, command-line tools, & automated maintenance scripts run via CI/CD.

Learn more at https://t.co/c3JKvHOr8b ✨