WordPress-focused managed hosting company — providing optimized hosting for WordPress sites — became controversial in 2024 after a public dispute with WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg.
Creates the managed WordPress hosting category — WP Engine's focus on WordPress-specific infrastructure (caching, security, staging environments) elevated the quality of WordPress hosting from generic shared hosting.
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