WP Engine Review Summary
WP Engine is one of those hosts which has forsaken all and chosen to focus their entire business on WordPress hosting only. They offer Cloud-based managed WordPress hosting which is powerful, slightly justifying their rather hefty price tag. Aside from that, two core benefits stand out here – the Genesis framework and specialized WordPress support staff.
https://wpengine.com/WP Engine Pros
- Genesis framework
- WordPress-specialized support
- Developer-friendly environment
- Automated SSL certificates
- Free StudioPress themes
WP Engine Cons
- No email hosting available
- Only WordPress plans available
- Some limitations on plugins
- No white-glove site migration
- Relatively expensive
Editor’s Review & Recommendation
WordPress is the singular most popular Content Management System (CMS) in the world and power so many websites today that the numbers can be staggering. Little wonder that there are some managed WordPress hosts like WP Engine who believe so wholeheartedly in this CMS that they have decided to base their entire business model around it.
This allows them to achieve a few things. The first is to present a power-packed and very focused product to potential customers. True, they are cutting off part of the potential website hosting customer base but they are able to offer more value to a still significant portion of the Internet.
The second is that they can optimize not just their core products for maximum efficiency and performance, but also ensure that all their support staffs are able to offer rare levels of competent help to customers. Together these details make WP Engine a rather significant option to those who are looking for a WordPress solution.
Unlike web hosts that merely offer site builders, WP Engine opens access to the Genesis Framework to its users. This excellent rapid site development engine (for lack of a better word) can give users an extremely powerful foundation to work on. It opens up an endless world of possibilities here – without having to pay extra for it.
WP Engine is also developer-friendly and boasts an agile-development environment with integrated DevKit. This allows them and potentially, agencies, to offer turnkey solutions to their clients. All in, WP Engine’s capabilities make it highly usable and powerful for almost any need – if you can overcome the cost.
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