WP Engine Review

SJ Updated December 31, 2019
 
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WP Engine Review
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Hosting Features

Free SSL Certificate
Yes
Control Panel:
Custom
Website Backups
Daily
phpMyAdmin:
Yes

Our WP Engine Experience

We originally had this site on another server then we decided to move to a better host. We had heard of WP Engine and looked into them. What they said about speed and expert WordPress help seemed worth the money so we decided to go for it.

The entire site transfer process is handled entirely by the WP Engine staff. From our point of view when we moved WordPress Hosting Review to WPEngine the process was smooth and painless. I gave them the information that they needed and they handled the rest.

We have been very pleased with our move to WPEngine and would make the same choice again.  I think it speaks very highly of them when we choose to host our review site with them.

Tech support has been excellent when we have had a few small things happen they were there working with us to solve the problem quickly and efficiently.  I can not see any reason to move away from WP Engine.

Conclusion

We have found WP Engine to be an excellent hosting company. We have hosted this site (WordPress Hosting Reviews) with them for over a year and it has been a great experience. They are not the cheapest hosting option, but if you have a site that requires top level hosting, WP Engine is a excellent choice and your money is very well spent.

Editor review

1 review
WPEngine may be the Gold Standard for WordPress Hosting
Overall rating
 
4.8
Features
 
5.0
User Experience
 
5.0
Price
 
4.0
Site Speed & Uptime
 
5.0
Tech Support
 
5.0
Let's say you have a WordPress website. You are having some success with increasing traffic and the pages seem to load fine, but not quite as fast as some other professional sites. There is a 99% chance the problem is your hosting. It could be time to move up to the next level. WP Engine is a great example of a top tier Hosting Company with some surprisingly affordable plans.

WPEngine is a WordPress specific or Managed WordPress hosting service. Meaning all they do is WordPress and will help you keep up with the software updates. This allows you to focus more on making your site better and not all of the numerous WordPress version point releases.

All of WP Engine's servers are fine-tuned to run WordPress, they have selected the best standard WP plugins, including the best plugins to make your site run fast.  Finally, they have an extremely knowledgeable staff to help solve any technical issues you may run into.

They are not perfect though. For some users, their plans are going to be a little pricey. They do not have 24/7 technical support and some plugins are not allowed to be installed. Not everyone needs those things but some do.

Reviewer Info

WordPress Experience Level
WordPress Professional
How long have you used this host:
more than 5 years
Review Summary
If you have a site that HAS to be fast and available, this is the company for you

Pros and Cons

Pros
First Class
Cons
Can be expensive, but worth it.
SJ
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User reviews

2 reviews
Overall rating
 
3.6
Features
 
4.0(2)
User Experience
 
4.0(2)
Price
 
3.3(2)
Site Speed & Uptime
 
3.5(2)
Tech Support
 
3.0(2)
Ratings
Features
User Experience
Price
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Comments
Dissapointed
Overall rating
 
2.5
Features
 
3.5
User Experience
 
3.0
Price
 
3.0
Site Speed & Uptime
 
2.0
Tech Support
 
1.0
WPEngine did not provide business-class webhosting services for my site. I’ve had my site hosted with Media Temple (previously) and Rackspace (currently), and by comparison the experience with WPEngine was absolutely horrendous. In six months, I endured more issues, more service requests and more downtime than I’ve seen in the other five years my site’s been around… combined. 

If you run a small, simple blog that gets a modest amount of traffic, WPEngine may be right for you. But if your website is mission-critical, you cannot afford to gamble with WPEngine.

Reviewer Info

WordPress Experience Level
WordPress Professional
How long have you used this host:
3 months to 1 year
JP
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Excellent!!!
Overall rating
 
4.6
Features
 
4.5
User Experience
 
5.0
Price
 
3.5
Site Speed & Uptime
 
5.0
Tech Support
 
5.0
Using WP Engine is like the ultimate WordPress extension. They have such an integrated system that the WP Engine service and WordPress work hand in hand. They provide you with a customized version of WordPress that has a control panel that makes some tasks like “CDN Control” much simpler.

Their servers are secure and they guarantee that if your site is hacked that they will pay to get it cleaned up (Hacker Cleanup Guarantee).

Criticism of WP Engine is simple. It’s just expensive. This is serious hosting. We would say for the professional blogger. Or even just someone that takes their site seriously. However, you get what you pay for, and then some.

Speed: We have been astounded by the speed of WP Engine. They really do get it right and make it fast. We have seen our page speeds increase by 350ms since signing up with WP Engine. Nothing else has changed except the hosting.

Control Panel: Their account control panel located on their website at WP Engine is not the most pretty control panel in the world, but you can manage some important things here. Some tools in the admin area are: account user manager, website restore points, SFTP users, domain management, billing, error log, and support. We don’t have any serious complaints, but they should really update the look of this control panel. It’s a little too simple looking. That beings said, everything functions fine.

Support: We have an excellent time dealing with the tech support at WP Engine. So far, every time we have talked with tech support, we have never been ‘elevated’ to a higher support level. All of the staff are knowledgeable and we have end up dealing with the same technician from start to finish. It’s a small knit group that handles support and they are very professional and knowledgeable. We know most of them by name at this point.

Conclusion: WP Engine is for serious WordPress users. You will spend a pretty penny, but their service is excellent.

Reviewer Info

WordPress Experience Level
WordPress Professional
How long have you used this host:
more than 1 year
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1 thought on “WP Engine Review”

  1. WPEngine did not provide business-class webhosting services for my site. I’ve had my site hosted with Media Temple (previously) and Rackspace (currently), and by comparison the experience with WPEngine was absolutely horrendous. In six months, I endured more issues, more service requests and more downtime than I’ve seen in the other five years my site’s been around… combined.

    If you run a small, simple blog that gets a modest amount of traffic, WPEngine may be right for you. But if your website is mission-critical, you cannot afford to gamble with WPEngine.

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