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The London WP Engine team came together last week for a festive crafts event to celebrate the holiday season! We closed our laptops and spent time together around the table getting creative, crafting, sharing our favorite traditions and lots of food. We look forward to more shared moments of creativity and celebration in 2025!

As we step into the new year, we're proud to look back on 2024—a year of innovation, growth, and milestones that have shaped our journey forward! ✨ This year, we delivered numerous product updates to make building, managing, and optimizing your WordPress sites even more seamless and powerful. We’ve broadened our expertise in WordPress trends and use cases and deepened our knowledge center to help you stay ahead in the ever-evolving world of WordPress. Our roots in the open-source WordPress community drive everything we do, and this year we’ve strengthened that connection even further.

Luke Patterson, Product Manager at WP Engine, demonstrates how Smart Search uses AI to supercharge your search and deliver faster, more relevant search results to your customers. Our product roadmap is designed to empower customers with the tools and platform they need to confidently create, manage, and optimize their WordPress sites. Learn about the innovations and enhancements we delivered in 2024 and see what's coming in the year ahead: https://lnkd.in/g3exBHXr

Whether you're a designer, architect, or any professional looking to highlight your projects, a portfolio site is a must-have! We've published a complete guide on how to create a portfolio site on WordPress. Learn how to organize and display your materials, from designs to completed projects, all in one place.

Decoupled web architecture is now the preferred solution for delivering agile, scalable digital experiences—offering fast, consistent performance across platforms and channels. By separating the backend from the frontend, businesses can use the tools and frameworks their developers and content creators prefer, while delivering dynamic, omnichannel content. Learn more in our latest research study: https://lnkd.in/edUueNeH

Jason Konen, Director of Product at WP Engine, shares a foundational overview of headless CMS and its growing role in delivering seamless, omnichannel digital experiences that meet the demands of today’s consumers. Watch the full webinar: https://lnkd.in/giEn5gMa

We’re excited to announce a major update for WordPress developers and site builders creating online stores: Dynamic Plugin Loading is here! With this new feature, you can control when and where plugins run on your WordPress sites, optimizing performance and reducing unnecessary bloat.

We are grateful that the court has granted our motion for a preliminary injunction that restores access to and functionality of wordpressdotorg for WP Engine, its customers and its users. This ruling provides much-needed stability for the WordPress ecosystem. We deeply appreciate our customers for their continued trust and support. We remain committed to serving them and their sites with the performance, availability and integrity they deserve while collaborating to ensure a vigorous, thriving and stable WordPress community. You can view the Court’s order in full, here: https://lnkd.in/gWnZNwgx

Headless web architecture has become a leading choice, enabling businesses to stay competitive by delivering exceptional digital experiences across a wide range of customer touchpoints, including web, mobile, and emerging platforms. Learn more in our latest research study, which highlights the expanding role and strategic benefits of headless architecture in delivering modern digital experiences: https://lnkd.in/eJzTqS3C

Raphaela R Kelly is a senior technical support agent based in Galway, Ireland. With her deep expertise in troubleshooting and customer support, Raphaela is a go-to resource for WP Engine users seeking solutions to complex challenges. She’s dedicated to ensuring our customers have a seamless experience, no matter what issues arise. WP Engine is powered by people like Raphaela, who work around the world and around the clock to optimize our platform and products. Whether she’s solving technical problems or sharing her expert insights, Raphaela’s commitment to excellence shines through in everything she does. Read more about Raphaela’s impact at WP Engine: https://wpeng.in/b83183/