WooCommerce Best Practices
Learn the best practices for running an optimized WooCommerce website and tips for deploying and troubleshooting successfully.
Best Practices for eCommerce Sites
Find out WP Engine’s recommendations to keep your eCommerce site secure, scalable, and speedy with Best Practices.
Disable WooCommerce Cart Fragments
Learn what WooCommerce cart fragments are, what issues they may cause, and ways to resolve performance concerns.
eCommerce Toolkit for WooCommerce
Learn more about the WP Engine eCommerce Toolkit for WooCommerce plugin: how to get started, about each setting , and how to resolve errors.
The Ultimate WordPress eCommerce Guide
Building a WordPress eCommerce website can be both viable and profitable if done right. While this isn’t an easy task,…
Copy Environment
Learn how to deploy one WP Engine environment to another using the WP Engine “Copy Environment” tool from your User Portal.
Development Best Practices (No Version Control)
Learn about best practices when deploying a site to WP Engine. In this article we’ll discuss how to deploy when NOT leveraging Git version control.
WP Engine and PCI Compliance
Is WP Engine PCI compliant? Are our customers compliant when they host an eCommerce site with us? What does compliance require?
What Are SSL Certificates and How Do They Work?
Website security has become more important than ever over the past few years. In fact, sites that do not provide…
WordPress and Admin AJAX
Admin AJAX is a very flexible tool that can create a more seamless user experience in WordPress. Learn when to use and how to troubleshoot high Admin AJAX.
Legacy 1-Click Staging
Learn how to create a 1-click WordPress staging environment with WP Engine and about how the WP Engine Legacy Staging environment works.
TimThumb with WordPress
TimThumb has several issues and has since been abandoned by its developer. Read more to learn why and how to use alternatives to TimThumb.
Using SSH Gateway to Troubleshoot a Website
Learn how to use SSH Gateway to troubleshoot and solve problems like: site errors, misconfigurations, debug logging, and search/replace.
Server and Browser Cache
Caching can make your site fast but seeing your changes quickly can be difficult. Learn about WP Engine server caching and how to purge cache.
Cookies and PHP Sessions
Learn what cookies and PHP sessions are and how to properly use them. We also explain why you don’t want to use them and provide alternatives.
Apache Error Log
Learn how to access and troubleshoot WordPress website errors using the WP Engine Apache error logs. Individual error log entries explained.
SSH Gateway
WP Engine’s SSH Gateway allows you to securely connect to a site without the WordPress interface. Learn how SSH Gateway works and how to securely connect.
Getting Started with WP Engine
Learn how to build a new WordPress site on the WP Engine platform. This guide will show how to create a site, log into WordPress, add content, and go live.
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Add an SSL to secure your website using Let’s Encrypt, RapidSSL Wildcard or a 3rd party certificate. Learn how to force all or just specific pages to HTTPS.
WordPress Glossary
WordPress has a lot of different terms and it can be easy to get lost in the jargon. Use this simple Beginner’s Glossary to get started learning key terms.