{"id":114712,"date":"2021-02-16T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/?p=114712"},"modified":"2025-05-14T13:32:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T18:32:53","slug":"nominations-now-open-for-torques-plugin-madness-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/case-studies\/nominations-now-open-for-torques-plugin-madness-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"There Can Only Be One: Nominations Now Open for Torque\u2019s Plugin Madness 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 Feb 15, 2021 \u2014 <\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">WP Engine<\/a>, the world\u2019s most trusted WordPress technology company, today announced nominations are now open for <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/torquemag.io\/\" target=\"_blank\">Torque\u2019s<\/a> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/pluginmadness.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Plugin Madness 2021<\/a>. The contest, entering its sixth year, is a bracket-style competition that begins with 64 WordPress plugins nominated by Torque readers which are split into four groups: eCommerce, Maintenance, Marketing and Optimization. Those plugins are then pitted against one another in a grueling set of matchups that culminate in a finals round, and ultimately, the thrill of victory for one remaining WordPress plugin champion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPlugin Madness is our biggest contest of the year and one of the most highly sought after awards in the WordPress plugin industry,\u201d said Emily Schiola, editor of Torque Magazine. \u201cWordPress is as powerful as it is because of the people behind these plugins. Plugin Madness celebrates the vast community of developers working tirelessly to make WordPress the most customizable CMS on the web.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPlugin Madness is a wonderful yearly project by Torque magazine,\u201d said Ben Pines, Head of Content at Elementor. \u201cIt does a lot to promote the spirit of good sportsmanship and healthy competition between the talented makers of WordPress plugins from all over the world. We were delighted to participate and quite humbled to win the 2020 rounds, especially given we were up against some amazing plugins.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>64 Enter, 1 Comes Out the Winner<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The voting schedule, open to the entire WordPress community and beyond, lasts one week for each round, beginning at midnight:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>March 15\u2014Round 1 (64 entrants)<\/li><li>March 22\u2014Round 2 (32 entrants)<\/li><li>March 29\u2014Round 3 (16 entrants)<\/li><li>April 5\u2014Round 4 (8 entrants)<\/li><li>April 12\u2014 Round 5 (4 entrants)<\/li><li>April 19\u2014 Round 6 (2 entrants)<\/li><li>April 26\u2014 Winner Announced<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Plugin Madness is run by <a href=\"https:\/\/torquemag.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Torque<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WP Engine\u2019s<\/a> editorially-independent digital publication for the WordPress industry. Torque Magazine is a leading resource for WordPress news. Its content equips new and advanced WordPress users with expert insights and information to help them create, grow and optimize their WordPress sites and build better experiences online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information and to enter or vote for Plugin Madness, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/pluginmadness.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pluginmadness.com<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About WP Engine<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WP Engine<\/a>, the world\u2019s most trusted WordPress technology company, powers the freedom to create on WordPress. We provide the most relied upon and trusted brands and developer-centric WordPress products for companies and agencies of all sizes, <strong>including Flywheel, Local, and Genesis. <\/strong>Headquartered in Austin, Texas, WP Engine has offices in Brisbane, Australia; Krak\u00f3w, Poland; Limerick, Ireland; London, England; Omaha, Nebraska, and San Antonio, Texas. 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