{"id":149287,"date":"2024-02-01T07:59:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T13:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/?p=149287"},"modified":"2025-05-14T13:31:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T18:31:48","slug":"celebrating-wordpress-excellence-agency-partner-awards-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/case-studies\/celebrating-wordpress-excellence-agency-partner-awards-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"WP Engine Celebrates WordPress Excellence With Launch of Annual Agency Partner Awards\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

AUSTIN, Texas\u2014Feb. 1, 2024\u2014<\/strong>WP Engine<\/a> today announced the winners of its inaugural Agency Partner Awards, which honor the most innovative and best-in-class WordPress websites designed and built by members of the company\u2019s global Agency Partner Program<\/a>. With eight categories recognizing excellence in creativity and philanthropy to eCommerce and technical performance, the awards garnered nearly 200 entries from 90 agency partners worldwide.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Agency partner award winners will gain brand exposure to WP Engine\u2019s sizable global audience including promotion on the casestudies26.wpengine.com home page seen by millions of visitors, promotion in the customer newsletter with over 130K subscribers, entry to the Webby Awards and advertising during the company\u2019s annual flagship DE{CODE} event with 10,000+ viewers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWP Engine is passionately committed to open source WordPress and partnering with agency digital innovators to leverage its freedom and flexibility in building, powering and optimizing extraordinary experiences for their clients,\u201d said Jason Teichman, Chief Operating Officer, WP Engine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is an honor for us to work with so many agencies at the forefront of web design and development, creating what\u2019s next in digital and envisioning the future for all of us. We are proud to celebrate our inaugural Agency Partner Award winners for their outstanding WordPress sites.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WP Engine Agency Partner Awards 2024 Winners<\/strong>  <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

2024 Creative Project of the Year: <\/strong>
Yosemite Mariposa County Tourism Bureau<\/strong><\/a> (YMCTB) by <\/strong>Noble Studios<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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WP Engine believes good design is good business and is proud of work when it\u2019s intentionally designed and thoughtfully crafted. Noble Studios<\/a> won Creative Project of the Year for their immersive and interactive design of the Yosemite Mariposa County Tourism Bureau’s<\/a> website. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The site skillfully embodies Yosemite’s spirit, offering personalized recommendations through an inspiring map and extensive publishing tools for crafting in-depth trip itineraries. This approach not only transports visitors into the park\u2019s landscapes but also encourages exploration and planning beyond, anchoring them in the area’s pioneering atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2024 Committed to Giving Back Award: <\/strong>Double Up Food Bucks Michigan<\/strong><\/a> by <\/strong>Loop: Design For Social Good<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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In alignment with its agency partners, WP Engine believes giving back creates better business. Several Agency Partner Program members focus on leveraging WordPress to build engaging websites for nonprofit organizations. This approach benefits clients by avoiding proprietary CMS license fees and offering extensive integration options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Loop: Design For Social Good<\/a> earned the Giving Back Award for creating a site that connects Michigan farmers with those in need, improving access to fresh produce. Their project for Double Up Food Bucks Michigan<\/a> addresses food insecurity by matching fruit and vegetable purchases for SNAP recipients, providing access to nutritious food and supporting local farmers and markets, making it a win-win for everyone involved!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2024 eCommerce Project of the Year:<\/strong>
Burren Smokehouse<\/strong><\/a> by <\/strong>Granite Digital<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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WooCommerce<\/a>, a powerful eCommerce plugin within the WordPress ecosystem, is the foundation for over 20% of the top 1 million eCommerce websites. Granite Digital secured the eCommerce award by increasing engagement and expanding reach, aiding their client in converting traffic into valued customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Granite Digital<\/a> brought a new eCommerce experience to Burren Smokehouse<\/a> by modernizing the digital presence by bringing WP Engine’s scalable, secure, and high-performing WordPress solutions to increase traffic and transaction demands, ensuring a seamless website experience. The results speak for themselves\u2014post-launch, the website showed a 40.56% reduction in bounce rate, a 94.15% increase in page sessions, and a 174.01% increase in average session duration, signaling a significantly more engaging website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2024 Headless Project of the Year: <\/strong>
Embark<\/strong><\/a> by <\/strong>Art & Science<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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According to <\/strong>WP Engine\u2019s 2023 CMS Trends Report<\/a>, eight in ten (81%) IT and marketing leaders believe organizations that fail to adopt a component-based headless approach with their websites risk falling behind their competitors\u2014emphasizing the value of adopting headless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digital marketing agency, Art & Science<\/a>, brought a contemporary architecture focused on security, speed and seamless multichannel capabilities to a visionary financial services company, using WP Engine\u2019s Headless WordPress platform<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Embark<\/a> enables the academic aspirations of students through Registered Education Savings Plans (RESPs) and post-secondary education learning. Art & Science developed a digital presence that was not only robust and secure but also flexible and user-friendly across multiple platforms, including its website, online client portal, and an anticipated mobile app. A headless WordPress stack provided seamless content integration across all properties, along with unmatched performance.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the above category winners, WP Engine awarded top agency partners across three geographic regions, including Americaneagle.com<\/a> in North America, Filter Agency<\/a> in the EMEA region, The Code Company<\/a> in APAC, and 2024 newcomer ADEKA Studio LLC<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WP Engine\u2019s Agency Partner Program<\/a> is the largest WordPress agency ecosystem with over 10,000 agency members. Using WP Engine\u2019s platform and suite of products, agencies are empowered to build custom, innovative and scalable digital solutions for clients that push the boundaries of what\u2019s possible on the web. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About WP Engine <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

WP Engine<\/a> empowers companies and agencies of all sizes to build, power, manage, and optimize their WordPress websites and applications with confidence. Serving 1.5 million customers across 150+ countries, the global technology company provides premium, enterprise-grade solutions, tools, and services, including specialized platforms for WordPress, industry-tailored eCommerce<\/a> and agency<\/a> solution suites, and developer-centric tools like Local<\/a>, Advanced Custom Fields<\/a>, and more. WP Engine\u2019s innovative technology and industry-leading expertise are why 8% of the web visits a WP Engine-powered site daily. Learn more at casestudies26.wpengine.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

At WP Engine, we do what\u2019s right for our customers, and this focus helps us to do the best work of our careers. We prioritize investing in our employees’ success and love offering opportunities to help them grow and develop professionally. Learn more at wpengine.careers<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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