Support Center
development.
Start here and get the help you need.
Maximize Availability for Stability and Uptime
Learn best practices for development, security, and cacheability to maintain high availability on your site, and what WP Engine does to help.
Best Practices for eCommerce Sites
Find out WP Engine’s recommendations to keep your eCommerce site secure, scalable, and speedy with Best Practices.
MIME Types in WordPress
We explain which MIME types WordPress recognizes and which types WordPress allows to be uploaded in the WordPress Admin Dashboard.
jQuery Versions in WordPress
We explain the best way to call other jQuery libraries without other plugin and theme conflicts.
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.
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.
Development Best Practices (with Version Control)
Learn about best practices when deploying a site to WP Engine. In this article we’ll discuss how to deploy when leveraging Git version control.
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.
Migrate a WP Engine Site to Another Host
Learn how to migrate a WP Engine Site to a different host, whether it’s a local environment or if you want to host the site elsewhere.
7 Steps for Front End Optimization (Video)
In this 45 minute video, we share 7 steps that will allow you to be better prepared to handle peak capacity by optimizing the front end of your WordPress site.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP/SFTP)
Learn how to use SFTP to access your WordPress site’s plugins, themes, content, and other files on the WP Engine platform.
Detect a WP Engine Website with PHP
This article describes the is_wpe() function, which developers can use to perform actions based on location (live, 1-click staging, or non-WP Engine sites).
