Restoring Plugin and Theme Management on WP Engine
WordPress.org has interrupted access to the plugin and theme directory. WP Engine has activated a solution to allow customers to continue accessing the plugins, theme updates, and installations.
Technical Details
WP Engine customers will see little to no change in functionality when updating or installing WordPress® features.1
WP Engine customers can install and update WordPress plugins and themes as normal through the WP Admin dashboard. The plugin search experience may be slightly different.
Smart Plugin Manager
Smart Plugin Manager (SPM) will continue functioning as expected.
To learn more about Smart Plugin Manager, see our full guide here.
WP-CLI
WP-CLI that involves installing or updating plugins or themes will interact with the WP Engine API and pull files from WP Engine’s solution. All functionality should be equivalent, although we are aware the search implementation is not yet an exact match.
Additional Support
For questions or concerns regarding this change, please reach out to WP Engine’s Support team.
