WordPress.org banned one of the finest WordPress hosting providers, WP Engine. According to Search Engine Journal, this decision will hit a large number of websites relying on WP Engine for web hosting and performance optimization.
Why Did WP Engine Get Banned?
So what does this mean to WP Engine customers?
This has short-term as well as long-term implications for the customers of WP Engine. Thousands of businesses, bloggers, and developers are now caught between a rock and a hard place since this hosting provider no longer enjoys any formal status among WordPress.org. This may lead to losses in the following areas:
- Loss to Critical Plugins and Updates by WordPress Repository features.
- Security due to delayed or missed updates by the WordPress core team.
- Compatibility problem that would even occur in the future versions of WordPress, and that is a probable downtime or a performance loss.
What Should WP Engine Users Do Now?
All WP Engine users should start acting now to secure your site and find an alternative.
Here is what you can do:
- Site backup: Ensure full site, files, and database backups.
- WordPress updates: Be in the know with the latest news about the ban.
- Alternatives to managed WordPress hosting: Look up other managed services which are in good standing at wordpress.org like Kinsta, SiteGround, or Bluehost.
- Contact WP Engine: Engage their support team to further learn what they have in place with regard to the ban and do a little magic to help protect your site’s performance.
- Prep for Migration: If nothing happens with regard to this ban, then you should seek out a new hosting provider sooner rather than later and migrate at least before another more drastic ban is placed on WP Engine.
What's Next?
This flips the table for WordPress hosting. The platform is indeed extremely choosy about host standards. Right hosting choice and its vision should never be misaligned with the platform for a site owner.
If you are reliant on WP Engine, then it is advisable to be proactive and avoid all types of service interruptions, security vulnerabilities or a poor performance of your website. Keep reading as this story unfolds.
Fixy Monk is going to keep watching about what happens and keep all posted as to how it goes on to play on WordPress.
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