After a brief reprieve, WP Engine has been banned again from WordPress.org and the company took to X to share: “Thousands of WordPress community members have once again been blocked from accessing WordPress.org. WP Engine has commenced deployment of its solution for accessing updates and installations for plugins and themes across our customers’ sites. We expect deployment of the solution to all customers to be completed within the hour.”
The next tweet read: “We are pleased to report that our solution has been fully deployed and regular workflow practices have been restored to our customers around the globe. We thank all our customers for their patience and support over the past week. Like so many of you, we love WordPress, and are committed to the stability and longevity of the community.”
WP Engine Website Updates
WP Engine has made several changes to its website, including reducing the use of the word “WordPress” and adding a new footer clarifying its trademark usage.
New Footer in WP Engine Website
The names of its pricing plans have been updated, omitting “WordPress” from the titles.
Current WP Engine Pricing Plans
Previous Pricing Plans of WP Engine
WP And Legal Stuff has covered more details on the website changes.
WP Engine has not offered any explanation about the solution beyond what was shared on Twitter, though people have been asking for more details.
1. Are you mirroring the wordpress(dot)org repos?
2. Is this a permanent or temporary solution?
3. What are you doing to stop future interruptions?
More information would be appreciated, as communication and transparency from @wpengine has been exceptionally poor.
— Charlie Moss (@charliemoss) October 1, 2024
WP Engine has been silent since the start of the incidents, while Matt has been going all-out speaking about the issues. Matt even issued an open