WP Engine

This week we celebrated the 10th anniversary of WP Engine Ireland; 10 years of investment, talent and community impact! Since opening our doors in 2016, our Limerick office has grown into an important international hub for us. This week gave us the opportunity to reflect on that journey, thank the people and partners who have supported us along the way, and look ahead to the next chapter. Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the week so memorable!

WP Engine, a global web enablement company for websites built on WordPress, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its #Limerick office, reflecting its long-term commitment to the people, businesses and economy of the region. The company selected Limerick as its first Irish office for the region's technology talent, strong education sector and growing reputation for international investment. Over the past decade, WP Engine has invested €98 million in its Irish operation and the regional economy, and supported over 180,000 customers through work led or delivered from Ireland. WP Engine is taking the lead in the company’s global adoption of #AI, helping to shape its internal roadmap and the continued integration of AI across the business. This year, WP Engine appointed its first AI Technical Architect and AI Principal Product Manager in Ireland, strengthening its local expertise and creating further opportunities for AI innovation and research. You can read more here: https://lnkd.in/gG24YWb8 #InvestInIreland #InvestInExtraordinary

Join us on Wednesday, September 16th, for our next Partner Pulse: Driving AI Search Visibility with SiteSonar! WP Engine's Brian Gardner and Chandan Sharma, Founder of Doodle Web, will break down SiteSonar, the platform built to help agencies audit and optimize GEO results, and share how to turn AI visibility into a high-margin service that drives client retention. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eQKzBSTd 

Content teams can often be caught up in a confusing web of software; switching between isolated AI writers, SEO optimization tools, and browser extensions. These tools can help enable rapid drafting, but usually at the cost of version control errors and unverified outputs across fragmented publishing workflows. The goal of end-to-end AI content operations shouldn’t be to produce bad copy faster; instead it should assist as an operational engine to help coordinate planning, research, compliance, and distribution. In this guide, we look at how to modernize your publishing model without compromising content quality or security. https://lnkd.in/ePkHB7pZ

Your clients are already asking why they don't show up in ChatGPT. On Sept 16 I'm joining Brian Gardner on WP Engine's Partner Pulse to answer the harder question: how does an agency turn that into a service you can actually sell, deliver, and prove? We'll walk through SiteSonar and the numbers behind it - what AI engines actually cite, why most brands vanish from answers after one mention, and how agencies are packaging GEO into recurring, high-margin work. No theory. Real client data. Sept 16, 11:00 AM CDT · 60 min · registration link in comments.

Publishers have access to more performance data than ever before, but how can organizations determine what data is useful, and how it can be used to make a stronger impact? Web analytics traditionally help organizations understand web traffic and user behavior, while content analytics help publishers understand reader engagement and content effectiveness. Publishers don’t need to choose one or the other, but they do need to understand how can they work together to support editorial goals. 📰 In this article, we cover the differences between web and content analytics, outline metrics that truly matter, and explore how content analytics supports better editorial decision-making. https://lnkd.in/enNgneeA

Our team had a great time at WordCamp US this week! ☀️ We loved connecting with our amazing community members, friends, and partners — and Phoenix definitely gave us plenty of sunshine to take home! Weston Ruter Alex Moon Chandler Pickett Fran Agulto Brian Gardner Erika Sentz Jeremy Pollock Tyler Stokes Sam Brockway Joseph Fusco

Artificial intelligence is reshaping how news is created, discovered, and consumed. Join us on Thursday, August 27th, for our next webinar "The AI-Ready Newsroom: Inside ITP Media’s Publishing Strategy" with ITP Media Group's Chief Digital Officer Charlotte Cijffers, and WP Engine's Principal Media Enablement Manager Iain McPherson. Hear how ITP Media is building AI-ready newsrooms by modernizing editorial workflows and preparing content strategies for an AI-driven future while maintaining trust, quality, and sustainable growth. Register here: https://lnkd.in/ezHCkyT7

We're proud to share that we've been officially certified as a Great Place to Work® in Ireland! 🇮🇪 Congratulations, team!