WP Engine to take over Flywheel

by park jonas Web Designer

The WordPress Digital Experience Platform (DXP), popularly known as WP Engine has recently announced that it has entered into a proper and legal agreement to take over Flywheel, which is also, a company that deals with WordPress hosting and management. Flywheel headquarters are located in Neb, Omaha. As a result of the collaboration of both the companies, the customers will experience a better digital experience on the WordPress platform.

The management of both the companies are of opinion that as a result of a merging of the business workflows of both the companies, the collective workforce, and the leadership will result in the strongest agency partner program in the history of WordPress. Besides, both the companies share the same customer-centric cultural values that would benefit all the start-up agencies looking forward to building up their new website on WordPress.

This takeover is the largest ever in the history of the WordPress industry. WP Digital Platform will now fuel the ideas of 120,000 agencies and brands that are spread across 150 countries. The WordPress Platform also welcomes each and every one of the 900 employees who globally serve across seven countries and the authorities are looking forward to creating more opportunities in the digital world in the years to come.

This acquisition has grabbed many eyeballs because it has given both the companies an opportunity to invest $132 million which is the annual recurring investment. However, no current changes have been allowed on the current plans, infrastructure or working process of Flywheel. As more and more public cloud are emerging the website creating platforms should work with more integrity. This acquisition ensures that a step has been taking towards the integrity of work.

Benefits of merging

34% of the web content today is managed by WordPress and the number keeps ever-growing. Over the bygone years, the combined efforts of both the companies have the made more than $4 million in the total contribution in terms of finance and have invested over 20,000 hours of talent and dedication which has resulted in the growth of the market.

The merging of both the companies has also ensured that the small start-ups looking to work in WordPress are getting much-needed attention. And if the number of the small start-ups are counted that is not a number to underestimate.

The future work path

WP Engine will carry on to give more importance to making developments of time and money into developing WordPress as a global platform. WP Engine will make more investments in the local growth of environments with the help of Open Source. WordPress plugin working together with Flywheel will make more investments towards the Genesis Framework, creating new themes of WordPress, creating product innovations and bringing in sponsorships.

It should also be taken into account that while this is the company’s conscious growth efforts and there might be several acquisitions that are waiting on the horizon. The company will also in future facilitate the working of other third party companies by asking them to work as aides to run their site.

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