Liquid Web Buys GiveWP to Expand Managed WordPress Offerings
Global managed hosting provider, Liquid Web, has acquired Impress.org and its flagship product, GiveWP – a platform delivering WordPress plugins for nonprofits. GiveWP joins the Liquid Web Family of Brands along with WP Business Reviews, both of which belong to the Impress.org brand family.
HostPapa Invests $1.1M in Managed WordPress Hosting Platform, Rocket.net
Rocket.net, a Managed WordPress Hosting Platform, has accepted an invitation to be part of HostPapa’s exclusive accelerator program. As part of the program, Rocket.net has also secured $1.1 million in financing from the Canada-based cloud services provider.
group.ONE Acquires WordPress Optimization Company, WP Media (WP Rocket)
group.ONE, the parent company of one.com - one of the largest web hosting providers in Scandinavia - and Hostnet.nl, has acquired WP Media. The company serves more than thousands of customers worldwide through its WordPress plugins WP Rocket, Imagify and RocketCDN.
GoDaddy Unveils WooCommerce Extensions for Managed WordPress Hosting
Hosting provider GoDaddy has launched a plugin bundle expansion for its Managed WordPress Ecommerce customers, featuring free access to a library of over 75 premium WooCommerce extensions. The new extensions come from GoDaddy’s recent acquisition of SkyVerge, a WooCommerce product developer.
Managed WorldPress Offering WP Engine Now Available in AWS Marketplace
WP Engine, one of the world’s largest managed WordPress providers, has announced availability of its managed WordPress solutions in AWS Marketplace, a digital catalog with thousands of software and services listings from independent software vendors.
cPanel Introduces WordPress Toolkit, WP Toolkit for cPanel
cPanel, a global provider of web hosting automation software, has announced the release of WP Toolkit for cPanel. The new cPanel solution is a feature-rich application. This tool would help provide user-friendly installation, configuration, security, and management of WordPress websites.
Managed WordPress Hosting Firm WP Engine Adopts New Growth Model
WP Engine, one of the world’s largest Managed WordPress hosting companies, has adopted a new growth model. The company will now be organized around three primary business lines to better address the distinct needs of enterprise, SMB and international customers.
Managed WordPress Hosting Provider DreamHost Partners with Lendio
DreamHost, a Managed WordPress hosting provider, has partnered with small business lending network, Lendio, to provide Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) application guidance to small businesses. Lendio will work to assist DreamHost’s business customers based in the United States with applications for funds recently made available in the latest round of the US government’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
Liquid Web Acquires WordPress Plugin, The Events Calendar
Managed hosting provider Liquid Web, a company with more than 500,000+ websites under management while serving over 45,000 customers spanning 150 countries, has acquired the WordPress Events Calendar plugin from Modern Tribe.
InMotion Hosting Employee Selected for WordPress 5.6 All-Women Release Squad
Amy Kamala, web development manager at hosting company InMotion Hosting, has been selected for the all-woman ‘WordPress 5.6 Release Squad’. This team of around 50 women will manage documentation, accessibility, marketing, testing and other important aspects of the WordPress 5.6 release.
Email Validation Plugin for WordPress Launched by Bizmindz Technologies
Bizmindz Technologies from India has launched a new ‘Antideo’ email validator plugin for WordPress websites. The plugin is offered in two variants, a free version and a premium version.
