Developer & Advanced

PHP Workers and Request Prioritization

Learn what PHP workers are and how WP Engine handles prioritizes requests when there is too much uncached traffic for your PHP Workers to handle.

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504 Gateway Timeout Error

Find out what a 504 Gateway Timeout error is, the reasons this error may happen, and what steps you can take to resolve the error.

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WordPress Database Optimization

Learn the best practices for optimizing a WordPress database. Cleaning up your database removes unwanted data and speeds up your WordPress website.

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MIME Types in WordPress

Learn about MIME types in WordPress and how to resolve the error "Sorry, this file type is not permitted for security reasons".

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Facebook OpenGraph Debugger

We explain how to use Facebook's OpenGraph Object Debugger to resolve issues sharing content on Facebook.

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jQuery Versions in WordPress

Learn how to call another jQuery version on your WordPress site, without conflicting with other plugins or WordPress itself.

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TimThumb with WordPress

TimThumb has several issues and has since been abandoned by its developer. Read more to learn why and how to use alternatives to TimThumb.

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Development Best Practices (No Version Control)

Learn about best practices when deploying a site to WP Engine. In this article we'll discuss how to deploy when NOT leveraging Git version control.

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Development Best Practices (with Version Control)

Learn about best practices when deploying a site to WP Engine. In this article we'll discuss how to deploy when leveraging Git version control.

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