WP Engine Reviews 1,725

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the staff for their exceptional helpfulness, knowledge, and responsiveness, highlighting their ability to resolve issues efficiently and patiently. Many appreciate the personalized approach and the ease of reaching a real person for support, making them feel valued and secure. The service is frequently described as outstanding, reliable, and fast, contributing to a positive and worry-free experience for users. However, some customers have expressed dissatisfaction with the website and service, citing issues with domain pointing and occasional unhelpful agents. A few people also mentioned experiencing unexpected account disconnections and difficulties with the support process, including long wait times and issues related to account modifications.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

WP Engine's superior support makes their managed wordpress hosting worth every penny. We've hosted multiple sites with them for many years and have never had a support issue they couldn't resolve. If... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Nick calmly walked me through every possible problem and fix that could be affecting our website. He spent valuable time ensuring that the problem was fixed before we ended the call. He did an assessm... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I contacted WP Engine yesterday and missed the call back. Today, when I called, I waited a bit, but was then treated to Nickoles Murray. I was coming into this call totally blind and disheartened and... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A real support person was easily available to help address our concerns. They were very knowledgeable and got us back up and running quickly. They made the choices easily understandable so that we c... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Shocking. Not only does their domain pointing cause problems but their pre- and post-service is non existant. If you don't pay; you don't get helped. My client had to cancel their services... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

WP Engine has been an excellent hosting provider. The platform is stable, reliable, and offers great uptime in a well-designed WordPress environment. What truly sets them apart is their customer suppo... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I LOVE WP Engine... Seriously... I have been in the web design, SEO and web development business for many decades. Tried almost all the hosting companies out there and other than getting your own expe... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid at all costs As soon as you are signed up with them they regularly increase your charges claiming that the site in being used more than it should be !! We have never had this issue before - j... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Rarely do I give 5 star reviews yet every experience I have had since I switched to WPE has been very good. Quick, correct, helpful, never condescending makes for an excellent tech support team. I've... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I've been a loyal WP Engine customer since their early days, and I've never once been disappointed. The level of support and the level of care/detail they all seem to possess is next level! Hats of... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

These guys are top of their game, friendly, calm, knowledgeable, value adding on every encounter. Probably the best support service I have every received and it is consistent no matter who you work wi... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I'm a novice, know just enough to be dangerous but not really a lot in the scheme of things. WP Engine is fantastic. Their service is above and beyond any other support. Especially other hosts. Whethe... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

As a web design agency that’s been in business for over 22 years and completed more than 3,000 projects, we’ve worked with just about every hosting company out there — and WP Engine stands in... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

WPEngine is top notch. They combine best-of-breed technical support with finely tuned and maintained WordPress hosting. Sites perform extremely well when hosted with them as compared with some other m... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

WP Engine has been very responsive to my latest questions. I appreciate that kind of business approach! We have had our websites supported by WP Engine for many years and they are quick to point out a... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I upgraded my plan then downgraded. Wpengine has not credited back the right amounts. After a phone call that went unreturned after being promised and now being ghosted for half a month I can't believ... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I was able to reach Live support fairly easily, and the support tech was very patient with my low level of expertise as a "webmaster". He explained steps he could take to upgrade the WP version on... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

am absolutely blown away by the WP Engine support team. I made a critical error with a plugin configuration that took my entire site down. I was panicking, but the support team was incredibly fast to... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

During a particularly stressful period the WPE support staff stayed with me as we worked through hosting and site infrastructure issues. They always ensure that all questions are answered clearly and... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely DO NOT risk your business with this circus. After migrating just a single site, it took 20 mins to get past the stupid (NOT A.I) chat bot, to get to low level support. Only to be told... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

There are a number of things that I appreciate about WP Engine, and all of them revolve around the customer support they offer. When I call, I speak with a human very quickly. Not just that, but one... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I accidentally deleted a WP plug-in I needed to restore. The plug-in was no longer available anywhere and my word press site was messed up beyond repair without it. I restored from a backup of the pre... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I decided to move my site from WordPress.com to WP Engine for a number of reasons. The process was very complicated and difficult until I got to Tom S on the support team. He went above and beyond an... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

WPEngine Incredible Support It was after hours in South Africa and i saw a major problem with our webpage whereby my Website Manager was not available. Instead of stressing, i logged onto my WPEn... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I've been with FlyWheel for years and stayed on after WP Engine acquired them. When WP Engine approached me with a hosting plan that would save me money and give me more features, I decided to make th... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I can’t say enough good things about the WP Engine support team. Recently, I found myself locked out of my own website after a web designer took over critical access without my permission. It... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have been working with WP Engine for nearly its entire existence. I have had many support chats and calls... and never once have I not had a knowledgeable, helpful, and polite tech. And if they coul... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I would rate my experience with WPEngine as a 10 out of 10. I could not be more pleased with the service I received from Shyrelle. The speed, concern, and response were greater than I could have expec... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The company I work for has been using WPEngine for years and it never fails to provide the best customer service ever. Being the information architect for the firm, I've run into a few challenges wit... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

WPEngine always goes above and beyond. Honestly, an issue with a 3rd party plugin is not their responsibility but they have consistently helped me troubleshoot. They are super knowledgeable and always... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I used WPE during the early days of a startup and it took a load of the work away when it came to worrying about hosting and security. Wasn't the cheapest, but back then when speed was more important... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Hopped onto Live Chat for clarification on resources for the plans (They don't display these anywhere) It took 45 minutes of back and forth with the agent for them to say "Sorry we don't disclose th... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

WP Engine is always there for me. I'm not a techie and they have made my experience here wonderful. Tech support always goes above and beyond. I love them! Can't say enough! I also love their Fros... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I hired the WRONG WEB development team. But WP really helped me get everything re-set up and humming again. They were VERY helpful, understanding and made many suggestions to help me get to the bottom... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The help options listed one thing I had not thought of. That in itself is the price of admission. I'm just getting started and optimistic about navigating WP Engine for a new WordPress site. Jim

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

WP Engine support has been an excellent resource for me. They're always there to help and they do an excellent job. If you are a website owner and not the developer who designed it, the support you ge... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Worst experience. The hosting is fast, but you are locked into WP Engine. You do not get access to the necessary credentials, which makes it impossible to migrate your site to another hosting provider... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

After numerous discussions with them to cancel the service (because of charging discrepancies) - We agreed a cancellation date, they emailed me and confirmed that date 2nd Feb. Having received... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Exceptional chat service. My "person" was very knowledgeable, patient, and helpful. He also anticipated my needs, really considered what would a customer need to know and want to achieve. Thank you!!

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I've had WP Engine for over five years now, and each time, I've been pleasantly surprised by the level and effectiveness of the help I've received. The chatbot is great, and the human help is even bet... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Our website had gone down on a Wednesday morning, and I was able to determine that the supporting service had gone down after reviewing the WP Engine dashboard and communicating with the chat bot. We... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I was trying to redirect a URL that contained both a subdomain redirect (on the domain setup page) and a page redirect (using a website rule) followed by a bunch of parameters. The chat was so helpful... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

WP Engine have always been able to solve my tricky website issues. I trust them implicitly and I know I can always speak to a real person if I need help with a complex issue.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I just spent over 1 hour on the phone with EJ at WPEngine support in Houston today trying to get the two step verification turned off on my account after losing access to my Google... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I am a small business owner trying to do my best to run my business. Today I ran into a catastrophic plugin conflict which I initially thought was caused by the change from Apache to nginx. Tier 1... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible customer service and cancellation policy. Not worth the money, stay away from this mediocre hoster. Support is nonexistent; every chatbot could do a better job.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Nickoles at WP Engine support went above and beyond. WP Engine is the BEST, and the support is always amazing. I cannot say enough good things about Engine and highly recommend it. Thank you again!... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I am absolutely disappointed with WP Engine. First of all, even before purchasing a plan they demanded a video call “to get to know each other.” Seriously? We’re not living in 2001 anymore. Inste... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The agent was very friendly and helpful. Gave me suggestions on what to do regarding security after receiving a possible malware report on my website. My question was answered very quickly.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I am super frustrated with the tech support at WPE. Generally things are good with the service, but the tech support people do whatever they want without regard to the client. I have a complex... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Website maintenance changes every day with new security threats and technical changes. I can count on WP Engine support to explain what's happening and help me mitigate things for my clients, making... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The Ai support has been really helpful. During our migration process, even though we're not web development saavy, we were able to ask the Ai support questions during the migration process and get ans... See more

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At WP Engine we help power over 1.5 million businesses, brands, and agencies of all sizes on WordPress®.

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

top notch service

top notch service. Staff and even their AI is excellent. We've been using WPEngine now for over 3 years and they've saved us hundreds of hours of tech support for our ecommerce client. Not Cheap, but you get what you pay for.

6 April 2026
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Once great company feels like it's become a nickel and dime operation

My first experience with WP Engine was in 2014, when I migrated a large, high-traffic site (1M+ monthly pageviews) from a custom hosting setup to their platform. At the time, they were exceptional. From the initial sales process to engineering discovery calls, they took a true technical services + client services approach. Their account reps even made an effort to meet in person when they were in my city. Over the next four years, I moved multiple enterprise (P2) accounts and at least two dozen smaller clients onto WP Engine.

However, over time, I began to notice a decline: less proactive outreach, longer support wait times, reduced expertise at the Level 1 tier, and slower follow-ups on escalated issues. One example stands out. About 18 months ago, a long-standing site went down without explanation. Support couldn’t identify the issue and escalated it. While I worked to diagnose and ultimately restore the site myself (~24 hours), two follow-ups during the outage went unanswered. After resolving it, I reached out again to understand what happened on their end, and it took 6 days to receive a response.

I also became increasingly concerned with their account management approach. Several of my smaller clients received “account review” emails warning they were nearing bandwidth or storage limits and needed to upgrade, and in some cases the tone felt overly aggressive. The bigger issue is that these messages often go directly to non-technical business owners, who interpret them as urgent risks and upgrade prematurely without consulting their developer. I saw this happen firsthand.

The final breaking point was billing. One of my P1 accounts received a 60-day renewal/cancellation notice on Christmas Eve, which was missed while offices were closed. When we realized later on what had happened a couple of weeks later, we attempted to put in a cancellation notice but were told we could not because of our annual contract renewal (even though the term had not even started yet). We acknowledged our mistake, even offering a compromise, but WP Engine would not budge. This was despite multiple environments being shut down, DNS re-pointed, and a full migration away from their platform already in progress. We are now paying for 10 additional months of unused service. Even more frustrating, billing support responses now take multiple days (our last message to them took a week to get a response).

At this point, I’ve begun migrating all of my remaining clients off WP Engine. Twelve years ago, they solved a critical pain point. Today, they’ve become one.

6 April 2026
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Hi, Peter. We're sorry to hear about your negative experience and we sincerely apologize for any frustration. This does not match the standards we hold ourselves to, and we have passed your review on to our senior leadership team to look in to as soon as possible.

If you are able to, please respond to our request for more information so we can have a senior member of our team research your concerns.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I've used several providers over the…

I've used several providers over the past 25 years, WPEngine is by far the best, easiest, fastest, safest... etc. Their new AI feature is a big plus to quickly solve any problems you may have AND you can always "talk to a human" if and when necessary.

5 April 2026
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Hi, James! Thank you for your positive review! We greatly appreciate your advocacy and we're glad to hear our support team (AI agent and human!) have been helpful.

Please don't hesitate to reach out if you ever need anything!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great support in a time of need

My office is in Boston, and I am working out of Spain for three weeks. Our website was hit by a tsunami of bots scraping it. WPEngine put the site into a protected server and assisted me in moving the site to have Cloudflare protection, changing the urls, guiding me all the way. I am not techie and the immediate availability of support and the engagement of the support staff made my days. This took two days to complete but now the site is in tip-top shape. Well worth it.

5 April 2026
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Thank you for taking the time to share your positive review and experience, Owen! We're glad to hear that our team was able to help out! If you ever need anything else, please don't hesitate to reach out! We're always here and always happy to help!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

WP Engine has a first class service

WP Engine has a first class service. Very efficient and very friendly. Highly recommended!

31 March 2026
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Thank you for your review, Dusan! We're glad to hear about your positive experience with our team. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you ever need anything!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I was having issues updating our site…

I was having issues updating our site and Willa was able to answer all my questions:) Thank you!

30 March 2026
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Thank you for your positive review! Please let us know if we can help with anything else!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Hosting and Support – Highly Recommended

As the owner of Elegant Image Studios Web Design, I’ve worked with many hosting providers over the years, and WP Engine has consistently stood out as one of the best. Their platform is fast, reliable, and specifically optimized for WordPress, which makes managing and launching client websites incredibly smooth.

The performance is outstanding, and their security and backup systems give us peace of mind knowing our clients’ websites are protected. What really sets WP Engine apart, though, is their customer support. Anytime we’ve had a question or needed assistance, their team has been knowledgeable, responsive, and quick to resolve the issue.

WP Engine has helped us deliver high-performing websites for our clients without the headaches that often come with hosting. If you run a WordPress site or manage websites for clients, I highly recommend them.

Bob Hendrix
Elegant Image Studios Web Design

26 March 2026
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Reply from WP Engine

Thank you for taking the time to share your review and feedback, Bob! We're glad to hear about your positive experience with our platform, and we appreciate your kind words about support team. We'll be sure to pass your review along!
If you ever need anything, please don't hesitate to reach out! We're always here and happy to help.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great support!

23 March 2026
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Thank you for your positive review, Beth! Please let us know if you ever need anything!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I LOVE WP Engine..

I LOVE WP Engine... Seriously... I have been in the web design, SEO and web development business for many decades. Tried almost all the hosting companies out there and other than getting your own expensive dedicated server with full tech support, there is not one hosting company on the planet right now that has the level of web hosting service and support for the money. I encourage all of my clients to use WP Engine instead of the other cheap hosting platforms out there. Their quality support team has helped me scale my SEO business considerably as a result.

24 June 2025
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Reply from WP Engine

Thank you for taking the time to share your review, Sandy! We greatly appreciate your advocacy! We'll be sure to pass your kind words along to the rest of our team. If you ever need anything, please don't hesitate to reach out! We're always here and happy to help.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Best wordpress hosting

I cant say enough about all that wpengine does for us. They are the best wordpress hosting solution. They have 24/7 tech support where you talk to a live person. The stay is more intelligent, where others I have to get sent to 2nd level or they make a ticket and I dont hear for days. professional, problem solving,24/7, dependable, low downtime, best customer satisfaction

21 March 2026
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Reply from WP Engine

Thank you for taking the time to share your review, Glenn! We appreciate your feedback on our support team! We'll be sure to pass it along to our team for consideration as improve our processes.

If you ever need anything, please don't hesitate to reach out! We're always here and happy to help.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing customer service and prompt…

Amazing customer service and prompt help coming up with a solution to my issue. Really got me out of a bind , thank you !

19 March 2026
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Thank you for your positive review, Joe! We're glad to hear that our team was able to help! If you need anything else, please don't hesitate to reach out!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Note the cancellation terms

Great service, seriously fantastic. But be aware of your cancellation terms. Your renewal date is not accurate for cancelling. Buried in their terms of service, you must cancel 30 days prior or they will charge you again, which could be an entire year. I'm honestly surprised from such a solid service.

"The Agreement is effective upon your acceptance and runs through the Initial Term. In order to prevent unintended Service interruptions, it will automatically renew for successive Renewal Terms each equal to the immediately preceding term unless a Party provides notification of its intent not to renew no later than 30 days prior to the expiration of the active term."

17 March 2026
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Reply from WP Engine

Thank you for taking the time to share your review, Troy! We appreciate your feedback on our plans policy and will pass your review along to our leadership team for consideration as we evolve our process and systems.
If you ever need anything or have questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to our team!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Technically most experienced…

Technically most experienced representatives I have ever encountered.

4 March 2026
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Thank you for your positive review! Please don't hesitate to reach out to our team if you ever need anything!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Putting their customers first!

Used their WP Migrate. Technical support is great!

17 March 2026
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Thank you for your positive review, Doug! Please let us know if we can ever help with anything!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

WPEngine provides excellent 5-star service and support

WPEngine provides excellent 5-star support and is always helpful and attentive. I truly appreciate their service and have migrated all the websites I manage here. Thank you, WPEngine!

14 March 2026
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Reply from WP Engine

Thank you for taking the time to share your review, Kimberly! We're glad to hear about your positive experience with our support team. If you need anything else, please don't hesitate to reach out! We're always happy to help.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They have 14days refund policy its just…

They have 14days refund policy its just fake, before 14days I open support tickent thats I am not satisfied ask for refund but they did not give me refund or anything . And its time to call bank open dispute

10 March 2026
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Reply from WP Engine

We're sorry to hear about your negative experience. Our team has responded to your ticket with additional information about your refund. Thank you for your patience.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy to contact, easy to fix!

A real support person was easily available to help address our concerns. They were very knowledgeable and got us back up and running quickly. They made the choices easily understandable so that we could make informed decisions. Thank you for getting us out of a sticky situation!

9 March 2026
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Thank you for your review. Ross! We're glad to hear that our team was able to help out! If you need anything else, please don't hesitate to reach out!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The platform is great, but...

The platform is great. It's fast and secure and everything you would want from a WordPress hosting provider. BUT the Chat Support Team is the cream of the crop. WPEngine hires real people with real knowledge who can really fix your site when you break it.

My client's site went down during migration because of a bonehead move on my part, but a 10 minute chat with the first agent available fixed everything.

It took longer for me to explain what I did than it did for her to fix it.

I've used WPEngine for my clients for over ten years and the chat support is why I have never even considered using anyone else.

7 March 2026
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Reply from WP Engine

Thank you for. taking the time to share your review, Michael! We're glad to hear about your positive experience with our support team! We greatly appreciate your kind words and we'll be sure to pass your review along.
If you need anything else, please don't hesitate to reach out! We're always here and happy to help.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My problem was resolved quickly

My problem was resolved quickly. I so appreciate the engineers at WP Engine. It's like have my own personal tech team.

6 March 2026
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Reply from WP Engine

Thank you for your review, Shari! We're glad to hear about your positive experience with our team. Please let us know if we can help with anything else!

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