Tools
Tools Page
This section provides access to the various tools offered by WP Engine. Some of these include;
- Themes
- Local
- Global Edge Security
- Page Performance
- Smart Plugin Manager
- Genesis Pro
- eCommerce Solution
Themes
This section provides a list of the themes offered by WP Engine. In addition, it gives a quick install method for installing any of the listed themes on any site environment.
Local
Display summary information about Local software. It also provides a download button for you to get the Local software.
Global Edge Security (GES)
On this page, you can configure the Global Edge Security features.
Global Edge Security is an addon service provided by WP Engine that comes with the following.
- Managed Web Application Firewall (WAF).
- Advanced DDOS Mitigation.
- Cloudflare CDN.
- Automatic SSL Installation.
All these features improve your website’s security.
Page Performance
The Page Performance tools allow you to test the performance of a page on your website. You can test the page performance with or without browser caching.
After conducting a page performance test, WP Engine provides a list of recommendations for you to improve your page speeds.
Smart Plugin Manager (SPM)
This plugin manages automatic updates for plugins and themes on your websites.
The Smart Plugin Manager Environments page displays the site environments with this plugin installed.
We will look at the Smart Plugin Manager plugin later in this course.
Genesis Pro
This tool displays all Genesis Pro tools with your WP Engine hosting plan.
eCommerce Solution
This section provides an overview of the features and tools in WP Engine’s eCommerce plan.
Note
You may not see some of these tools on the User Portal if your WP Engine Plan does not come with some of these add-ons.
Note
Here are some links to extra resources and documentation on the WP Engine User Portal.