WP Engine at a Glance
| Type | Managed WordPress host |
|---|---|
| Website | wpengine.com |
| Network (ASN) | No own autonomous system found |
| Customer nameservers | None: keep your DNS provider and add the records from the dashboard |
WP Engine Nameservers
WP Engine does not ask customers to move their nameservers. Your domain stays with its current DNS provider, and you point it at WP Engine with the A, AAAA or CNAME record shown in your WP Engine dashboard (CNAME targets look like *.wpengine.com, *.wpenginepowered.com, *.wpeproxy.com). Verify the record afterwards with the DNS lookup.
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WP Engine IP Ranges and ASN
We have not found an autonomous system registered to WP Engine. Its sites answer from IP addresses that belong to other networks (cloud providers or CDNs), so IP ranges cannot identify WP Engine; the checker relies on the signals below instead.
How to Check if a Website Is Hosted on WP Engine
Enter the domain in the checker at the top of this page. It names WP Engine when one or more of these signals match, and lists each one as evidence:
- The HTTP response carries a x-powered-by header matching WP Engine or an wpe-backend header.
- The www record is a CNAME to *.wpengine.com, *.wpenginepowered.com, *.wpeproxy.com.
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WP Engine FAQ
What are WP Engine's nameservers?
WP Engine does not ask customers to switch nameservers. You keep DNS at your registrar or DNS provider and add the A, AAAA or CNAME record shown in your WP Engine dashboard.
What is WP Engine's ASN?
We have not found an autonomous system registered to WP Engine. Its sites are identified by HTTP headers and CNAME records instead of IP ranges.
How can I tell if a website is hosted on WP Engine?
Run the domain through the hosting checker on this page. It reports WP Engine when the HTTP response carries a x-powered-by header matching WP Engine or an wpe-backend header, and it shows every matching signal as evidence.
Is WP Engine a web host or a CDN?
WP Engine is a managed wordpress host: it provides managed WordPress and WooCommerce hosting (on Google Cloud and AWS infrastructure).
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