GoDaddy Donates $500K to Support WordPress Community

GoDaddy's Investment in WordPress Community - GoDaddy invested $500,000 in the WordPress community through a donation to The WP Community Collective, aimed at providing financial, operational, and promotional support [1][2] - The company also launched a redesigned Managed WordPress Hosting platform, built with developers in mind, to enhance the WordPress experience [1][5] - GoDaddy's President of Partners emphasized the company's commitment to the WordPress community, with a total investment of $520,000 to sustain contributions in 2025 and beyond [4] GoDaddy's Open Source Contributions - GoDaddy sponsors several open source projects, including PHP Coding Standards ($12,000 in 2024), PHP Foundation ($24,000 in December 2024), and World Wide Web Consortium ($40,000 in December 2024) [6] - The company supports the WP Accessibility Meetup by sponsoring live captions for monthly meetings [6] - Through the Five for the Future program, GoDaddy sponsors 46 contributors across 17 teams, ranking as the second-largest contributor in terms of people and third in pledged hours per week (255 hours) [6] Enhanced Managed WordPress Hosting Platform - The newly optimized Managed WordPress Hosting platform handles over 80 billion requests per month with more than three petabytes of data, offering up to two times faster performance than competitors [5] - The platform provides advanced security and isolation at every level, along with features like seamless scaling (up to 12 cores), strong isolation (containerized services and nano-segmentation), multi-layer security (hardened containers and immutable code), and real-time observability (per-site dashboards) [5][10] GoDaddy's Broader Business Focus - GoDaddy helps millions of entrepreneurs globally start and scale their businesses by offering services such as domain naming, website building, logo creation, and payment acceptance [8] - The company's AI-powered experience, GoDaddy Airo™, assists small businesses in getting online quickly, driving traffic, and boosting sales [8] - GoDaddy provides 24/7 expert guidance to support its customers [8]