Global Edge Security (GES)
Global Edge Security (GES) is an enterprise-grade performance and security product extension that can be purchased for any WP Engine hosting plan. With GES you will receive several features powered by Cloudflare: managed Web Application Firewall (WAF), advanced DDOS Mitigation, Cloudflare CDN, and automatic SSL Installation.
Not sure what the differences between GES and our other network types are? Check out our network comparison guide.
Global Edge Security can be purchased as a product extension for Shared plans from the Modify Plan page. Premium plans can purchase GES as a product extension by speaking with their Account Manager or the WP Engine Sales team. GES is included with Secure Hosting plans. Learn more about purchasing product extensions.
Note
After March 2025, all Agency plan accounts are required to use either our Advanced Network or Global Edge Security (GES) for DNS.