The parasite continues to eat the host  The parasite continues to eat the host. The cancer is trying to spread.  [WP Engine](https://twitter.com/wpengine) [@wpengine](https://twitter.com/wpengine) We've acquired WPackagist. If you use Composer to manage WordPress plugins and themes, you probably already know it. Now it's part of the WP Engine family. WPackagist enables developers to install and manage WordPress plugins and themes using Composer, the PHP dependency manager. Millions of requests every week with thousands of developers relying on it daily. It's essential infrastructure for modern development on WordPress software. WPackagist joins Local, ACF, WP Migrate, and WP Offload Media in our developer tools lineup. We believe that ensuring the stability and reliability of critical developer infrastructure is essential to the WordPress ecosystem. Big thanks to [@outlandish](https://twitter.com/outlandish) for building and maintaining [@wpackagist](https://twitter.com/wpackagist) for over a decade. We're proud to carry it forward. Read more: <https://t.co/CyKmTbpTzA> [Posted Mar 12, 2026 at 1:17PM](https://twitter.com/wpengine/status/2032083465261244503), The parasite continues to eat the host, WordPress, 01kkjk1a37qnyjqhtjr4b6wpcp.