WP Starter
WordPress dependency management with Composer
With Composer, you can define the WordPress core as a dependency so you never have to include it in your repo.
You can also specify which plugins and themes you want to require., (*1)
WordPress core files
For this to work, the WordPress core needs to be put in its own directory., (*2)
The included composer.json file is already set up to do all of this for you., (*3)
Plugins and themes
If the plugins/themes you want are published to the wordpress.org SVN repo, they will also be available on WordPress Packagist, which is a Composer repository that mirrors the SVN repo., (*4)
If you want to install a plugin from your version control system (Git, SVN, etc.), please follow these instructions., (*5)
The included composer.json file has an example of getting a plugin from Github., (*6)
Installation
Install Composer before you do anything else., (*7)
Use this repo as the basis for a new project
composer create-project -s dev --prefer-dist --no-interaction -- webdeveric/wp-starter ./your-folder-here
Local development
Run composer setup-hooks to setup the git pre-commit hook. It will check coding standards and run tests when you commit., (*8)
I've included a Dockerfile that is based on php:8.3-apache It comes with Xdebug already installed., (*9)
A sample DB will be imported the first time you build. The WordPress username and password are both wp., (*10)
To get started, run the following:, (*11)
:one: make install, (*12)
:two: make dev, (*13)
You may want to view the Makefile to see all the commands., (*14)
Useful links
Wallogit.com
