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idearia/wp-tests
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A simple class to run PHPUnit tests in WordPress.

2.0.1(3y ago)11.7k↓50%GPL-3.0-or-laterPHP

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Defines the class `WordPressTestCase` to run PHPUnit tests in a WordPress installation, with support for logging and multisite.

Usage
=====

[](#usage)

1. Install with `composer require idearia/wp-tests --dev`.
2. Create a test case by extending `Idearia\WpTests\WordPressTestCase`.
3. When you run the test, WordPress will be automatically loaded.

Have a look in the [the example folder](examples). You'll find:

- an [example test](examples/WordPressTest.php) that creates, fetches and deletes a WordPress post;
- an [example phpunit.xml](examples/phpunit.example.xml) file with the available options.

Logging support
===============

[](#logging-support)

- To log a message to screen, call `self::print( $message )`.
- To log a message to file, call `self::log( $message )`.
- The file will be named after the test class and placed in the subfolder *tests/logs*.
- The log file will reset at each run unless you set `protected static $deleteLogFile = false;` in your test case.
- Customize the log folder via the `logsPath` environment variable.
- For further customizations, please refer to the documentation of the [Loggable trait](https://github.com/coccoinomane/phpunit-log).

Multisite support
=================

[](#multisite-support)

By default, the tests will be run on the main blog.

To run the tests on a different blog, add the `siteUrl` environment variable to your phpunit.xml file:

```

```

Then, you are free to set `siteUrl` the way you see fit:

- In a [dotenv file](https://github.com/vlucas/phpdotenv).
- When you run phpunit: `siteUrl=http://example.com/blog phpunit`.
- At the shell level: `export siteUrl=http://example.com/blog`.
- In your test case setup: `putenv( 'siteUrl=http://example.com/blog' );`.
- Hard-code it in phpunit.xml.

Custom WordPress path
=====================

[](#custom-wordpress-path)

If your WordPress installation is non-standard, you can specify a custom WordPress path by setting the `wordPressPath` environment variable. You can use both relative and absolute paths.

To set `wordPressPath` in *phpunit.xml*:

```

```

###  Health Score

29

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LowBetter than 59% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity21

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity55

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 87.5% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~24 days

Recently: every ~32 days

Total

11

Last Release

1202d ago

Major Versions

1.8 → 2.0.02023-02-02

### Community

Maintainers

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