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[Framework](/categories/framework) 4. / 5. silverback/wp-website ActiveProject[Framework](/categories/framework) silverback/wp-website ===================== WordPress boilerplate with modern development tools, easier configuration, and an improved folder structure v2.4.4(5y ago)071MITPHPPHP >=7.2 Since Dec 18Pushed 5y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/silverbackstudio/wp-website)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/silverback/wp-website)[ Docs](https://roots.io/bedrock/)[ RSS](/packages/silverback-wp-website/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 3d ago READMEChangelog (3)Dependencies (15)Versions (70)Used By (0) Silverback Wordpress Website Boilerplate ======================================== [](#silverback-wordpress-website-boilerplate) This bolerplate is based on Bedrock, a modern WordPress stack that helps you get started with the best development tools and project structure. Features -------- [](#features) - Better folder structure - Dependency management with [Composer](https://getcomposer.org) - Easy WordPress configuration with environment specific files - Environment variables with [Dotenv](https://github.com/vlucas/phpdotenv) - Autoloader for mu-plugins (use regular plugins as mu-plugins) - Enhanced security (separated web root and secure passwords with roots.io's [wp-password-bcrypt](https://github.com/roots/wp-password-bcrypt)) Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) - PHP >= 7.2 - Composer - [Install](https://getcomposer.org/doc/00-intro.md#installation-linux-unix-osx) Installation ------------ [](#installation) 1. Create a new project: ``` $ composer create-project silverback/wp-website ``` 2. Update environment variables in the `.env` file: - Database variables - `DB_NAME` - Database name - `DB_USER` - Database user - `DB_PASSWORD` - Database password - `DB_HOST` - Database host - Optionally, you can define `DATABASE_URL` for using a DSN instead of using the variables above (e.g. `mysql://user:password@127.0.0.1:3306/db_name`) - `WP_ENV` - Set to environment (`development`, `staging`, `production`) - `WP_HOME` - Full URL to WordPress home () - `WP_SITEURL` - Full URL to WordPress including `/wp` subdirectory () - `AUTH_KEY`, `SECURE_AUTH_KEY`, `LOGGED_IN_KEY`, `NONCE_KEY`, `AUTH_SALT`, `SECURE_AUTH_SALT`, `LOGGED_IN_SALT`, `NONCE_SALT` - Generate with [wp-cli-dotenv-command](https://github.com/aaemnnosttv/wp-cli-dotenv-command) - Generate with [Roots.io WordPress salts generator](https://roots.io/salts.html) 3. Add theme(s) via `composer require` 4. Set the document root on your webserver to app `web` folder: `/path/to/site/web/` 5. Access WordPress admin at `https://localhost/wp/wp-admin/` Development Environment with Docker ----------------------------------- [](#development-environment-with-docker) This boliperplate contains a pre-configured Docker environment with dedicated WP and MySQL containers. You can find a Visual Studio Code development guide in the [.devcontainer](/.devcontainer) folder (recommended) or you can manually launch it via [`docker-compose.yaml`](/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yaml) file. Google App Engine ----------------- [](#google-app-engine) This boilerlate is made to be deployed to Google App Engine. Please read the [GAE\_DEPLOY](/GAE_DEPLOY.md) guide. Bedrock ------- [](#bedrock) Bedrock documentation is available at . ### Health Score 32 — LowBetter than 72% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity5 Limited adoption so far Community21 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity73 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor2 2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits 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. 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