We use this as the foundation for new WordPress projects at log.
This guide assumes some basic familiarity with the command line, the Git version control system and Docker or Vagrant.
We recommend using a OS X machine but a PC with Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise 64 bit Operating System should work just fine. Refer to Windows troubleshooting section for detailed information on system requirements and problem solving.
There are many graphical tools allowing you to achieve the same results as the ones described here, but a step-by-step guide for those is outside the scope of this document.
Altough it is possible to run it with other versions, this guide assumes that php 7.2, composer,node v8.12.0 and gulp 3.9.0 are used.
Currently at log we use and recommend a simple Docker based development environment for WordPress, WP-Docker-Construct.
Varying Vagrant Vagrants (VVV) configuration files are included in this project but as this is a legacy setup, its no longer tested. If you like to use it follow WP-Construct VVV Setup instructions.
This setup bundles a genesis child theme. If you intend to use it, you must have Genesis main theme (the Genesis Framework) in order for the child-theme to work. You can get it at http://my.studiopress.com/themes/genesis/. It is also possible to install themes through composer or by running the build script.
A build script is included to help you setup wordpress.
You can find this script in $ .scripts/build.sh.
This script operates in two modes, local and live mode.
This mode allows you to install and build themes and plugins.
$ sh .scripts/build.sh
Would you like to install a THEME? y
Please select the theme to install:
1) git repository URL
2) genesis-starter
#?
If you choose option 1) git repository URL you're allowed to fetch a git remote theme as a submodule or clone and build it:
#? 1
Theme git repository URL: git@bitbucket.org:devteam/dev-theme.git
Would you like to clone or install as submodule (c/s)? s
Cloning into '/Users/dev/WP-Construct/wp-content/themes/dev-theme'...
(...)
Would you like to build 'dev-theme' (y/n)? y
If you choose genesis-starter, it is already on disk, so you get option of building the theme right away:
#? 2
Would you like to build 'genesis-starter' (y/n)? y
The following commands are run in /wordpress and in each build selected:
$ composer update;$ npm install;$ npm run build --if-present;
*Live mode * is intended to be used in a continuous integration(CI) scenário. It automatically builds /wordpress configurations and includes a commented section to build all the installed submodules automatically.
Plugins instalation can be done directly via composer on the /wordpress/composer.json or installed via submodules via build script as a clone or submodule.
A few scripts are bundled to automate continuous integration in different scenarios. For example, deploy-codeship-wpengine.sh allows to automate testing and publishing between a git repository and wp-engine. Check .scripts folder for available scripts.
Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise 64 bit Operating System are the supported versions, Hyper-V is required. Check this article if you need to enable Hyper-V.
If you face this error when building do as following:
- open up a new gitbash as administrator and run:
$ npm install --global --production windows-build-tools - then run
$ npm config set msvs_version 2017; - close all instances of gitbash, reopen a gitbash (regular this time, non-administrator) return to the project directory and run build again.