WordPress #

Quick install #

Installing WordPress with DDEV is super simple. DDEV has already built-in support for the WordPress Command Line Tools (WP-CLI).

If you create a DDEV project with ddev config --project-type=wordpress, a wp-config.php is created which already contains the correct database connection settings (db, db, db) for DDEV.

Therefore it is really easy to install a fresh WordPress with just a few commands:

The commands shown in this video:

mkdir my-wp-site
cd my-wp-site/

# create a new DDEV project inside the newly created folder
# (the primary URL is automatically set to https://<folder>.ddev.site)
ddev config --project-type=wordpress
ddev start

# download latest WordPress (via WP-CLI)
ddev wp core download

# finish the installtion in your browser:
ddev launch

Source: Quick start docs for DDEV + WordPress

Vite integration #

See latest demo repository https://github.com/mandrasch/ddev-wp-vite-demo and more information on this docs page: DDEV + Vite.

ACF Blocks + Svelte + Vite 🧡 #

https://github.com/mandrasch/ddev-wp-acf-blocks-svelte

Pulling WordPress (ddev pull) #

DDEV offers an incredible feature called Hosting Provider Integration. This enables writing little scripts which can pull databases and files from remote servers to your local development project.

I wrote an example online tool to help you get started with the basic configuration:

• https://ddev-pull-wp.mandrasch.eu/

Here is an example video for SSH pull:

Pull via SSH #

• Generator: https://ddev-pull-wp.mandrasch.eu/
• Docs: https://github.com/mandrasch/ddev-pull-wp-scripts#️--ddev-pull-ssh

More information, maybe slightly outdated:

• https://matthias-andrasch.eu/blog/2022/pull-a-wordpress-site-into-ddev-2022-edition/

Pull via SSH into Gitpod #

TODO: Add this method / how to use SSH keys there?

Pull via BackWPup #

Don't want to fiddle around with SSH? You can just use the free BackWpUp plugin to create a .zip backup and import it into a DDEV WordPress project.

• Generator: https://ddev-pull-wp.mandrasch.eu/
• Docs: https://github.com/mandrasch/ddev-pull-wp-scripts#-ddev-pull-backup

TODO: Add screencast

More resources, maybe slightly outdated:

• https://matthias-andrasch.eu/blog/2021/import-a-wordpress-site-into-ddev-ddev-pull-backwpupfile/

Pull via BackWPup into GitPod #

You can even use DDEV in your browser (via Gitpod cloud), if you don't have a local development environment currently setup. This could be also a good way to let designers participate in PHP projects in future:

• https://matthias-andrasch.eu/blog/2022/launch-a-wordpress-clone-in-your-browser-via-ddev-gitpod-launcher/

TODO: Add screencast TODO: Add more information

Roots Sage (+ Roots Bedrock) (old experiment) #

Roots offers "Advanced WordPress Development Tools". I decided to test them with DDEV:

• https://github.com/mandrasch/ddev-bedrock-sage
• https://github.com/mandrasch/ddev-wp-sage

Current open question regarding HMR and internal links

Timber (old experiment) #

Timber "helps you create fully-customized WordPress themes faster with more sustainable code. With Timber, you write your HTML using the Twig Template Engine separate from your PHP files.".

I created some example repositories, v2 is currently in beta and my demo is not fully functional yet:

• https://github.com/mandrasch/ddev-wp-timber-v1 (stable)
• https://github.com/mandrasch/ddev-wp-timber-v2 (beta)

Connect with community 🤗 #

There is a dedicated #WordPress-Channel on DDEV discord!