Continuous WordPress
Remove the repetition
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Michelangelo van Dam
PHP Consultant, Community Leader & Trainer
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Schedule
WordPress
Continuous Integration
Challenges
Solutions
Recap

#ciwp
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Solutions
Recap

PRO Easy for end users
PRO Huge contributor base
PRO Support numerous PHP versions
PRO Active updates
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CON Auto update for core only
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CON Manual update of plugins & themes
CON Support numerous PHP versions
CON Prime target for hackers

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Solutions
Recap

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Common CI systems

Online CI systems
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Wordpress
Core
Wordpress
Plugins
Wordpress
Themes

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Core
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Plugins
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Themes
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CI System

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Customization
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Platforms & Services

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Scary

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WP Core
WP Plugins
WP Themes
Custom Plugins
Custom Themes
OS
Server (cloud, vps, bare metal)
ENV (DEV, TEST, ACC, PROD)
Database and Filesystem

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WP Core
WP Plugins
WP Themes
Custom Plugins
Custom Themes
OS
Server (cloud, vps, bare metal)
ENV (DEV, TEST, ACC, PROD)
Database and Filesystem

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WP Core
WP Plugins
WP Themes
Custom Plugins
Custom Themes
OS
Server (cloud, vps, bare metal)
ENV (DEV, TEST, ACC, PROD)
Database and Filesystem

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WP Core
WP Plugins
WP Themes
Custom Plugins
Custom Themes
OS
Server (cloud, vps, bare metal)
ENV (DEV, TEST, ACC, PROD)
Database and Filesystem

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WP Core
WP Plugins
WP Themes
Custom Plugins
Custom Themes
OS
Server (cloud, vps, bare metal)
ENV (DEV, TEST, ACC, PROD)
Database and Filesystem

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WP Core
WP Plugins
WP Themes
Custom Plugins
Custom Themes
OS
Server (cloud, vps, bare metal)
ENV (DEV, TEST, ACC, PROD)
Database and Filesystem

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WP Core
WP Plugins
WP Themes
Custom Plugins
Custom Themes
OS
Server (cloud, vps, bare metal)
ENV (DEV, TEST, ACC, PROD)
Database and Filesystem

WordPress
Continuous Integration
Challenges
Solutions
Recap

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• WordPress Core:
https://core.svn.wordpress.org/
• WordPress Plugins:
https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org
• WordPress Themes:
https://themes.svn.wordpress.org

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CUSTOMCODE

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• Custom Themes:
http://svn.company.com/themes/
• Custom Plugins:
http://svn.company.com/plugins

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• https://github.com/company/wp/themes/
mytheme/tags/1.1.4
• https://github.com/company/wp/plugins/
myplugin/tags/3.2.6

Staged environment
ProductionAcceptanceTestDevelopment
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Staged environment
ProductionTest

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Provisioning tools

Phing or Ant?
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Backup all
Check for new updates Core Plugins Themes
database filesystem
Test incoming changes Unit Selenium
Update production
Patch
SVN switch
Package …
Reporting & Notifications Old projects
Overview
Changes
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Continuous Monitor, Test and Update Your WordPress sites
Default target:
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build Run automated WordPress Updater
Main targets:
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build Run automated WordPress Updater
catalog Create a catalog of sites under control
dbupdate Update the WP database if there’s new version
inventory Make an inventory of site core, plugins and themes versions
plugin-check Check if WordPress Plugins require updates
prepare Get all configuration settings
theme-check Check if WordPress Themes require updates
wpbackup Make a backup of the WordPress site
wpcore-check Check if WordPress Core requires updates
wpplugins-check Check local WP Plugins version
wpthemes-check Check local WP Themes version

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Challenges
Solutions
Recap

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WordPress is a great platform!
Automate updates for core, plugins
and themes⚙
Sleep better knowing you have all
the updates automatically
😴

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