WordPress is probably the most-used blogging framework on the internet, with millions of people publishing multiple articles daily and a very active community building extra functionality through plugins and themes, making WordPress the best tool for small businesses to get started with their online identity. But this popularity comes with a price: it becomes target to spammers and even worse: hackers. In this session I will explain how you can harness your WordPress setup and use automated tools to keep your WordPress site (or sites) protected and up-to-date, especially when you can not use the automated update features WordPress has build-in. Stop worrying about failing plugins and keep your WordPress application up-to-date in a continuous, automated, secure way.

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

4. #ciwp
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5. WordPress
Continuous Integration
Challenges
Solutions
Recap

7. PRO Easy for end users
PRO Huge contributor base
PRO Support numerous PHP versions
PRO Active updates
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8. 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

9. https://www.flickr.com/photos/regtiangha/18032558131

10. https://www.flickr.com/photos/regtiangha/18032558131

11. https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikecogh/8090312841

12. WordPress
Continuous Integration
Challenges
Solutions
Recap

13. https://www.flickr.com/photos/freefoto/5982549938

14. https://www.flickr.com/photos/freefoto/5982549938
Common CI systems

15. Online CI systems
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16. https://www.flickr.com/photos/mabi/38307124

17. https://www.flickr.com/photos/regtiangha/18032558131
Wordpress
Core
Wordpress
Plugins
Wordpress
Themes

18. https://www.flickr.com/photos/regtiangha/18032558131
Wordpress
Core
Wordpress
Plugins
Wordpress
Themes
⚙⚙⚙
CI System

19. WordPress
Continuous Integration
Challenges
Solutions
Recap

20. Customization
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21. https://www.flickr.com/photos/t00n/5213814999
Platforms & Services

22. https://www.flickr.com/photos/t00n/5213814999
Scary

23. https://www.flickr.com/photos/t00n/5213814999
WP Core
WP Plugins
WP Themes
Custom Plugins
Custom Themes
OS
Server (cloud, vps, bare metal)
ENV (DEV, TEST, ACC, PROD)
Database and Filesystem

24. https://www.flickr.com/photos/t00n/5213814999
WP Core
WP Plugins
WP Themes
Custom Plugins
Custom Themes
OS
Server (cloud, vps, bare metal)
ENV (DEV, TEST, ACC, PROD)
Database and Filesystem

25. https://www.flickr.com/photos/t00n/5213814999
WP Core
WP Plugins
WP Themes
Custom Plugins
Custom Themes
OS
Server (cloud, vps, bare metal)
ENV (DEV, TEST, ACC, PROD)
Database and Filesystem

26. https://www.flickr.com/photos/t00n/5213814999
WP Core
WP Plugins
WP Themes
Custom Plugins
Custom Themes
OS
Server (cloud, vps, bare metal)
ENV (DEV, TEST, ACC, PROD)
Database and Filesystem

27. https://www.flickr.com/photos/t00n/5213814999
WP Core
WP Plugins
WP Themes
Custom Plugins
Custom Themes
OS
Server (cloud, vps, bare metal)
ENV (DEV, TEST, ACC, PROD)
Database and Filesystem

28. https://www.flickr.com/photos/t00n/5213814999
WP Core
WP Plugins
WP Themes
Custom Plugins
Custom Themes
OS
Server (cloud, vps, bare metal)
ENV (DEV, TEST, ACC, PROD)
Database and Filesystem

29. https://www.flickr.com/photos/t00n/5213814999
WP Core
WP Plugins
WP Themes
Custom Plugins
Custom Themes
OS
Server (cloud, vps, bare metal)
ENV (DEV, TEST, ACC, PROD)
Database and Filesystem

30. WordPress
Continuous Integration
Challenges
Solutions
Recap

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32. https://www.flickr.com/photos/cfaobam/6785094564
• WordPress Core:
https://core.svn.wordpress.org/
• WordPress Plugins:
https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org
• WordPress Themes:
https://themes.svn.wordpress.org

33. https://www.flickr.com/photos/cfaobam/6785094564
CUSTOMCODE

34. https://www.flickr.com/photos/cfaobam/6785094564
• Custom Themes:
http://svn.company.com/themes/
• Custom Plugins:
http://svn.company.com/plugins

35. https://www.flickr.com/photos/cfaobam/6785094564
• https://github.com/company/wp/themes/
mytheme/tags/1.1.4
• https://github.com/company/wp/plugins/
myplugin/tags/3.2.6

36. Staged environment
ProductionAcceptanceTestDevelopment
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37. https://www.flickr.com/photos/cod_gabriel/5888445557
Staged environment
ProductionTest

38. https://www.flickr.com/photos/cod_gabriel/5888445557
Provisioning tools

39. Phing or Ant?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jrmllvr/8658786500

40. https://www.flickr.com/photos/jrmllvr/8658786500
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
…

41. https://www.flickr.com/photos/jrmllvr/8658786500
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

42. https://www.flickr.com/photos/jrmllvr/8658786500

43. https://www.flickr.com/photos/jrmllvr/8658786500

44. https://www.flickr.com/photos/jrmllvr/8658786500

45. WordPress
Continuous Integration
Challenges
Solutions
Recap

46. https://twitter.com/CalEvans/status/647660383499587584
WordPress is a great platform!
Automate updates for core, plugins
and themes⚙
Sleep better knowing you have all
the updates automatically
😴

47. https://twitter.com/CalEvans/status/647660383499587584

48. https://twitter.com/CalEvans/status/647660383499587584

49. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lwr/13442542235

50. Contact us
in it2PROFESSIONAL PHP SERVICES
Michelangelo van Dam
michelangelo@in2it.be
www.in2it.be
PHP Consulting - Training - QA

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