5 articles
WordPress VIP: code review, caching and releases for large publishing sites.
WordPress VIP platform conventions, caching and release discipline for publishers and large teams. The VIP development page covers the engagement side.
Not covered yet: multisite governance and editorial workflows across large WordPress organizations.
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Enterprise7 min read
High-traffic WordPress architecture: the layers that carry the load
For high traffic WordPress, the edge and full-page cache should absorb most anonymous page views before PHP runs. Capacity problems appear when too much traffic reaches PHP, the object cache, the database, search, or media processing at once.
Enterprise7 min read
WordPress CI/CD with GitHub Actions: tests, builds and safe deploys
A WordPress CI/CD pipeline in GitHub Actions should test every pull request, build one repeatable release artifact, and deploy only code after approval. Keep uploads, secrets, and the database outside the repository, then switch releases with a symlink so rollback does not require copying files over the live site.
Enterprise7 min read
Must-use plugins in WordPress: what belongs there and how to load them
WordPress MU plugins are PHP plugins that WordPress loads automatically from a special directory before normal plugins. Use them for code that is part of the platform and must stay enabled, then keep optional features and third-party packages in the normal plugins directory.
Enterprise7 min read
Migrating to WordPress VIP: a technical checklist
A WordPress VIP migration is a staged move of code, database content, media, configuration, and launch operations onto VIP's deployment and runtime model.
Enterprise9 min read
WordPress VIP development: code review, caching and releases
WordPress VIP development requires code that fits a managed platform with automated pull request analysis, persistent caching, restricted filesystem access, and branch-based deployments.