wordpress/README.md

wordpress

WorPress docker image, powered by nginx/php-fpm combo and managed by s6 supervisor.

Attempt to fix several of WordPress anti-patterns in ready to deploy container

Deprecation notice

• 2023-01-20 Deprecation of WordPress versions prior to 5.9
  • Preparation for PHP8.1 upgrade.
  • WordPress versions prior to 5.9 have no PHP8.1 support.
  • PHP8.0 active support has ended since 2022-11-28, therefore skipping this release
  • PHP7.4 reached end-of-life on 2022-11-28 and should not be used.
  • Old images will remain, but will receive no further updates, until their eventual removal. Usage is not recommended.
  • This decision will make build stack significantly lighter, ensuring much faster future builds
• 2023-01-21 Retirement of PHP7.4. The king is dead, long live the king!
• 2023-01-22 Replace NGINX + PHP-FPM combo with NGINX Unit
  • Split and rebase image and rework build
  • This is breaking change affecting all images
  • If your setup was vanilla, it should work out of the box
  • If you need nginx, you can set it up as a reverse proxy
  • NGINX Unit is modern application server, replacing old PHP-FPM
  • Independent benchmarks have show that NGINX Unit can handle much higher load and remain stable

Public builds (docker)

You can use public build:

nlss/wordpress

You can also use specific version of WordPress:

nlss/wordpress:6.1.0

Replace version number with desired version, eg. 6.0.2.

Automatic plugin installer

WARNING: This feature is experimental and can fail. Proceed with caution

This container can install plugins during container startup defined in environment variable WORDPRESS_PLUGIN_LIST

If environment variable is left empty, or undefined, installer will skip.

Plugins are not activated automatically; This is intentional.

Usage example:

# Notice that specific version can be defined
WORDPRESS_PLUGIN_LIST=akismet:4.1.8 two-factor

Caveats:

• If plugin was previously installed, and not defined on the list, it will NOT be removed.
• If plugin install fails, container will exit with error

TODO

• ~Disable core updates~
• ~Install/update plugins on the fly using wp cli (with versioning)~
• Install/update themes on the fly using wp cli (with versioning)
• ~Apply theme and eventual plugin customizations using patch files~ (Partial)
• Support automatic install using ENV
• Create users automatically using ENV