WordPress for the Modern PHP Developer

Explore modern PHP development techniques for WordPress in this 48-minute conference talk from PHP UK Conference 2017. Discover how to leverage Git, Composer, and other familiar tools to enhance your WordPress projects, transforming them from simple blogs into sophisticated web applications. Learn to take control of themes, plugins, databases, and environments as Chris Sherry guides you through practical strategies for managing dependencies, uploads, and settings. Gain insights into advanced topics such as Bedrock, Virtual Machines, Ansible, and Trellis, empowering you to streamline your WordPress development workflow and tackle the challenges of growing applications.

Introduction
Configs
Composer
Composer installers
Composer repository
Managing dependencies
Managing uploads
Managing environment settings
Defining environment variables
Summary
Bedrock
Virtual Machines
Ansible
Trellis
Questions
Must Use Plugins