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Dev tools · September 3, 2015

Bedrock

WordPress boilerplate with modern development tools

Bedrock launched on September 3, 2015 with 82 votes, #532 of 3,463 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 11 years on.

Visit roots.io ↗Bedrock alternativestop 15% of September 2015

What it does

WordPress with Composer dependency management and Git version control. Manage plugins with Composer and environment-specific configs.

Treat WordPress core, plugins, and themes as dependencies. Composer makes development more reliable, improves team collaboration, and maintains a cleaner Git repository. Our roots/wordpress package has been installed 19,102,480 times. Use .env files and environment-specific configs to manage different settings for development, staging, and production. Keep sensitive data out of your repository with secure environment variables. Force regular plugins to work as must-use plugins with Bedrock's autoloader. Set up automated WordPress and plugin updates using tools like Renovate for worry-free maintenance. Bedrock's structure keeps sensitive files out of the web root and provides production-safe…from roots.io

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