Wordpress

App in the BluixApps catalog

What it is

WordPress is the world's most popular CMS — powers 43% of all websites on the internet. PHP-based, MySQL-backed, with the largest theme + plugin ecosystem in software history. From personal blogs to enterprise content sites, WordPress is the universal CMS.

This is the GPLv2 OSS version, not the WordPress.com SaaS — you control the hosting, the data, the plugins, everything.

What it's for

  • Personal blogs — original WordPress use case
  • Business websites — marketing sites with blog + pages
  • E-commerce — via WooCommerce plugin
  • Membership sites — premium content via plugins
  • Custom CMS — extend with custom post types + plugins

Who it's for

  • Small business owners building their own sites
  • Content creators publishing blogs
  • Agencies delivering client sites
  • Developers building custom CMS solutions on WP
  • E-commerce via WooCommerce on WP

Why teams pick WordPress over alternatives

  • GPLv2 — fully open
  • Universal compatibility — every host supports WP
  • Largest plugin ecosystem — 60k+ free plugins
  • Largest theme ecosystem — thousands of free + paid themes
  • SEO-friendly — Yoast/RankMath plugins are best-in-class
  • Massive developer pool — easy to hire WP devs

Integrations

  • Plugins — 60k+ in official directory + commercial marketplace
  • Themes — thousands of free + paid
  • E-commerce — WooCommerce (largest plugin)
  • Forms — Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms, WPForms
  • SEO — Yoast, Rank Math, All in One SEO
  • Caching — W3 Total Cache, WP Rocket, LiteSpeed Cache
  • Backup — UpdraftPlus, All-in-One WP Migration

Notable users & community

  • 43% of all websites globally (as of 2024)
  • Used by White House, Time, Vogue, TechCrunch, Disney for major sites
  • Backed by Automattic + WordPress Foundation
  • Largest open-source project in existence
  • WordCamp events worldwide

Tips & operations

  • Caching is essential — uncached WP is slow; configure caching from day one
  • Plugin discipline — too many plugins = security + perf hazard
  • Update religiously — WP is biggest attack target on the internet
  • WAF in front — protect against constant attack volume
  • Backup is critical — auto-update can break sites
  • Theme child theme — preserve customizations through theme updates

What we ship in BluixApps

  • Docker compose: WordPress + MariaDB + Redis (cache)
  • Pinned wordpress:6.7 (current major)
  • HTTPS via Let's Encrypt
  • Admin user via first-run wizard
  • Persistent volumes for WP files + MariaDB
  • Caching plugin configuration documented
  • Backup hook covers MariaDB + wp-content (CRITICAL — your site)
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Same catalog. Scaling tenant isolation, white-label and support tier.

TierTenantsCatalogSupportWhite-labelMonthly
Stacks119 curated stacksStandard$19/moDetailDeploy
Starter10Full catalogStandard+$15–25/mo$49/moDetailDeploy
Pro25Full catalogPriority bugfix+$15–25/mo$149/moDetailDeploy
Growth100Full catalogPriority bugfix+$15–25/mo$349/moDetailDeploy
Scale500Full catalog7-day window+$15–25/mo$799/moDetailDeploy
EnterpriseUnlimitedFull catalogPriority 7-dayBundled$1,499/moDetailDeploy

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