Click Install WordPress. Type admin, type the password, and then click Log In. Enable clean URLs (Pretty Permalinks) In this step, you enable Pretty Permalinks now that WordPress has been installed. In the Dashboard menu, click Settings. Scroll down, and then click Permalinks. Installing WordPress on your Windows PC can be a very useful exercise as once installed, you can use this environment to create and test websites. A local WordPress install allows you to keep your work private and means you don’t have to worry about alterations affecting your live site.
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- Unattended/automated installation of WordPress on Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS
Local Installation Instructions Local Installation Instructions
Use these instruction for setting up a local server environment for testing and development.
Installing WordPress locally is usually meant for the purpose of development. Those interested in development should follow the instructions below and download WordPress locally.
- AMPPS: Free WAMP/MAMP/LAMP stack, with inbuilt Softaculous Installer. Can 1 click install and upgrade WordPress and others as well.
- DesktopServer Limited: Free Windows/Macintosh server, creates multiple virtual servers with fictitious top level domains (i.e. www.example.dev) specifically for working on multiple WordPress projects.
- Mac App Store 1-click install for WordPress Installs a free, self-contained all-in-one bundle of WordPress and everything it needs to run: MySQL/MariaDB, Apache and PHP
- User:Beltranrubo/BitNami Free all-in-one installers for OS X, Windows and Linux. There are also available installers for WordPress Multisite User:Beltranrubo/BitNami_Multisite using different domains or subdomains.
- Instant WordPress is a free, standalone, portable WordPress development environment for Windows that will run from a USB key.
Software Appliance – Ready-to-Use Software Appliance – Ready-to-Use
You may find that using a pre-integrated software appliance is a great way to get up and running with WordPress, especially in combination with virtual machine software (e.g., VMWare, VirtualBox, Xen HVM, KVM).
Another software that can be used is Parallels, which you would have to pay for unlike virtual machine software. It allows you to run both Mac and Windows on your machine.
A software appliance allows users to altogether skip manual installation of WordPress and its dependencies, and instead deploy a self-contained system that requires little to no setup, in just a couple of minutes.
- TurnKey WordPress Appliance: a free Debian-based appliance that just works. It bundles a collection of popular WordPress plugins and features a small footprint, automatic security updates, SSL support and a Web administration interface. Available as ISO, various virtual machine images, or launch in the cloud.
Unattended/automated installation of WordPress on Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS Unattended/automated installation of WordPress on Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS
Unattended installation of WordPress on Ubuntu Serverhttps://peteris.rocks/blog/unattended-installation-of-wordpress-on-ubuntu-server/
You can follow this guide by copy & pasting commands in a terminal to set up WordPress on a fresh Ubuntu Server 16.04 installation with nginx, PHP7, MySQL plus free SSL from LetsEncrypt.
You will not be prompted to enter any credentials or details like in other guides, everything is automated. You can even skip the installation wizard.
WAMP WAMP
If you don’t have IIS on your computer or don’t want to use it, you could use a WAMP Stack :
- WAMP Server or WAMP Server at SourceForge
- AMPPS WAMPStack – has Softaculous WordPress Installer
- EasyPHP – Has WordPress installer plugin
- BitNami WAMPStack – Has WordPress stack
These stacks can be downloaded freely and set up all the bits you need on your computer to run a website. Once you have downloaded and installed WAMP, you can point your browser at localhost and use the link to phpmyadmin to create a database.
Then, in order to install WordPress, download the zip file, and extract it into the web directory for your WAMP installation (this is normally installed as c:wampwww). Finally visit http://localhost/wordpress to start the WordPress install. (Assuming you extracted into c:wampwwwwordpress).
Tip: If you want to use anything other than the default permalink structure on your install, make sure you enable the mod_rewrite module in WAMP. This can be enabled by clicking on the WAMP icon in the taskbar, then hover over Apache in the menu, then Apache modules and ensure that the rewrite_module item has a checkmark next to it.
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- Other WordPress Development Tools
Why set up a development environment? Why set up a development environment?
When developing themes, it is best to do it in an environment identical to the production server which will eventually host your WordPress installation. Your development environment can either be local or remote. Configuring a local environment to work on your WordPress theme is beneficial for several reasons:
- You can build your theme locally without relying on a remote server. This speeds up your development process and allows you to see changes instantly in your browser.
- You do not need an Internet connection to build your theme.
- You can test your theme from a variety of perspectives. This is important, especially if you plan on releasing your theme to a larger audience and want to ensure maximum compatibility.
Your WordPress local development environment Your WordPress local development environment
For developing WordPress themes, you need to set up a development environment suited to WordPress. To get started, you will need a local server stack and a text editor. There are a number of options, including:
Local Server Stack
- A local server stack, such as LAMP (Linux Apache MySQL/MariaDB PHP) or WAMP (Windows Apache MySQL/MariaDB PHP) is a server (much like the server that runs on your web server), which you will configure on your local machine. You can install pre-bundled programs that contain all of these, like MAMP (for Mac), or XAMPP (Mac or Windows) to quickly setup your environment.
Virtualized Environment
- A virtualized such created with Vagrant and VirtualBox allows you to create easily reproducible development environments. Varying Vagrant Vagrants (VVV) is a popular Vagrant option which creates a WordPress development environment.
Text Editor
In addition to a local server environment, you also need a text editor to write your code. Your choice of text editor is personal, but remember that a good text editor can speed up your development process. Your text editor can be everything from a basic tool for writing code to a fully integrated development environment (IDE) with tools for debugging and testing. It’s worth doing research, and some even include support for WordPress development. Popular choices are Atom, Sublime Text, and PhpStorm.
You can find a list of tutorials for setting up development environments at the bottom of the page.
Supporting older versions of WordPress Supporting older versions of WordPress
It’s standard practice for WordPress themes to support at least two versions back to ensure a minimum of backward compatibility. For example, if the current version of WordPress is at 4.6, then you should also make sure that your theme works well in versions 4.5 and 4.4 as well.
You can refer to the WordPress Releases page to access older versions of WordPress. Then you can download and install older WordPress versions, creating multiple development sites, each running different WordPress versions for testing.
WP_DEBUG WP_DEBUG
Configuring debugging is an essential part of WordPress theme development. WordPress provides a number of constants to support your debugging efforts. These includes:
WP_DEBUG
Wordpress Windows Server 2019
The WP_DEBUG PHP constant is used to trigger the built-in “debug” mode on your WordPress installation. This allows you to view errors in your theme. To enable it:
1. Open your WordPress installation’s wp-config.php file
2. Change:
to
WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY and WP_DEBUG_LOG
WP_DEBUG_LOG and WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY are additional PHP constants which extend WP_DEBUG.
WP_DEBUG_LOG is used in conjunction with WP_DEBUG to log all error messages to a debug.log within your WordPress /wp-content/ directory. To enable this functionality set WP_DEBUG_LOG to true within your wp-config.php file.
WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY is used to control whether debug messages display within the HTML of your theme pages. To display error messages on the screen as they occur, configure this setting to ‘true’ within your wp-config.php file.
With the WP_DEBUG and WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY enabled, error messages will display at the top of your site pages.
Note: Errors will display in the frontend and admin areas of your site. These debug tools are meant for local testing and staging installs, not for live sites.
Other WordPress Development Tools Other WordPress Development Tools
In addition to WP_DEBUG, the following plugins and unit test data sets are an important part of your development toolset and help you develop better WordPress themes.
Test DataTest Data
WordPress.org Theme Unit Test Data
WordPress.org Theme Unit Test Data is an XML file containing dummy test data that you can upload to test how themes perform with different types and layouts of content.
WordPress.com Theme Unit Test Data
WordPress.com Theme Unit Test Data is dummy test data that you can upload to a WordPress installation to test your theme, including WordPress.com-specific features.
PluginsPlugins
Debug Bar(WordPress plugin)
Debug Bar adds an admin bar to your WordPress admin providing a central location for debugging.
Query Monitor(WordPress plugin)
Query Monitor allows debugging of database queries, API request and AJAX called used to generate theme pages and theme functionality.
Log Deprecated Notices(WordPress plugin)
Log Deprecated Notices logs incorrect function usage and the use of deprecated files and functions in your WordPress theme.
Monster Widgets(WordPress plugin)
Monster Widget consolidates the core WordPress widgets into a single widget allowing you to test widgets styling and functionality in your theme.
Developer (WordPress plugin)
Developer helps optimize your development environment by allowing easy installation of tools and plugins that help in troubleshooting and ensuring code quality.
Theme-Check (WordPress plugin)
Theme-Checktests your theme for compliance with the latest WordPress standards and practices.
WordPress Theme Review Guidelines WordPress Theme Review Guidelines
In addition to the above development tools, it’s a good idea to stay up to date on the WordPress.org Theme Review Team’s Guidelines for theme submission and guidance on meeting WordPress Coding Standards. These guidelines are the “gold standard” for quality theme development and are useful, even if you don’t plan on releasing a theme on WordPress.org.
Further Resources Further Resources
Wordpress Windows Application
- Developing WordPress Locally With MAMP (Mac, MAMP)
- How to Setup a WordPress Development Environment for Windows (Windows, XAMPP)
- WordPress Theme Review VVV: A Quick Vagrant Setup for Testing Themes (Cross-platform, Vagrant)
- Setting up your Development Environment (WordPress.com VIP)
- wptest.io – an exhaustive set of WordPress test data derived from WordPress’ Theme Unit Test