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)
Get this app — pick a BluixApps plan
Same catalog. Scaling tenant isolation, white-label and support tier.
| Tier | Tenants | Catalog | Support | White-label | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stacks | 1 | 19 curated stacks | Standard | — | $19/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Starter | 10 | Full catalog | Standard | +$15–25/mo | $49/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Pro | 25 | Full catalog | Priority bugfix | +$15–25/mo | $149/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Growth | 100 | Full catalog | Priority bugfix | +$15–25/mo | $349/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Scale | 500 | Full catalog | 7-day window | +$15–25/mo | $799/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Enterprise | Unlimited | Full catalog | Priority 7-day | Bundled | $1,499/mo | DetailDeploy |