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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.

Install via WHMCS → Visit wordpress.org ↗

🌐 Web & CMS Min 1024 MB RAM Port 80 (http) Tier free

// What it is

A closer look.

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

// Use cases

What it's for.

Concrete scenarios where teams pick WordPress over the SaaS alternative.

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Personal blogs

original WordPress use case

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Business websites

marketing sites with blog + pages

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E-commerce

via WooCommerce plugin

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Membership sites

premium content via plugins

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Custom CMS

extend with custom post types + plugins

// Who it's for

Built for these teams.

If your team profile matches one of these, WordPress is a strong fit out of the box.

Profile A

Small business owners

building their own sites

Profile B

Content creators

publishing blogs

Profile C

Agencies

delivering client sites

Profile D

Developers

building custom CMS solutions on WP

Profile E

E-commerce

via WooCommerce on WP

// Differentiators

Why teams pick WordPress.

When evaluating self-hosted options for this category, here are the dimensions on which WordPress consistently lands above the 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

Connects to.

The stack you'll plug WordPress into — services, protocols, and adjacent apps in the BluixApps catalog.

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Plugins

60k+ in official directory + commercial marketplace

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Themes

thousands of free + paid

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E-commerce

WooCommerce (largest plugin)

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Forms

Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms, WPForms

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SEO

Yoast, Rank Math, All in One SEO

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Caching

W3 Total Cache, WP Rocket, LiteSpeed Cache

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Backup

UpdraftPlus, All-in-One WP Migration

// Adoption & deployment

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

What we ship

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)

// Tips & operations

Run it properly.

Operational guidance from running this in production — what to do before you scale, what to lock down, what surprises people.

// PERFORMANCE

Caching is essential

uncached WP is slow; configure caching from day one

// SECURITY

Plugin discipline

too many plugins = security + perf hazard

// OPERATIONS

Update religiously

WP is biggest attack target on the internet

// RELIABILITY

WAF in front

protect against constant attack volume

// DEPLOYMENT

Backup is critical

auto-update can break sites

// SCALING

Theme child theme

preserve customizations through theme updates

1024

// min ram (MB)

// min disk (GB)

// access port

http

// protocol

free

// bluixapps tier

see install script

// docker image

Project resources

Official sitewordpress.org ↗

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