Technology stack
WordPress has become a complex piece of software where you can find multiple approaches for the same implementation. The purpose of this list is to offer a short preview of the hands-on tools that I use and recommend.
Only experience can help you choose the perfect way. Ultimately, the tools we choose are reflections of our journey towards innovation.
Technology
- Languages: PHP, JS, CSS, HTML, Bash
- Database: MySQL, MongoDB
- Front-end: Vue.js, React.js
- CMS: WordPress ♥
Testing
- Accessibility Checker – for live accessibility testing
- cypress – for automated testing
- PHPUnit
- BrowserStack – Manual UI & Accessibility testing
- WebPageTest / GTMetrix – for performance testing, but not limited to
- WPScan
Deployments
- GitHub Actions
- beanstalk
WordPress Plugins
- ACF Pro – for custom fields
- Metabox.io – for custom fields integrated into custom systems
- Pods.io – when ACF & Metabox are not enough
- WooCommerce – eCommerce
- EDD – for a digital store
- LearnPress & LearnDash – LMS platforms
- One Click Accessibility
- Perfmatters, WPRocket, FlyingPress, and many more for performance
- Redis Object Cache PRO
- ShortPixel Image Optimizer
- WP All Import / Export
- WP Migrate
- TranslatePress
- Loco Translate
- SolidWP Security
- Patchstack
Page Builders
- Gutenberg + Site editor
- Breakdance / Oxygen
- Divi Builder
WordPress Themes
- GeneratePress
- Twenty Twenty-Four
- Lemmony
- Blocksy
Infrastructure
- Simplenet – the best hosting in RO for WordPress
- Gridpane – for managing servers
- Vultr – custom infrastructure
- Kinsta – go-to platform for managed hosting
- WPEngine – managed hosting alternative
- WP VIP – for large-scale websites
- Hetzner – VPS
- Cloudflare – DNS, security, caching, static page hosting
- Gmail / Hostinger – email
- WPCLI
Payments
- Stripe – general card payment processing
- Freemius – WordPress Products
- LibraPay – for RO card payment processing