Develop WordPress sites faster.
WhalePress is a hackable local development environment for WordPress that makes it easy to get started with modern development tools and best practices.
WhalePress is a hackable local development environment for WordPress that makes it easy to get started with modern development tools and best practices.
Coding standards, testing, debugging, and more. WhalePress comes with everything you need to build better WordPress sites.
WhalePress offers a Docker Compose-based environment with a built in npm setup script which guides you through your environment setup. This ensures that you can get started with your WordPress development quickly and easily.
Debugging is made significantly easier with Xdebug included in the WhalePress environment. This powerful tool allows for in-depth examination of code behavior, making the process of identifying and fixing issues much less of a headache and more of a precise science.
WhalePress is equipped with a selection of optional plugins specifically chosen to enhance development. These include Query Monitor, Debug Bar, and Query Monitor Toolbar, which provide valuable insights into your WordPress site’s performance and behavior.
WhalePress integrates Timber and Twig for theme development, offering a clean separation of logic and presentation. It comes bundled with a test suite for PHPUnit and Jest, streamlining theme testing and development.
With Composer for plugin management, WhalePress simplifies setting up and deploying plugins. This approach ensures a cleaner repoisitory and makes plugin updates a breeze.
By standardising the development environment, WhalePress ensures that all team members are working in a consistent setting. This uniformity is crucial for collaborative projects, fostering a more collaborative and efficient team dynamic.
A full suite of tools to help you build better WordPress sites faster.