VVV Custom site template

For when you just need a simple dev site

Overview

This template will allow you to create a WordPress dev environment using only vvv-custom.yml.

The supported environments are:

• A single site
• A subdomain multisite
• A subdirectory multisite

The Nginx configuration for this site can be overriden by creating a vvv-nginx-custom.conf.

Configuration

The Minimum Required Configuration

my-site:
  repo: https://github.com/Varying-Vagrant-Vagrants/custom-site-template
  hosts:
    - my-site.test

Setting	Value
Domain	my-site.test
Site Title	my-site.test
DB Name	my-site
Site Type	Single
WP Version	Latest

Minimal configuration with custom domain and WordPress Nightly

my-site:
  repo: https://github.com/Varying-Vagrant-Vagrants/custom-site-template
  hosts:
    - foo.test
  custom:
    wp_version: nightly

Setting	Value
Domain	foo.test
Site Title	foo.test
DB Name	my-site
Site Type	Single
WP Version	Nightly

WordPress Multisite with Subdomains

my-site:
  repo: https://github.com/Varying-Vagrant-Vagrants/custom-site-template
  hosts:
    - multisite.test
    - site1.multisite.test
    - site2.multisite.test
  custom:
    wp_type: subdomain

Setting	Value
Domain	multisite.test
Site Title	multisite.test
DB Name	my-site
Site Type	Subdomain Multisite

WordPress Multisite with Subdirectory

my-site:
  repo: https://github.com/Varying-Vagrant-Vagrants/custom-site-template
  hosts:
    - multisite.test
  custom:
    wp_type: subdirectory

Setting	Value
Domain	multisite.test
Site Title	multisite.test
DB Name	my-site
Site Type	Subdirectory Multisite

Configuration Options

hosts:
    - foo.test
    - bar.test
    - baz.test

Defines the domains and hosts for VVV to listen on. The first domain in this list is your sites primary domain.

custom:
    site_title: My Awesome Dev Site

Defines the site title to be set upon installing WordPress.

custom:
    wp_version: 4.6.4

Defines the WordPress version you wish to install. Valid values are:

• nightly
• latest
• a version number

Older versions of WordPress will not run on PHP7, see this page on how to change PHP version per site.

custom:
    wp_type: single

Defines the type of install you are creating. Valid values are:

• single
• subdomain
• subdirectory
• none

custom:
    db_name: super_secet_db_name

Defines the DB name for the installation.

Other parameters available:

custom:
    delete_default_plugins: true # Only on install of WordPress
    install_test_content: true # Install test content. Only on install of WordPress
    install_plugins: # Various way to install a plugin
         - query-monitor
         - https://github.com/crstauf/query-monitor-extend/archive/version/1.0.zip
         - https://github.com/norcross/airplane-mode/archive/master.zip
    install_themes: # Various way to install a theme
         - understrap
         - https://github.com/understrap/understrap-child.git
    wpconfig_constants:
         WP_DEBUG: true
         WP_DEBUG_LOG: true
         WP_DISABLE_FATAL_ERROR_HANDLER: true # To disable in WP 5.2 the FER mode
    locale: it_IT
    admin_user: admin # Only on install of WordPress
    admin_password: password # Only on install of WordPress
    admin_email: admin@local.test # Only on install of WordPress
    live_url: http://example.com # Redirect any uploads not found locally to this domain