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Install
This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.
Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:
wp plugin install https://github.com/metabolism/wp-steroids/archive/refs/heads/1.5.x.zipOn Packagist as metabolism/wp-steroids:
composer require metabolism/wp-steroidsNo built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.
Supercharge WordPress with:
- WordPress configuration using yml
- Permalink configuration for custom post types and taxonomies
- Maintenance mode
- Backup download in dev mode
- Build hook
- Custom routes action
- Disabled automatic updates
- Enhanced security
- Better GUID using RFC 4122 compliant UUID version 5
- Multisite images sync (for multisite as multilingual)
- SVG support
- Better performance
- WordPress bug fixes
- Radio type for taxonomies
- Multisite post deep copy (with multisite-language-switcher plugin)
- Custom datatable support with view and delete actions in admin
- Google Translate or DeepL integration
- Optimizations
The YML file allows you to configure:
- Image options
- Maintenance support
- Admin pages removal
- WYSIWYG MCE editor
- Feature support
- Multisite configuration
- ACF configuration
- Menu
- Custom post types
- Custom taxonomies
- Blocks
- Page, post, and taxonomy templates
- Page state
- Post format
- External table viewer
- Advanced roles
Documentation
Documentation is available on Gitbook
Demo
Bedrock install using WP Steroids: https://github.com/metabolism/wp-steroids-demo
YML Sample
##########################################################################
## ##
## WordPress configuration file ##
## ##
##########################################################################
wordpress:
#####################
## Gutenberg ##
#####################
gutenberg:
replace_reset_styles: true
remove_core_block: true
remove_plugin_block:
- lloc/msls-widget-block
- yoast/faq-block
- yoast/how-to-block
- yoast-seo/breadcrumbs
remove_core_block_patterns: true
disable_classic_theme_styles: true
remove_block_library: true
block_sorting: true
load_remote_block_patterns: false
block_editor_style: '/build/bundle.css'
block_editor_script: '/blocks.js'
render_template: 'block/{name}/{name}.twig'
preview_image: '/app/blocks/{name}.png'
preview_width: 375
#########################
## Image options ##
#########################
image:
compression: 95 #on the fly compression ratio
max_size: 2 #Max image file size on upload
svg: true
resize: #resize image on upload to save server space
max_width: 1920
max_height: 2160
###########################
## Admin interface ##
###########################
## Enable maintenance mode support
maintenance: true
## Hide pages from menu
remove_menu_page:
- edit-comments.php #Comments
# - index.php #Dashboard
# - jetpack #Jetpack
# - upload.php #Media
# - themes.php #Appearance
# - plugins.php #Plugins
# - users.php #Users
# - tools.php #Tools
# - options-general.php #Settings
## Hide page from submenu
remove_submenu_page:
- themes.php: site-editor.php
- themes.php: site-editor.php?path=/patterns
# - themes.php: nav-menus.php
## Handle Customize experience on the server-side.
## https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_customize_manager/
wp_customize:
remove_section:
- custom_css
## Customize WYSIWYG Editor TinyMCE Buttons
##https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/advanced/editor-control-identifiers/
mce:
#css: '/static/editor_style.css'
buttons:
- formatselect
- bold
- italic
- underline
- sup
- strikethrough
- superscript
- subscript
- bullist
- numlist
- blockquote
- hr
- table
- alignleft
- aligncenter
- alignright
- alignjustify
- link
- unlink
- wp_more
- spellchecker
- wp_adv
- dfw
#editor_style: backoffice.css
###########################
## User Profile ##
###########################
user_profile:
color_scheme: false
app_passwords: false
syntax_highlighting: false
comment_shortcuts: false
admin_bar_option: false
keyboard_shortcuts: false
contact_methods:
- facebook
- instagram
- linkedin
- twitter
- url
##################
## System ##
##################
## Add blog support
support:
- page #enable page
#- post #enable post
#- tag #enable tag taxonomy for post
#- category #enable category taxonomy for post
## Add post type support
## https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/post_type_supports/
post_type_support:
page:
- excerpt #add excerpt to page
## Add theme support
## https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/add_theme_support/
theme_support:
#- core-block-patterns
- thumbnail #add thumbnails to post
#- post-formats:
# - video
# - gallery
options_page: #add option pages https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/options-page/
global:
fields:
gtm:
type: text
translations:
fields:
translations:
type: repeater
layout: table
sub_fields:
key:
type: text
translation:
type: text
## Use WordPress as a headless cms
#headless:
# mapping: true
## Multisite configuration
# multisite:
# shared_media: true
# clone_post: true
## Declare constant
#define:
# disallow_file_edit: false
## Add custom routes
#custom_routes:
# script: script.js
#########################
## Carbon fields ##
#########################
carbon_fields:
shared_fields:
display:
type: select
options:
default: Default
theme: Theme
theme-alt: Theme alt
###############
## ACF ##
###############
acf:
json_path: '/config/acf'
settings:
use_entity: true #add new optimised return format
autoload: true #autoload options
user_settings:
gallery_height: 210
block:
api_version: 3
version: 3
node:
breakpoints:
class:
- p-vimeo
- p-youtube
input:
lock_max_length: false
toolbars: #customize wysiwyg toolbar
Simple:
1:
- bullist
- numlist
- link
- bold
- italic
- small
- fullscreen
Full:
1:
- formatselect
- bold
- italic
- small
- blockquote
- superscript
- subscript
- bullist
- numlist
- table
- alignjustify
- pastetext
- removeformat
- link
- wp_adv
- fullscreen
2:
- undo
- redo
- hr
- underline
- strikethrough
- forecolor
- removeformat
- charmap
- outdent
- indent
Basic:
1:
- bold
- italic
- small
- blockquote
- superscript
- subscript
- forecolor
- bullist
- numlist
- table
- link
- alignjustify
- pastetext
- removeformat
- fullscreen
################
## Menu ##
################
menu:
depth: 1
register:
footer:
title: Footer
fields:
sample:
type: text
header: Header
###################
## Sidebar ##
###################
#sidebar: # https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/functionality/sidebars/#registering-a-sidebar
# footer:
# name : Footer
# description : 'Add widgets here to appear in your footer.'
# before_widget : '<section id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">'
# after_widget : '</section>'
# before_title : '<h2 class="widget-title">'
# after_title : '</h2>'
##########################
## New block ##
##########################
#block_categories:
# media : Media
block:
hero:
title: Hero
description: Page Hero
supports:
multiple: false
icon: 'editor-alignleft'
post_types:
- page
- guide
fields:
suptitle:
type: text
title:
type: text
content:
type: wysiwyg
toolbar: basic
media_upload: false
image:
type: image
cta:
type: link
video:
title: Video
#description: Video
icon: 'format-video'
post_types:
- page
- guide
fields:
video:
type: url
placeholder: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcTLMTyD2DU'
cover:
type: image
contact:
title: Contact
#description: Featured article
icon: 'email'
post_types:
- page
#hero-home:
# title: Homepage hero
# description: Display a slider
# supports:
# align_text: 'left'
# #multiple: false
# icon: 'editor-alignleft'
# post_types:
# - page
# - guide
##########################
## New post types ##
##########################
post_type: # https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/register_post_type/
page:
columns:
- thumbnail
template:
- - acf/hero
- lock:
move: true
remove: true
guide:
menu_icon: book #https://developer.wordpress.org/resource/dashicons/
has_archive: true
#enable_for_blogs:
# - 1
#disable_for_blogs:
# - 2#
#has_options: true #add acf page option to post type menu
#capability_type: post
#publicly_queryable: false
## options for archive page
#posts_per_page: 11
#orderby: name #https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_query/#order-orderby-parameters or last_word
#order: ASC
show_in_rest: true
template:
- - acf/hero
- lock:
move: true
remove: true
supports:
- title
- excerpt
- thumbnail
- editor
- revisions
#- sticky
#- author
#- excerpt
#- trackbacks
#- custom-fields
#- comments
#- page-attributes
#- post-formats
#columns: #add new column to post listing, thumbnail|meta
# - thumbnail
#taxonomies:
# - category
#labels:
# name: 'Guides'
# singular_name: 'Guide'
# all_items: 'Tous les guides'
# edit_item: 'Editer le guide'
# view_item: 'Voir le guide'
# update_item: 'Mettre à jour le guide'
# add_new_item: 'Ajouter un guide'
# new_item_name: 'Nouveau guide'
# search_items: 'Rechercher un guide'
# popular_items: 'Guides populaires'
# not_found: 'Aucun guide trouvé'
field_group:
position: side
fields:
sample:
type: text
##########################
## New taxonomies ##
##########################
taxonomy: # https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/register_taxonomy/
item:
## options for archive page
#posts_per_page: 11
#orderby: name #https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_term_query/__construct/
#order: ASC
#radio: true #display terms selection as radio instead of checkbox
#publicly_queryable: false
#show_in_submenu: false
#show_in_menu: true
show_in_rest: true
#capability_type: true
object_type:
- guide
#capabilities:
# manage_terms: 'do_not_allow'
# edit_terms: 'do_not_allow'
# delete_terms: 'do_not_allow'
# assign_terms: 'edit_posts'
#labels:
# name: 'Catégories'
# singular_name: 'Catégorie'
# all_items: 'Toutes les catégories'
# edit_item: 'Editer la catégorie'
# view_item: 'Voir la catégorie'
# update_item: 'Mettre à jour la catégorie'
# add_new_item: 'Ajouter une catégorie'
# new_item_name: 'Nouvelle catégorie'
# search_items: 'Rechercher une catégorie'
# popular_items: 'Catégories populaires'
# not_found: 'Aucune catégorie trouvée'
fields:
sample:
type: text
####################################
## Templates/States/Formats ##
####################################
## Add post and taxonomy templates
#template:
# page:
# coming_soon: 'Coming Soon'
# not_found: '404'
# post:
# video: 'Video'
# taxonomy:
# item:
# edito: 'Edito'
# podcast: 'Podcast'
# reportage: 'Reportage'
# video: 'Video'
## Add page states like "homepage"
#page_states:
#archive_guide: 'Guide archive'
#404: '404'
#################################
## Database table viewer ##
#################################
#table:
# newsletter:
# page_title: Newsletter
# menu_title: Newsletter
# column_title: id
# export: false
# columns:
# name: Name
# email: Email
# company: Company
# type: Type
# contact:
# page_title: Contact
# menu_title: Contact
# column_title: id
# columns:
# name: Name
# email: Email
# company: Company
# request: Request
#############################################
## Add Roles ##
## ##
## To reload role please go to ##
## /wp-admin/index.php?reload_role=1 ##
## ##
#############################################
#role:
# translator:
# display_name: Translator
# redirect_to: edit.php?post_type=guide
# #inherit: editor
# capabilities:
# read: true
# publish: false
# manage_items: true
# edit_items: true
#
# edit_blocks: false
#
# manage_categories: true
# edit_category: true
# delete_category: false
# assign_category: false
#
# edit_others_pages: true
# read_page: true
# edit_pages: true
# publish_pages: false
# edit_published_pages: true
#
# edit_others_posts: true
# read_post: true
# edit_posts: true
# publish_posts: false
# edit_published_posts: true
#
# acf_edit_taxonomy: false
# acf_edit_layout: false
# acf_edit_relationship: false
# acf_edit_repeater: false
# acf_edit_true-false: false
# acf_edit_radio: false
# acf_edit_select: false
# acf_edit_image: false
# acf_edit_file: false
# acf_edit_link: false
# acf_edit_post-object: false
############################
## Plugins specific ##
############################
#plugins:
# redirection:
# redirection_role: edit_others_posts
# relevanssi:
# options_capability: edit_others_posts
#########################
## Optimisations ##
#########################
rewrite_rules:
remove:
- author
- attachment
- embed
- trackback
- comment
- feed
####################
## Security ##
####################
security:
rest_api: false
#rest_api:
# remove_core: true
# ip_whitelist: true #add coma separated ip in $_ENV['REST_API_IP_WHITELIST']
xmlrpc: false
pings: false
disable_update: true
unfiltered_html: false
##################
## Search ##
##################
#search: # change search settings
# use_metafields: false
# posts_per_page: 12
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The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.
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