43% of the web runs on WordPress

WordPress meets modern DevOps

WordPress's architecture wasn't designed for CI/CD, containers, or cloud scaling.
We bridge that gap with battle-tested infrastructure and automation.

wp search-replace 'prod.com' 'staging.com' --all-tables --skip-columns=guid
✓ 14,827 replacements made
kubectl scale deployment wordpress --replicas=5
✓ Horizontally scaled to handle traffic spike

The WordPress DevOps paradox

WordPress assumes writable filesystems and in-situ updates.
Modern DevOps demands immutable infrastructure and version control.

Database Migration Hell

URLs stored in serialized PHP arrays break with simple search-replace. A single botched migration corrupts widgets, menus, and options.

a:2:{s:3:"url";s:19:"https://example.com";}

Time wasted: 2-8 hours per migration

The Uploads Dilemma

100GB+ of user uploads. Too large for Git. Content on production doesn't exist on staging. Sync nightmares.

/wp-content/uploads/ — 127.4 GB

Sync time: Hours. Every. Single. Time.

Plugin Update Chaos

Admin clicks "Update" → Writes to filesystem → Breaks Git workflow. Premium plugins with license checks fail on staging.

Read-only filesystem in containers

Solution complexity: High

"Works on My Machine"

Dev: PHP 8.2, Staging: PHP 8.0, Prod: PHP 7.4. Different MySQL versions. Missing extensions. Config drift.

Fatal error: Call to undefined function...

Debug time: Hours of head-scratching

Cloud infrastructure bottlenecks

35s

Amazon EFS TTFB

2GB WordPress = 100 KiB/s throughput. 227 files to render one page.

RWO

Kubernetes Storage

Single pod attachment only. No horizontal scaling without NFS.

2x

WP-Cron Race Conditions

Multiple pods = duplicate cron execution. Emails sent twice, imports run twice.

Battle-tested solutions

Years of WordPress DevOps experience distilled into repeatable patterns

Automated CI/CD Pipelines

Zero-downtime deployments with automatic rollback. Git-based workflows with proper environment promotion. Atomic deployments that either succeed completely or fail safely.

  • Bedrock + Trellis for 12-factor WordPress
  • GitHub Actions / GitLab CI integration
  • Visual regression testing with BackstopJS
  • Automated security scanning with WPScan
# .github/workflows/deploy.yml
- name: Run tests
run: composer test
- name: Security scan
run: wpscan --api-token=$TOKEN
- name: Deploy
run: ansible-playbook deploy.yml
# docker-compose.yml
services:
wordpress:
image: wordpress:6.4-php8.2
volumes:
- plugins:/var/www/html/wp-content/plugins
- s3fs:/var/www/html/wp-content/uploads

Smart Containerization

Stateless WordPress containers that scale horizontally. Media files on S3/R2. Redis sessions. External cron. Read-only filesystems with baked-in plugins.

  • Docker Compose for <100K daily visitors
  • Kubernetes only when truly needed
  • Bitnami Helm charts for K8s deployments
  • Object storage for wp-content/uploads

Infrastructure That Scales

From hobby blogs to enterprise platforms handling millions of requests. Auto-scaling, load balancing, CDN integration, and database optimization that actually works with WordPress's architecture.

  • Aurora Global Database with read replicas
  • CloudFront/Fastly with proper cache invalidation
  • Redis object caching + Memcached
  • ElasticSearch for WooCommerce catalogs
Response Time Target: <200ms
Before optimization 3,500ms
After optimization 185ms

Our DevOps toolkit

Industry-standard tools configured specifically for WordPress

Bedrock + Trellis

12-factor WordPress with Ansible automation

WP-CLI

Command-line automation for everything WordPress

Docker/K8s

Containerization when it makes sense

WPScan

Automated security scanning in CI/CD

Git Workflows

Proper version control for WordPress

Ansible

Infrastructure as Code deployment

Redis

Object caching and session management

S3/R2

Object storage for media files

What we deliver

From emergency fixes to complete infrastructure overhauls

CI/CD Implementation

Move from FTP cowboys to professional deployment pipelines. Automated testing, staging environments, zero-downtime deployments.

  • • GitHub Actions / GitLab CI
  • • Automated testing suites
  • • Rollback procedures

Performance Engineering

Sub-200ms response times. Core Web Vitals optimization. Database query optimization. CDN configuration.

  • • Redis/Memcached setup
  • • Database optimization
  • • CDN integration

Security Automation

Automated vulnerability scanning. WAF configuration. Malware detection. Compliance workflows.

  • • WPScan integration
  • • File integrity monitoring
  • • Automated patching

Infrastructure Design

AWS, Google Cloud, or bare metal. Auto-scaling groups. Load balancers. Multi-region deployments.

  • • Terraform/CloudFormation
  • • High availability setup
  • • Disaster recovery

Migration Services

Host changes, platform switches, multisite splits. Zero-downtime migrations with proper testing.

  • • Database migration tools
  • • DNS management
  • • SSL certificate handling

Containerization

Docker Compose or Kubernetes when needed. Stateless WordPress. Horizontal scaling.

  • • Docker image optimization
  • • K8s Helm charts
  • • Container registries

The numbers that matter

8,000+

New WordPress vulnerabilities discovered annually

96%

Of vulnerabilities
are in plugins

28min

Average time between
attack attempts

200ms

Google's INP requirement
for good Core Web Vitals

Who we've helped scale

From startups to enterprises, WooCommerce stores to multisite networks,
news publishers to SaaS platforms—we've solved WordPress DevOps at every scale.

Ready to modernize your WordPress infrastructure?

Whether you're fighting fires or planning for scale,
let's discuss your WordPress DevOps challenges.

No spam. No obligations. Just a conversation about your infrastructure.

Or reach out directly:

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