README.md

Wordpress Installation ColoredCow

Prerequisites

1. Composer
2. NPM
3. Grunt

Installation

1. Fork this master repository.

   • Create a local clone for the forked repository.

   • Avoid creating a sync with the master repository.

   • Know more on how to fork a repo

2. On your local machine, Run composer install in the root directory using the CLI.

3. Run npm install on /public/wp-content/themes/ColoredCow/ directory.

4. Run grunt to check if the grunt installation worked. You should see a style.css and main.js inside your theme.

5. Secure your WordPress installation.

   • Rename wp-sample-config.php in wordpress-init/public/ directory to wp-config.php.

   • Generate a new set of auth keys. Generate

   • Replace the auth key code in wp-config.php with newly generated set of auth keys.

     
     define('AUTH_KEY', '');
     
     define('SECURE_AUTH_KEY', '');
     
     define('LOGGED_IN_KEY', '');
     
     define('NONCE_KEY', '');
     
     define('AUTH_SALT', '');
     
     define('SECURE_AUTH_SALT', '');
     
     define('LOGGED_IN_SALT', '');
     
     define('NONCE_SALT', '');
     
     

   • Change the table prefix as you need in wp-config.php.

   • Configure the WP_ROOT for your development environment.

     define('WP_ROOT', '/put_your_project_name_here/public');
     
     

   • Set the Debug Mode to true for your development environment.

     define('WP_DEBUG', true);
     
     

6. Configure the database.

   • Create a new database for your project with MySql.

   • Update configurations for newly created database in public/wp-config.php.

     define('DB_NAME', '');
     
     define('DB_USER', '');
     
     define('DB_PASSWORD', '');
     
     define('DB_HOST', '');
     
     define('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8');
     
     

   • All geared up for the famous 5 minute install.