WordPress Core via Composer

roots/wordpress is a meta-package that provides WordPress core installation via Composer. It's part of the Roots WordPress packaging ecosystem, which includes several packages to give you flexibility in how WordPress is installed.

Packages

Getting started

Most projects should use roots/wordpress, which installs WordPress core without default themes or plugins. This is the recommended package for Bedrock projects and modern WordPress development.

A WordPress Core Installer package is required to handle the installation path. We provide roots/wordpress-core-installer for this.

Example configurations

Standard (recommended)

WordPress core without default themes or plugins. Manage your themes and plugins individually via Composer with WP Composer.

{
  "repositories": [
    {
      "name": "wp-composer",
      "type": "composer",
      "url": "https://repo.wp-composer.com",
      "only": ["wp-plugin/*", "wp-theme/*"]
    }
  ],
  "require": {
    "composer/installers": "^2.2",
    "roots/wordpress": "^6.8",
    "roots/wordpress-core-installer": "^1.0",
    "wp-plugin/woocommerce": "^10.0",
    "wp-theme/twentytwentyfive": "^1.0"
  },
  "config": {
    "allow-plugins": {
      "composer/installers": true,
      "roots/wordpress-core-installer": true
    }
  }
}

Full build

Includes default themes, Akismet, Hello Dolly, and beta/RC releases. Closest to a standard WordPress download.

{
  "require": {
    "roots/wordpress-core-installer": "^1.0",
    "roots/wordpress-full": "^6.8"
  },
  "config": {
    "allow-plugins": {
      "roots/wordpress-core-installer": true
    }
  }
}