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kelinfoxy cba45556c7 Complete documentation refactoring with 57 service docs

- Refactored README.md, getting-started.md, quick-reference.md
- Enhanced setup-homelab.sh with 9-step automated process
- Created services-overview.md with all stacks
- Added comprehensive documentation for 57 services in docs/service-docs/
- All services include: overview, configuration, resources, educational content
- Coverage: Core, Infrastructure, Dashboards, Media, Media-Extended, Home Assistant, Productivity, Utilities, Monitoring, Development stacks
- Educational focus with links to tutorials, videos, and guides

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WordPress - Content Management System

Overview
What is WordPress?
Why Use WordPress?
Configuration in AI-Homelab
Official Resources
Docker Configuration

Overview

Category: Website/Blog Platform
Docker Image: wordpress
Default Stack: productivity.yml
Web UI: https://wordpress.${DOMAIN} or http://SERVER_IP:8082
Database: MariaDB (wordpress-db container)
Ports: 8082

What is WordPress?

WordPress is the world's most popular content management system (CMS), powering 40%+ of all websites. While often associated with blogs, it's a full-featured CMS capable of building any type of website - from simple blogs to complex e-commerce sites.

Key Features

Easy Content Editing: WYSIWYG editor
10,000+ Themes: Customizable designs
58,000+ Plugins: Extend functionality
Media Management: Photos, videos, files
SEO Friendly: Built-in optimization
Multi-User: Different permission levels
Mobile Responsive: Most themes mobile-ready
Gutenberg Editor: Block-based content
E-commerce: WooCommerce plugin
Free & Open Source: Core is free

Why Use WordPress?

Industry Standard: Most popular CMS
Easy to Use: Non-technical friendly
Huge Ecosystem: Themes and plugins
Community: Massive support community
Self-Hosted: Own your content
SEO: Excellent SEO capabilities
Flexible: Any type of website
Free Core: Pay only for premium add-ons

Configuration in AI-Homelab

/opt/stacks/productivity/wordpress/html/         # WordPress files
/opt/stacks/productivity/wordpress-db/data/      # MariaDB database

Official Resources

Website: https://wordpress.org
Documentation: https://wordpress.org/support
Themes: https://wordpress.org/themes
Plugins: https://wordpress.org/plugins

Docker Configuration

wordpress-db:
  image: mariadb:latest
  container_name: wordpress-db
  restart: unless-stopped
  networks:
    - traefik-network
  environment:
    - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=${WP_DB_ROOT_PASSWORD}
    - MYSQL_DATABASE=wordpress
    - MYSQL_USER=wordpress
    - MYSQL_PASSWORD=${WP_DB_PASSWORD}
  volumes:
    - /opt/stacks/productivity/wordpress-db/data:/var/lib/mysql

wordpress:
  image: wordpress:latest
  container_name: wordpress
  restart: unless-stopped
  networks:
    - traefik-network
  ports:
    - "8082:80"
  environment:
    - WORDPRESS_DB_HOST=wordpress-db
    - WORDPRESS_DB_USER=wordpress
    - WORDPRESS_DB_PASSWORD=${WP_DB_PASSWORD}
    - WORDPRESS_DB_NAME=wordpress
  volumes:
    - /opt/stacks/productivity/wordpress/html:/var/www/html
  depends_on:
    - wordpress-db
  labels:
    - "traefik.enable=true"
    - "traefik.http.routers.wordpress.rule=Host(`wordpress.${DOMAIN}`)"

Summary

WordPress is the world's leading CMS offering:

Easy content management
58,000+ plugins
10,000+ themes
SEO optimization
Multi-user support
E-commerce ready
Mobile responsive
Free and open-source

Perfect for:

Personal blogs
Business websites
Portfolio sites
E-commerce (WooCommerce)
News sites
Knowledge bases
Any public website

Key Points:

Requires MariaDB database
Install security plugins
Regular updates critical
Backup database regularly
Use strong admin password
Consider security hardening
Performance caching recommended

Remember:

Keep WordPress updated
Backup regularly
Use security plugins (Wordfence)
Strong passwords essential
Limit login attempts
SSL certificate recommended
Performance plugins help

WordPress powers your website with endless possibilities!

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