WordPress boilerplate with Composer, easier configuration, and an improved folder structure
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## Overview
Bedrock is a WordPress boilerplate for developers that want to manage their projects with Git and Composer. Much of the philosophy behind Bedrock is inspired by the [Twelve-Factor App](http://12factor.net/) methodology, including the [WordPress specific version](https://roots.io/twelve-factor-wordpress/).
- Better folder structure
- Dependency management with [Composer](https://getcomposer.org)
- [`roots/wordpress`](https://wp-packages.org/wordpress-core) package for WordPress core
- [WP Packages](https://wp-packages.org/) repository for WordPress plugins and themes
- Easy WordPress configuration with environment specific files
- Environment variables with [Dotenv](https://github.com/vlucas/phpdotenv)
- Autoloader for mu-plugins (use regular plugins as mu-plugins)
## Getting Started
See the [Bedrock installation documentation](https://roots.io/bedrock/docs/installation/).
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