Altis DXP Development

Altis is an enterprise WordPress platform by Human Made. Projects use a specific architecture and tooling.

Project Structure

code

project/
├── .config/                 # Altis configuration
│   └── environments/        # Environment-specific config
├── content/
│   ├── mu-plugins/          # Must-use plugins (auto-loaded)
│   │   ├── plugin-name/
│   │   │   ├── plugin.php   # Main plugin file
│   │   │   └── inc/         # Namespaced code
│   │   └── loader.php       # Loads all mu-plugins
│   ├── plugins/             # Standard plugins
│   └── themes/
│       └── theme-name/
│           ├── functions.php
│           ├── inc/
│           └── theme.json
├── composer.json
├── package.json
└── webpack.config.js

mu-plugins Architecture

Must-use plugins in content/mu-plugins/ are auto-loaded via loader.php:

php

<?php
// content/mu-plugins/my-feature/plugin.php
namespace Project\MyFeature;

function bootstrap() : void {
    add_action( 'init', __NAMESPACE__ . '\\register' );
}

// Called from loader.php
bootstrap();

The loader typically includes each plugin's main file which calls its bootstrap function.

Local Development Commands

Altis uses composer server for local development:

Server Management

bash

composer server start      # Start local environment
composer server stop       # Stop local environment
composer server restart    # Restart services
composer server status     # Check service status
composer server destroy    # Remove local environment completely

WP-CLI Access

bash

composer server cli -- <command>

# Examples:
composer server cli -- post list --post_type=page
composer server cli -- user list
composer server cli -- option get siteurl
composer server cli -- cache flush

Database Access

bash

composer server db info    # Get connection details
composer server db         # Connect to MySQL directly
composer server db export  # Export database
composer server db import dump.sql  # Import database

Logs

bash

composer server logs       # All logs
composer server logs php   # PHP/WordPress logs
composer server logs nginx # Web server logs

Running PHP Scripts

bash

# Execute a PHP file in WordPress context
composer server cli -- eval-file path/to/script.php

# Execute inline PHP
composer server cli -- eval "echo get_option('siteurl');"

Asset Handling

Assets are typically built with webpack:

bash

npm install          # Install dependencies
npm run build        # Production build
npm run start        # Development with watch

Enqueue in PHP:

php

function enqueue_assets() : void {
    $asset_file = include get_template_directory() . '/build/index.asset.php';

    wp_enqueue_script(
        'theme-scripts',
        get_template_directory_uri() . '/build/index.js',
        $asset_file['dependencies'],
        $asset_file['version'],
        true
    );
}
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', __NAMESPACE__ . '\\enqueue_assets' );

Elasticsearch

Altis includes Elasticsearch for search:

bash

composer server cli -- elasticpress index --setup   # Initial index
composer server cli -- elasticpress index           # Re-index content

Redis Object Cache

Object caching is handled automatically. Clear with:

bash

composer server cli -- cache flush

Environment Configuration

Environment-specific settings in .config/:

php

// .config/environments/local.php
<?php
define( 'WP_DEBUG', true );
define( 'WP_DEBUG_LOG', true );
define( 'SCRIPT_DEBUG', true );

Fetching Pages for Debugging

bash

# Static HTML (no JS execution)
curl -s https://project.altis.dev/page-slug | head -100

# With authentication cookie
curl -s -b "wordpress_logged_in_xxx=value" https://project.altis.dev/wp-admin/

For JavaScript-rendered content, use browser dev tools or Playwright.