"Serverless" WordPress

http://slides.com/montrealist/serverless-wp-shifter

• no server or DB when viewing a page
• store everything in Git
• content pulled by JavaScript via API

getshifter.io

Shifter

The Experience

Putting a site on Shifter

• Build your site

• wp shifter archive create

• wp shifter archive upload

• select CDN to deploy to

Load times

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Pros

• doubles as a hosting solution
• fast load times and scalability
• ver-r-ry secure
• no need to update WordPress, plugins, themes

Drawbacks

• no search, comments, contact forms, WP-API
• yet another dashboard
• only "pretty" permalinks are supported

Who's it good for?

Impressions

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Thank you!

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http://slides.com/montrealist/serverless-wp-shifter