WordPress core

When this is useful

You need extensible publishing and can maintain hosting, themes and the selected plugin set.

Verified scope

A GPLv2-or-later publishing application; the inspected GitHub repository is a mirror rather than the contribution target.

License scope: GPL-2.0-or-later core. Unknown attributes were not established by the reviewed source and are deliberately left unknown.

A useful evaluation

Prototype the editor's actual publishing task with a minimal plugin set, then document updates and recovery.

Define the smallest successful task and check the edition, data model and operating effort against it. Include the ongoing owner in the evaluation, rather than choosing solely from a feature list.

Put it to work

1. Write the task and the output that would make this tool useful.
2. Prototype the editor's actual publishing task with a minimal plugin set, then document updates and recovery.
3. Record prerequisites, edition restrictions and the next decision before committing.

Limits and tradeoffs

The core license does not cover every theme or service. Plugin quality, integration availability and maintenance need separate verification.