When: May 5, 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Where: Chattanooga Public Library (4th Floor Downtown)
What: Why and How We Use WordPress for a framework at Jetty – Josiah Goff
Meetup Notes
- They wanted to use wordpress to build an enterprise app.
- What is Jetty?
- The ICS is a tool for handling emergency response system, jetty interacts with this to provide information to the public and query trends on social media.
- Why did they choose WordPress?
- WordPress gave them half of what they needed out of the box. No other frame offered that flexibility.
- There are other Saas’ that are using wordpress as a platform.
- How are they using WordPress as a FrameWork?
- They are loading all plugins as dependencies via composer.
- They have reskinned the dashboard and customize run the way they want it to.
- The have overlaid single page JavaScript apps throughout the dashboard for more real time functionality.
- Social Media Aspects
- They have added social media monitoring using the REST API.
- You can query social media and sync it to users who may need the information. This is updated in real time.
- The user can set who can see the inquiry.
- The user can respond to inquiries in a number a ways via SMS text message, Email, Website form, Phone calls, and social media accounts.
- How they are using Posts
- They use the same post hierarchy as wordpress.
- You distribute a post in several different ways including social media
- What’s Next For Jetty?
- Custom Dashboard, built from scratch
- Single page JS
- Native mobile apps
- Powered by REST API
- Giving back to the WP community
- Allow some of their custom built apps, to be open to the open source community.
- Custom Dashboard, built from scratch
- Questions
- Have you had any companies that care that you’re using wordpress?(Kevin)
- No, most companies don’t care since they are hosting on their own server. Sometimes the IT department doesn’t like the idea.
- Is it one big multisite install?(Robin)
- Generally all installs are multisite. They do one price product for enterprise users.
- Looking back would you use wordpress as the framework?(Kevin)
- Yes, There are times when it gives headaches. One great thing is the ability to change handoff themes to third parties.
- How big is your team?(Kevin)
- Just 3 people.
- How do you manage working as a team if one person is remote?(Kevin)
- They must be really intentionally with their communication. Making sure everyone is on the same page
- How do you manage projects?(Kevin)
- He hands out task list using asuna? and tells his jr dev to go through them in order.
- How are you marketing?
- We’re not marking. They are not really a startup, they are on the payroll of a response group.
- Have you had any companies that care that you’re using wordpress?(Kevin)
Kevin mentioned
- There was a big security update for WordPress.
- There were about 40 different plugins that needed updates for this security problem.
- If you see that a plugin needs an update, make sure to update them and update your theme as well.
- Everyone tweet
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