WordPress JS

Node.js version of WordPress focused on a lightweight, server-rendered blog with SQLite storage and modular components.

Overview

This project re-implements core WordPress-like concepts in Node.js:

• wp_* database tables in SQLite (db/schema.sql)
• Blog post listing on the home page (/)
• Blog post detail pages by slug (/blog/:blurb)
• Component-based server-side HTML rendering
• Simple routing and auth/session utilities

Tech Stack

• Node.js (ESM modules)
• Built-in node:sqlite driver (DatabaseSync)
• Vanilla server-side rendering (no frontend framework required)
• Bootstrap for UI styling

Project Structure

• server.js - HTTP server entrypoint
• routes.js - route definitions
• components/ - page and shared UI renderers
• models/ - SQLite-backed data access layer
• db/schema.sql - WordPress-style SQLite schema
• db/data.sqlite - local SQLite database
• public/ - static assets
• utils/ - router, response, auth, string, image helpers

Getting Started

Requirements

• Node.js 22+ (recommended: latest LTS)

Install

No external dependencies are required for the core app in its current form.

Run

npm run dev

or

npm start

Default server port:

• 8080 (or PORT env override)

Database

Schema is defined in:

• db/schema.sql

WordPress-like tables include:

• wp_posts, wp_users, wp_comments, wp_terms, and related meta/taxonomy tables

Model initialization auto-applies schema when the app loads database models.

Main Routes

• GET / - home page with published blog posts
• GET /home - alias for home page
• GET /blog/:blurb - blog post detail page by slug
• GET /about - about page

Notes

• Project is configured as ESM ("type": "module").
• Some Node SQLite APIs may show experimental warnings depending on Node version.
• This project is a Node.js interpretation of WordPress concepts, not a PHP WordPress runtime.