{"id":9874,"date":"2023-03-14T08:46:55","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T08:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/?p=9874"},"modified":"2023-03-14T08:46:55","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T08:46:55","slug":"unlock-the-secrets-of-combining-react-and-wordpress-for-explosive-website-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secrets-of-combining-react-and-wordpress-for-explosive-website-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Unlock the Secrets of Combining React and WordPress for Explosive Website Performance!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_49 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" 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type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-67874a9411a78\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secrets-of-combining-react-and-wordpress-for-explosive-website-performance\/#A_Beginner%E2%80%99s_Guide_to_Integrating_React_with_WordPress\" title=\"A Beginner&#8217;s Guide to Integrating React with WordPress\">A Beginner&#8217;s Guide to Integrating React with WordPress<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secrets-of-combining-react-and-wordpress-for-explosive-website-performance\/#Introduction\" title=\"Introduction\">Introduction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secrets-of-combining-react-and-wordpress-for-explosive-website-performance\/#Prerequisites\" title=\"Prerequisites\">Prerequisites<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secrets-of-combining-react-and-wordpress-for-explosive-website-performance\/#Step_1_Create_a_React_App\" title=\"Step 1: Create a React App\">Step 1: Create a React App<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secrets-of-combining-react-and-wordpress-for-explosive-website-performance\/#Step_2_Install_React_Libraries\" title=\"Step 2: Install React Libraries\">Step 2: Install React Libraries<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secrets-of-combining-react-and-wordpress-for-explosive-website-performance\/#Step_3_Build_the_React_App\" title=\"Step 3: Build the React App\">Step 3: Build the React App<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secrets-of-combining-react-and-wordpress-for-explosive-website-performance\/#Step_4_Create_a_WordPress_Theme\" title=\"Step 4: Create a WordPress Theme\">Step 4: Create a WordPress Theme<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secrets-of-combining-react-and-wordpress-for-explosive-website-performance\/#Step_5_Add_React_to_WordPress_Theme\" title=\"Step 5: Add React to WordPress Theme\">Step 5: Add React to WordPress Theme<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secrets-of-combining-react-and-wordpress-for-explosive-website-performance\/#Step_6_Render_React_App\" title=\"Step 6: Render React App\">Step 6: Render React App<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secrets-of-combining-react-and-wordpress-for-explosive-website-performance\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Beginner%E2%80%99s_Guide_to_Integrating_React_with_WordPress\"><\/span>A Beginner&#8217;s Guide to Integrating React with WordPress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduction\"><\/span>Introduction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>React is a JavaScript library that provides a simple yet powerful way to create user interfaces that are interactive, fast and scalable. WordPress, on the other hand, is a popular content management system that powers over 40% of websites on the internet.<\/p>\n<p>Are you interested in building a website with WordPress and want to add some React components to your site? Well, you&#8217;ve come to the right place! In this article, we will show you how to integrate React with WordPress in a step-by-step approach.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Prerequisites\"><\/span>Prerequisites<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Before we dive into the tutorial, you should have some prior knowledge of React and WordPress. You will also need the following tools installed on your computer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Node.js and npm<\/li>\n<li>A local WordPress installation (we recommend using a development environment like Local by Flywheel)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once you have these tools set up, we can begin with the integration process.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_1_Create_a_React_App\"><\/span>Step 1: Create a React App<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The first step is to create a React app. Open your terminal and navigate to the directory where you want to create your app. Run the following command to create a new React app:<\/p>\n<pre>npx create-react-app my-react-app<\/pre>\n<p>This command will create a new React app with the name \u2018my-react-app\u2019 in your current directory. Once the app is created, navigate to its directory using the \u2018cd\u2019 command:<\/p>\n<pre>cd my-react-app<\/pre>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_2_Install_React_Libraries\"><\/span>Step 2: Install React Libraries<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To use React with WordPress, we need to install the following libraries:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ReactDOM: This library provides integration between React and the DOM.<\/li>\n<li>React Router: This library is used to handle routing in a React application.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Run the following command to install the required libraries:<\/p>\n<pre>npm install --save react-router react-router-dom react-dom<\/pre>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_3_Build_the_React_App\"><\/span>Step 3: Build the React App<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Now that we have installed the React libraries, it\u2019s time to build our React app. Run the following command to build the app:<\/p>\n<pre>npm run build<\/pre>\n<p>This command will create a new \u2018build\u2019 directory in your React app, which will contain all the necessary files for your app to run in the browser.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_4_Create_a_WordPress_Theme\"><\/span>Step 4: Create a WordPress Theme<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To integrate the React app with WordPress, we need to create a custom theme. In your WordPress installation directory, navigate to the \u2018wp-content\/themes\u2019 directory. Create a new folder with the name of your theme, for example, \u2018my-theme\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Inside the \u2018my-theme\u2019 folder, create a new file called \u2018index.php\u2019. This file will be the starting point of your theme. Open the \u2018index.php\u2019 file in a text editor and add the following code:<\/p>\n<pre>&lt;?php\n\/**\n * Front Page\n *\n * @package My_Theme\n *\/\n\nget_header();\n\n?&gt;\n\n&lt;!-- React root -->\n&lt;div id=\"root\">&lt;\/div>\n\n&lt;?php get_footer(); ?&gt;<\/pre>\n<p>This code includes the WordPress header and footer, and a div element with the ID \u2018root\u2019, where we will render our React app.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_5_Add_React_to_WordPress_Theme\"><\/span>Step 5: Add React to WordPress Theme<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Now that we have created a custom theme, it\u2019s time to add the React app to it. Copy the \u2018build\u2019 directory from your React app and paste it inside the \u2018my-theme\u2019 folder in your WordPress installation.<\/p>\n<p>Next, create a new file called \u2018functions.php\u2019 inside the \u2018my-theme\u2019 folder. This file will be used to enqueue the necessary JavaScript files for our React app. Add the following code to the \u2018functions.php\u2019 file:<\/p>\n<pre>&lt;?php\n\/**\n * Functions\n *\n * @package My_Theme\n *\/\n\nfunction my_theme_enqueue_assets() {\n   wp_enqueue_script(\n      'my-theme-react',\n      get_template_directory_uri() . '\/build\/static\/js\/main.chunk.js'\n   );\n   wp_enqueue_script(\n      'my-theme-react-vendor',\n      get_template_directory_uri() . '\/build\/static\/js\/2.chunk.js'\n   );\n   wp_enqueue_script(\n      'my-theme-react-runtime',\n      get_template_directory_uri() . '\/build\/static\/js\/runtime-main.js'\n   );\n}\nadd_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'my_theme_enqueue_assets' );\n\nThis code enqueues the main JavaScript file of your React app and its dependencies.<\/pre>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_6_Render_React_App\"><\/span>Step 6: Render React App<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The final step is to render the React app inside the \u2018root\u2019 div element in your \u2018index.php\u2019 file. Add the following code just above the closing \u2018body\u2019 tag:<\/p>\n<pre>&lt;?php\n\/**\n * Front Page\n *\n * @package My_Theme\n *\/\n\nget_header();\n\n?&gt;\n\n&lt;!-- React root -->\n&lt;div id=\"root\">&lt;\/div>\n\n&lt;!-- Render React app -->\n&lt;script>\n   ReactDOM.render(\n      &lt;BrowserRouter>\n         &lt;App \/>\n      &lt;\/BrowserRouter>,\n      document.getElementById('root')\n   );\n&lt;\/script>\n\n&lt;?php get_footer(); ?&gt;<\/pre>\n<p>This code uses the ReactDOM library to render the React app inside the \u2018root\u2019 div element. The \u2018BrowserRouter\u2019 component from React Router is used to handle routing in the app.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In this tutorial, we have shown you how to integrate React with WordPress. You should now have a basic understanding of how to create a custom theme and render a React app inside it.<\/p>\n<p>This is just a starting point, and you can customize your theme and React app further based on your project requirements. With React, you can create highly interactive and dynamic web pages that will enhance the user experience of your WordPress site. 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