MicroDeploy

Bridging Content Management and Micro-Frontends: A WordPress-Centric Approach to Modern Web Architecture
Accompanying implementation for the research presented at AINA 2025, SpringerLink

Overview

MicroDeploy is a prototype system designed to bridge the gap between monolithic CMS platforms (like WordPress) and modern micro-frontend architectures. This project accompanies the research study that proposes a novel approach to integrating modern web development practices with legacy systems, enabling scalable, performant, and modular frontends.

The solution focuses on:

• Decoupling UI concerns from backend CMS logic
• Seamlessly embedding micro-frontends into traditional WordPress workflows
• Achieving measurable performance gains in LCP and DOM construction times

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✨ Features

• Micro-Frontend Loader: Dynamically integrates frontend apps (React, Vue, etc.) into WordPress themes/plugins
• Content-Aware Deployment: Automates loading logic based on WordPress content type or shortcode usage
• Performance-Oriented: Optimized for Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) and DOM rendering efficiency
• Backward-Compatible: Works alongside traditional WordPress PHP templates and plugin systems

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🛠 Technologies Used

• WordPress (PHP)

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📖 Setup Instructions

Requirements

• WordPress installation (local or production)
• PHP 7.4+

Installation

1. Clone this repository into your WordPress wp-content/plugins/ directory:

   git clone https://github.com/Stefan3002/microdeploy.git

2. Activate the plugin via the WordPress Admin Panel.

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📊 Performance Highlights

From the study:

• ~50% decrease in Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)
• ~40% faster DOM tree construction
• Maintains backward compatibility while enabling progressive enhancement

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📄 Related Publication

Secrieru, S., Ștefănigă, S.A. (2025). Bridging Content Management and Micro-Frontends: A WordPress-Centric Approach to Modern Web Architecture.
In: Barolli, L. (eds) Advanced Information Networking and Applications. Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies, vol 246. Springer, Cham.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-87766-7_6

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🧪 Use Cases

• Academic/enterprise sites using WordPress looking to modernize their frontend architecture
• Gradual migration from PHP-based templates to JS-based micro-apps
• Developers looking to integrate React/Vue/Angular with legacy WordPress infrastructure

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📬 Contact

Maintainer: Ștefan Secrieru
GitHub: @Stefan3002