Third-Party Integrations

Integration Map

Algolia (Search)

Property	Value
Purpose	Site search (instant search, autocomplete)
Type	REST API (server-side indexing) + JS (client-side search)
Plugins	algolia-custom-integration-php7, search-by-algolia, dezeen-algolia-integration
Theme integration	functions/algolia.php (enhanced optimiser)
mu-plugin integration	dezeen/src/algolia.php (record customisation)
App ID	I74IC8S56N
Index prefix	vetg_live (production), vetg_sample (dev)

How It Works

1. Posts are indexed to Algolia on save/publish via the Algolia plugin
2. mu-plugin customises the record structure (algolia_searchable_post_records filter)
3. Theme JS (algolia-min.js) provides instant search UI
4. Theme functions/algolia.php adds performance optimisations (lazy loading, analytics)

Gotchas

• Five Algolia-related plugins exist; only one PHP SDK variant should be active at a time
• Re-indexing may be required after schema changes
• Search API key is public (read-only); admin key must be kept secret

Campaign Monitor (Newsletters)

Property	Value
Purpose	Email newsletter subscriptions
Type	REST API
Plugin	dezeen-campaign-monitor
API key	CAMPAIGN_MONITOR_API_KEY in wp-config
Client ID	CAMPAIGN_MONITOR_CLIENT_ID in wp-config
Default list	CAMPAIGN_MONITOR_LIST in wp-config

REST Endpoints

• dezeen-campaign-monitor/v1/subscribe (POST)
• dezeen-campaign-monitor/v1/unsubscribe (POST)
• dezeen-campaign-monitor/v1/check-email (POST)

Additional Lists

• Advertisement campaign: CM_ADVERTISMENT_CAMPAIGN_ID / CM_ADVERTISMENT_CAMPAIGN_API_KEY

Disqus (Comments)

Property	Value
Purpose	Comment system
Type	JavaScript embed
Plugin	disqus-comment-system (v3.1.4)
Theme JS	count.js (comment counts), disqus-extension.js

Comments are entirely hosted by Disqus. WordPress stores synced copies for backup.

Apple News (Syndication)

Property	Value
Purpose	Publish articles to Apple News
Type	REST API
Plugins	publish-to-apple-news, dezeen-apple-news

The dezeen-apple-news plugin customises the output for Dezeen's editorial requirements.

Cloudflare (CDN / WAF)

Property	Value
Purpose	CDN, WAF, DDoS protection, DNS
Type	Proxy + API
Plugin	dezeen-cloudflare-purge-manager

Cache Purge

Automatic via plugin on post publish. Manual via Cloudflare dashboard. See runbooks/cache-purge.md.

Google Ad Manager (Advertising)

Property	Value
Purpose	Display advertising and cookie consent management
Type	JavaScript + API
Theme integration	ad_spots/ templates, advert-sticky.js, adex.js
Plugin	dezeen-advert-customisation (lazy loading)

Ad Spots

The theme's ad_spots/ directory contains templates for:

• advert-mpu-1.php through advert-mpu-26.php (MPU units)
• advert-leader-1.php (Leaderboard)
• advert-mobile-leader-1.php (Mobile leaderboard)
• advert-tablet-leader-1.php (Tablet leaderboard)
• advert-sky-1.php (Skyscraper)
• advert-video-1.php (Video ad)
• advert-hpto-1.php (Homepage takeover)
• amp-advert-mpu-1.php (AMP ad)

Cookiebot / Usercentrics (Cookie Consent)

Property	Value
Purpose	GDPR/CCPA cookie consent
Type	JavaScript
Plugin	cookiebot (v4.6.2), dezeen-cookie-bot-tweaks

dezeen-cookie-bot-tweaks adds data-cookieconsent attributes to script tags so Cookiebot can gate non-essential scripts.

Laravel Platform (Awards/Competitions Backend)

Property	Value
Purpose	Awards submissions, competition management, longlists
Type	REST API with JWT authentication
URL	PLATFORM_URL constant
Awards API	AWARDS_URL constant
Auth	JWT (JWT_AUTH_SECRET_KEY)

Separate Laravel application mounted at /platform. Communicates with WordPress via REST API.

Parse.ly (Content Analytics)

Property	Value
Purpose	Content analytics and performance tracking
Plugins	wp-parsely (v3.22.0), dezeen-parsely (customisations)

LiftIgniter (Content Recommendations)

Property	Value
Purpose	ML-powered content recommendations
Plugin	dezeen-liftigniter
Theme JS	liftigniter-workhorse-min.js, liftigniter-beacon.js

Shortcode: [dezeen-liftigniter]

GeoTargetingWP (Geo Detection)

Property	Value
Purpose	Country-targeted content
Plugin	geotargetingwp (v3.5.1.1), dezeen-geo-targeting
Method	IP-based detection, cookie-based storage

Ad Auris (Audio Content)

Property	Value
Purpose	Audio article playback
Plugin	dezeen-ad-auris
REST endpoint	adauris/v1/check
Shortcode	[ad_auris]

PayPal / Stripe (Payments)

Property	Value
Purpose	Awards entry payments
Constants	AWARDS_PAYPAL_ENV, AWARDS_PAYPAL_SANDBOX, AWARDS_PAYPAL_PRODUCTION, STRIPE_TOKEN

Payment processing is handled by the Laravel Platform, not directly by WordPress.

Redis (Object Cache)

Property	Value
Purpose	WordPress object caching
Plugin	redis-cache (v2.7.0)
Host	127.0.0.1:6379
Prefix	dezeen_acf_
Status	Configured but may not be active in production