# Does business-logic code fit inside Sage app folder?

**URL:** https://discourse.roots.io/t/does-business-logic-code-fit-inside-sage-app-folder/30240
**Category:** sage
**Created:** 2026-03-18T12:35:57Z
**Posts:** 7

## Post 1 by @nadim — 2026-03-18T12:35:57Z

Hi,

I am currently migrating a WordPress website to Bedrock. Not a direct 1-to-1 migration but more of a rebuild. The original website was based around a site-specific plugin that handled all the business login and integrations with 3rd-party plugins (ACF, FluentForms, etc..), while the block theme was mainly built with the UI site-editor.

For the rebuild, I am considering using more of Root’s ecosystem (I am just now getting to know it) and want to build the theme with Sage. Looking at the structure of a Sage theme and seeing there’s an app folder, is that only intended as view/rendering app? or would it fit for a implementing the entire website app (business logic, integration with external CRM and payment processors)?

```
themes/your-theme-name/ # → Root of your Sage based theme
├── app/ # → Theme PHP
│ ├── Providers/ # → Service providers
│ ├── View/ # → View models
│ ├── filters.php # → Theme filters
│ └── setup.php # → Theme setup
├── public/ # → Built theme assets (never edit)
├── resources/
```

The intention is to follow best practices and not work against Sage or WordPress standards.

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## Post 2 by @ben — 2026-03-18T13:48:33Z

Radicle would be a better fit for you IMO

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## Post 3 by @nadim — 2026-03-18T14:53:15Z

Thanks. I will take a look.

The links to the documentation and GitHub are broken here: [Radicle - Laravel-Powered WordPress Starter Stack | Roots](https://roots.io/radicle/)

Didn’t find the repo under [https://github.com/orgs/roots/](https://github.com/orgs/roots/) either.

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## Post 4 by @ben — 2026-03-18T15:24:20Z

Thanks, I need to add a note below those links that they’re only available for Radicle customers once you get access to the repo

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## Post 5 by @nadim — 2026-03-18T17:03:14Z

Looks good from what I can see on the website. But I want to make sure it’s a right fit for me.

I am not familiar with Laravel. Would the learning curve be long coming from traditional WordPress development? (Although not a PHP framework, I am familiar with Django Rest Framework so maybe it helps)

Also, I plan to use Learn Dash and maybe (big maybe) Woo commerce. Is Radicle compatible with these plugins? Don’t mind needing to patch them if I can keep maintenance to a minimum.

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## Post 6 by @ben — 2026-03-18T17:55:29Z

> I am not familiar with Laravel. Would the learning curve be long coming from traditional WordPress development? (Although not a PHP framework, I am familiar with Django Rest Framework so maybe it helps)

Maybe others could chime in on this, but between docs + LLMs I wouldn’t expect this to be a problem, especially with how Radicle’s starting point is setup (and Radicle specific docs, not accounting for the public docs for our other projects)

> Also, I plan to use Learn Dash and maybe (big maybe) Woo commerce. Is Radicle compatible with these plugins? Don’t mind needing to patch them if I can keep maintenance to a minimum.

Not sure on Learn Dash, but my main Radicle site is a WooCommerce app with zero issues.

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## Post 7 by @nadim — 2026-03-18T18:06:13Z

Thanks for taking the time to answer. I did go through Laravel docs moments ago. It aligns with what I know working on other projects with other framework.

Appreciate the help.