# How to manage and pass env values into WordPress through Coolify

> You want to store sensitive keys (like Turnstile site + secret keys) in environment variables, then expose them inside WordPress as constants — without hardcoding anything in your repo.

Author: Farhan Munim  
Published: 27 April 2026  
Updated: 26 October 2026  
Tags: Coolify, Security  
Source: https://farhan.app/blog/how-to-manage-and-pass-env-values-into-wordpress-through-coolify/

## Steps

1.  Go to your **project**
2.  Open your **environment** (e.g. `production`)
3.  Click your **WordPress service**
4.  On the left sidebar → click **Environment Variables**
5.  Switch to **Developer view** (important)
6.  Add your keys and then the `WORDPRESS_CONFIG_EXTRA` so it should look like this:

```ini
KEY_1=XXX
KEY_2=XXX
WORDPRESS_CONFIG_EXTRA=define('KEY_1', getenv('KEY_1')); define('KEY_2', getenv('KEY_2'));
```

Then save the environement variables and deploy (or restart).

## Notes (so you don’t get caught again)

-   Use **Developer view**, not Normal view
-   Keep everything **single-line** (i.e. don’t select Is Multiline?)
-   Don’t select Is Literal?
-   Don’t wrap anything in quotes
-   `WORDPRESS_CONFIG_EXTRA` injects directly into `wp-config.php`