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WordPress

Sage Elliott
Sage Elliott
30,003 Points
Posted by Sage Elliott
Sage Elliott
30,003 Points

WordPress Version Control

Hello, I'm curious read how some people use version control while developing a WordPress Site. If you're using Git and Github what does your .gitignore file look like? I'd imagine there is some info you'd like to keep hidden.

*I haven't gone through all of the courses yet so they may get to this subject

2 Answers

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points
Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

I would init the git repo at the root of the of the theme or plugin I was working on. I would not version control the wordpress core files.

If I was developing a theme and a plugin together, I would probably run those as two separate git repos.

And I would certainly add the wp-config file to the .gitignore file, and any other file(s) that would contain sensitive info like api keys, passwords, etc. If you need this type of information available across the site, environment variables are a great way to do that.

Sage Elliott
Sage Elliott
30,003 Points
Sage Elliott
Sage Elliott
30,003 Points

Thanks Kevin Korte ! That makes a lot of sense.