Introduction to Git and WordPress

Jeffry Ghazally

@jghazally

This

is not

Perfect

1.Git

2.WordPress

Git ?

• What is it
• How to use it
• How to use it with WordPress

Git - What is it ?

• Distributed Version Control System
• Track history and changes done to files
• Helps teams collaborate on a project 
• Fairly lightweight (Compared to the likes of SVN)
• Easy to pick up

Git - What it isn't

• Magic
• Backup of your site - no assets, no db, no configs

Git - How to use it

• Install it
• Tools - Command Line, GitTower, SourceTree
• Crash Course 

Git - Install it

https://git-scm.com/

Git - Tools

• Command Line 
• GitTower - https://www.git-tower.com/
• SourceTree - https://www.sourcetreeapp.com/
• Github Desktop - https://desktop.github.com/

Git - Crash Course

• https://try.github.io/

Git - WordPress Considerations

• WP-Config - Passwords and Salts
• Uploads - Assets for the website
• WP Core, 3rd Party Plugins
• Database

Git - .gitignore

wp-config.php
cache
uploads

upgrades
stats