Using Git with WordPress

Lauren Pittenger

Designer & WordPress developer

@laurenpittenger

Cowboy Coding

  1. SFTP into server
  2. Find the file to edit
  3. Right click > Edit
  4. [do the edits]
  5. Save, upload, refresh
  6. Repeat

Why use git?

  • Easily "undo" changes
  • Code backup
  • Collaboration

Git with WordPress

  1. Git at WordPress root level
  2. Git at theme directory level

Git at WordPress root level

Git at theme level

Using Git with WordPress

By Lauren Pittenger

Using Git with WordPress

Lightning talk presented during the "Speak" portion of the Write/Speak/Code conference in June 2016.

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