Understanding the Integration of GitHub with WordPress

GitHub has become a popular platform for developers to collaborate and manage their projects online. On the other hand, WordPress is an open-source content management system that enables easy creation and management of websites. By integrating GitHub with WordPress, developers can streamline their development process and improve collaboration with the team. In this perplexing and bursty article, let’s explore how to use GitHub with WordPress and its benefits.

Benefits of using GitHub with WordPress

• Version Control

GitHub allows developers to track changes in their code, revert to previous versions, and collaborate with a large community.

• Enhanced Collaboration

Integrating GitHub with WordPress enables better communication between team members, granting access to different contributors and managing the project flow.

• Automated Deployments

GitHub significantly simplifies the deployment process, and with continuous integration, it becomes far easier.

• Code Optimisation

GitHub makes code optimisation and testing for potential bugs or issues possible in a sandbox environment.

How to use GitHub with WordPress

1. Creating a Repository

To begin using GitHub with WordPress, create a new repository on GitHub. Name it based on the project you’re working on.

2. Set up WordPress Theme or Plugin

You will need to create a plugin or a theme for your WordPress site to use GitHub with it. Depending on your needs, go to your WordPress site, and create a new directory in ‘wp-content/themes’ or ‘wp-content/plugins’.

3. Connect GitHub Repository with Your Local Server

Add the remote origin URL of your GitHub repository to your local Git repository to connect it. Once you navigate to the directory for the WordPress plugin or theme you want to push to GitHub, run the command, “git remote add origin [repository URL]”

4. Push Your Code to GitHub

After committing your changes to your local Git repository using the “git commit -m ‘Commit message'” command, push your local repository to the GitHub repository using “git push origin master”.

5. Creating and Managing Branches

To manage the different work developers carry out, create new branches. To create a new branch, use “git checkout -b [new-branch-name]”. Push it to GitHub in the same way you pushed it to the main branch. Use the command “git checkout [branch-name]” to switch to a newly created or existing branch. Use “git merge [branch-name]” to merge branches.

6. Managing Pull Requests

To request that your changes be reviewed and merged by another developer, use pull requests. Click the ‘compare and pull request’ button, enter the details and submit the PR.

7. Deploying Code Changes

Automate the deployment process to deploy your code changes from GitHub to your WordPress site directly via configured deployment tools.

Conclusion

By integrating GitHub with WordPress projects, developers can enjoy benefits such as version control, collaboration, and automated deployments. Once you get the basics, adding plugins, forks, and pull requests will enhance your knowledge of the advanced functionality. Burst with the joy of the collaboration flow!