{"id":890,"date":"2019-09-20T20:25:02","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T10:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2019.portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/?post_type=wcb_session&p=890"},"modified":"2019-09-25T20:13:29","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T10:13:29","slug":"git-amongst-it-version-control-for-wordpress-coders","status":"publish","type":"wcb_session","link":"https:\/\/portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/2019\/session\/git-amongst-it-version-control-for-wordpress-coders\/","title":{"rendered":"Git amongst it! Version control for WordPress coders"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Git is the world’s most popular version control system, but the uptake of Git for WordPress development is low compared to the rest of the development community. Whether because many WordPress developers are self-taught, or because using Git with WordPress poses some unique challenges – lots of WordPress developers are missing out by not having this fantastic tool in their arsenal!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this talk we’ll be covering:
– Git vs GitHub vs Bitbucket – What’s the difference?
– What are the challenges using Git with WordPress
– How to get started with Git & BitBucket
– A suggested workflow for theme & plugin developers
– How to use automatic deployment for faster development
– Alternative workflow options
– How private workflows compare to public repositories<\/p>\n\n\n