Title: Git Development Workflow with WordPress
Last modified: September 29, 2017

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# Git Development Workflow with WordPress

 *  [sdepatie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sdepatie/)
 * (@sdepatie)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/git-development-workflow-with-wordpress/)
 * Hi all — I have been looking for some documentation surrounding what I am specifically
   trying to do, but I have not been able to find anything that encompasses all 
   of what I need.
 * I want to add version control to my website using git but have the following 
   requirements.
 *  – develop and test site locally (ideally without storing redundant information,
   just theme files and other information and look to production to fill in missing
   information.
    – have website look for theme/plugin code on my bitbucket – if 
   any changes are made directly in production I can pull them downstream
 * I haven’t been able to find information that describes this to me at my knowledge
   level. I have an understanding of git and wordpress, but this one is over my 
   head. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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 *  [catacaustic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catacaustic/)
 * (@catacaustic)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/git-development-workflow-with-wordpress/#post-9560703)
 * For files only, it’s relatively easy. You’d just use GIT in the same way that
   you use it for anything else.
 * The tricky part is if you want to manage database settings and data syncing between
   the sites as well. That’s one thing that no one has been able ot do perfectly
   yet – and that’s for any system, not just WordPress. There is [VersionPress](https://versionpress.net/)
   which is “early stage” software but is suppsoed to work fairly well (I haven’t
   trei it myself yet). It’s got it’s own workflow and learning curve, but that’s
   really about the only option around at the moment.

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## Tags

 * [git](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/git/)
 * [version control](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/version-control/)

 * In: [Developing with WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/wp-advanced/)
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 * Last reply from: [catacaustic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catacaustic/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/git-development-workflow-with-wordpress/#post-9560703)
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