Using Updraft for managing web dev changes across sites

Resolved Jesse B
(@jesseislil)

7 years ago

Is it possible to use Updraft for managing development changes of specific parts of a WordPress site between a local dev and live site?

For example, on a local dev server WordPress instance, I’m experimenting with configuring the settings of a directory plugin and creating a bunch of directory listings. Eventually I’ll need to push all the plugin files, settings, and related directory pages to the live server somehow.

Is this possible with Updraft? How would I go about doing this? Or is it better to clone the live site to my local dev server, configure the plugin/populate the directory on local, then push that to live site? Thanks!

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Plugin Contributor bcrodua
(@bcrodua)

7 years ago

Hi,

I would suggest cloning your live site to local and then migrate backup when everything is ready. Though UpdraftPlus now support incremental backup so if there are any changes you can just use the incremental backup feature so you won’t have to migrate everything again.

Regards,
Bryle

Thread Starter Jesse B
(@jesseislil)

7 years ago

I would prefer to migrate site changes versus migrating the entire site.

The challenge I see is that I update the live site often. How do I preserve updates made to the live site while developing the directory section on a local clone of the live site?

When I migrate the local site back to the live site, won’t that overwrite all the work I’ve done on the live site?

This may be more of a technical dev workflow/version control discussion which I am not very experienced. I was hoping Updraft could cover this type of challenge.

Thanks in advance!

Plugin Contributor bcrodua
(@bcrodua)

7 years ago

Hi,

UpdraftPlus Premium now has incremental backup feature so you won’t have to migrate the entire site every time.

Regards,
Bryle

Thread Starter Jesse B
(@jesseislil)

7 years ago

Hey Bryle,

I understand there’s an incremental backup feature to backup small changes.

However, if I’m making changes to both the local copy of the site and also the live site, won’t there still be an issue of migrating and merging the incremental changes from the local site to the live site?

How is that handled?

Plugin Contributor bcrodua
(@bcrodua)

7 years ago

Hi,

I’m afraid UpdraftPlus is not able to combine or sync any changes from both sites. You can either clone site and make the changes there.

Regards,
Bryle

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