Moving WP from WP Engine to GitHub
- Adam Smith
Open your browser and log into GitHub
Create new repo for this project.
Create a directory on your PC where your WordPress site can exist locally.
use GitInit to set a repository for your new directory.
Create a .gitignore file like the one below.
add anything extra to the gitignore file you may need
in the terminal type these commands
echo Read Me > readme.md
git init -b main
git add .
git commit -m “First Commit”
Follow these directions to make your first push to the new Repo.
Open the WP Engine dashboard and navigate to the sites tab (on left of screen)
Select the environment for the site you would like to push to github.
Then select Backups
If there is not a recent backup (since last changes made) please create a new backup
Select Prepare ZIP
Select Full Backup and enter in your email for notifications so you will know once it has been completed
Once the ZIP is complete download the ZIP file onto your PC in the folder with your new GitHub repo.
You can now open the WordPress Site in VS Code and make updates.
Verify everything you need to put in the .gitignore file is in that file.
Enter these commands into the terminal
git add .
git commit -m “Initial push of WordPress site [site name]”
git push origin main
Before development starts make sure to create a develop branch and a branch for each task.