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From the course: WordPress: Workflows
Using version control
- [Instructor] Using version control is a crucial part of any development project. It helps you develop new features while maintaining the integrity of a working code base. It also helps you test new features and troubleshoot bugs. Version control lets you save copies of your working code as well as make new copies, called branches, for new features or experiments. Think of it like a save point in a video game. You can do something and instead of going back to the beginning, you can pick up at your last save point. The most common type of version control is Git and that's what I recommend. The popular site, GitHub, let's you create both public and private code bases, called repositories or repos, to work from and both are completely free. Many hosting companies will also have Git integration. So you can build your code and deploy it your server without the need for using FTP or SFTP. As a bonus, if something breaks, you…
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Building custom sites with Wordpress1m 12s
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Defining roles and responsibilities2m 2s
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Creating multiple environments2m 56s
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Publishing content to the staging server1m 37s
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Using version control1m 42s
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