Versioning When Developing WordPress Plugins

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I’ve made it a habit to use versioning while developing WordPress plugins, it helps keep everything organised and safe.

You of course also need to use version control when uploading plugins to the repository. Here are the two main applications I’m using. One of them is for Git, which I use locally on my Mac, and the other is for Subversion, which I use to upload plugins to the repository.

Best Subversion Client for Mac – Cornerstone

This is what I use when uploading my plugins to the WordPress repository, since it uses Subversion.

Best Git Client for Mac – SourceTree

I use SourceTree for managing our plugins. The repositories are then stored on BitBucket.

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Tutorials

Here is a good tutorial on how to upload plugins to the WordPress .org repo:

Submit Your Plugin to WordPress

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Written by Jean Galea

Jean Galea is an investor, entrepreneur, and writer. He is the founder of WP Mayor, and the plugins WP RSS Aggregator and Spotlight. He also runs the Good Life Collective. Connect with him on X or visit jeangalea.com.