How to update WordPress plugins properly using git?

No it’s fine, lots of hosts depend on plugins being stored in git this way and it isn’t an issue. You can replicate the process by manually updating a file locally to test. Plugin authors tend to store a database version field, and update if it’s mismatched, or they rely on functions such as dbdelta … Read more

Working local with one database

Set up a staging database on an online host and connect remotely from your various local dev environments. Might get a little confusing sharing 1 DB between many installs though.