For the benefit of others who find this page, I suggest those wishing to provide their own updates outside the official WP repository check out this project on GitHub, that demonstrates the functionality: https://github.com/jeremyclark13/automatic-theme-plugin-update
You already got something like this built in: Revisions. // Define the nr of saved revisions in your wp-config.php define( ‘WP_POST_REVISIONS’, 30 ); You can simply grab them by calling get_posts() with a post_type of revision. To show the difference between two revisions simply use wp_text_diff(). // Example $revisions = get_posts( array( ‘post_type’ => ‘revision’ … Read more
I’m embarrassed to say that I am a bit clueless on the procedure used to update a plugin via tortoise svn even though my plugin has been on the repository for years and had over 300,000 downloads! Don’t be. SVN can be tricky for a lot of people … so let’s go through things step-by-step … Read more
EDIT: As of Git 2.19, this is finally possible, as can be seen in this answer. Consider upvoting that answer. Note: in Git 2.19, only client-side support is implemented, server-side support is still missing, so it only works when cloning local repositories. Also note that large Git hosters, e.g. GitHub, don’t actually use the Git … Read more
A single branch of another repository can be easily placed under a subdirectory retaining its history. For example: This will appear as a single commit where all files of Rails master branch are added into “rails” directory. However the commit’s title contains a reference to the old history tree: Add ‘rails/’ from commit <rev> Where <rev> is a … Read more
Using git version 1.7.9.5 there is no “remove” command for remote. Use “rm” instead. or, as noted in the previous answer, set-url works. I don’t know when the command changed, but Ubuntu 12.04 shipped with 1.7.9.5. edit: a few people seem to have run into a situation where they do not have an “upstream” remote. … Read more
Update Dec. 2021: Lists are now available as a public beta Lists level up the starring experience by making it easy to organize and curate your favorite repositories on GitHub. You can create public lists that appear on your stars page at https://github.com/USERNAME?tab=stars. Lists are available to everyone except enterprise managed users. Original answer: On GitHub … Read more
Option A: Ergo, for right here use: Option B: Move the .git folder, too. Note that the .git folder is hidden in most graphical file explorers, so be sure to show hidden files. The first line grabs all normal files, the second line grabs dot-files. It is also possibe to do it in one line … Read more
From GitHub’s documentation: GitHub doesn’t have any set disk quotas. We try to provide abundant storage for all Git repositories, within reason. Keeping repositories small ensures that our servers are fast and downloads are quick for our users. and In addition, we place a strict limit of files exceeding 100 MB in size. Now for the … Read more
Git is a distributed version control system and it makes Git awesome. Your local repository has exactly the same features and functionality as any other Git repository. So a Git repo on a server is the same as a Git repo on GitHub (granted GitHub adds additional features, but at its core, you’re dealing with Git repositories) … Read more