It is common practice for developers to work on several servers or tiers in order to test their work and make sure code is ready to deploy without introducing errors on a live production environment. WP Engine features multiple environments per WordPress installation and provides a multi-tiered workflow. It is possible for developers to work on a separate development site until code is ready to be shared with a client. The finished code can then be pushed to staging for customer approval. Once the customer signs off, it is possible to push the code live in the WP Engine User […]
Using the Command Line for Automation – Part I Remote Control WordPress with WP-CLI Aliases
WP-CLI is a tool that allows commands to be run in WordPress from the command line or terminal. One of the reasons why developers love WP-CLI is that it provides a way to automate WordPress and common operations that otherwise require navigating through the WordPress Dashboard in order to execute. There can be many clicks to get through operations like updating all plugins on a WordPress Installation. WP-CLI makes it possible to automate repeatable commands with scripting in order to create a list of executable tasks. Instead of running many commands, they can be saved together in a script and executed […]
What You Need To Know About Enabling Revisions In WordPress
Enabling revisions in WordPress is a useful way to retrace your steps and travel back in time to an earlier version of your content. This is a quick walkthrough on how to enable and use the core revision functionality in WordPress. Depending on your host and how you install WordPress, revisions may already be enabled by default. If not, they can be turned on by adding or changing a line in your site’s wp-config.php file. With revisions enabled, each time a change is made to a post, an additional row is inserted in the WordPress database, wp_post table with a […]
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