In previous GitHub Desktop tutorials we showed you how to submit a pull request (PR), so you could start contributing to the development of an open-source project such as ClassicPress. Once you are comfortable with this concept, the next stage in contributing is to start testing and reviewing other PRs that have been submitted. An […]
Anyone developing a CP-specific plugin needs to be aware that (for now) it’s the developer’s job to process the updates. There are a number of ways to handle this, but the most widely used method is via the Update Manager plugin. This was specifically written for ClassicPress by John Alarcon (Code Potent) after other options […]
Push New Files to Origin This article is part of a series on Github Desktop. For the introductory piece you can visit here. Finally, you need to update the files in your GitHub repo by pushing the new files in local up to origin. So, the last step is to click on “Push origin” and upload […]
Fetch and Merge This article is part of a series on Github Desktop. For the introductory piece you can visit here. You now need to update the files in your local computer to reflect the new “official” repo files. You do this by fetching the upstream files to local and merging them in with the files […]
Wait for Merge This article is part of a series on Github Desktop. For the introductory piece you can visit here. If all goes well, you will get a message to say that your edits have been approved and merged into the main project. Note that you are still not in sync with the “official” repo. […]
Revise This article is part of a series on Github Desktop. For the introductory piece you can visit here. Sometimes you might find the need to make some extra changes to your initial pull request, or perhaps the maintainers of the “official” repo have suggested you make some revisions. It’s recommended NOT to open a new […]
Create a Pull Request This article is part of a series on Github Desktop. For the introductory piece you can visit here. A pull request (PR) sends a message to the people who maintain the “official” repo, asking them to consider adding in your edits. There is probably a form template that you will need to […]
Push your Changes This article is part of a series on Github Desktop. For the introductory piece you can visit here. When you are happy with the changes you’ve made, you can publish (push) them to your GitHub account. Now both local and origin will be different to upstream. You can push your changes up […]
Recent discussions on Twitter highlighting that ClassicPress does not yet support migrating from WordPress 5.8 and my personal experience doing precisely that, migrating a WordPress 5.8 website to ClassicPress, has motivated me to write up this short post and share my experience. Updating from WordPress 5.7 to 5.8 has ruined my website with one Click. […]
Branches, Edits & Commits This article is part of a series on Github Desktop. For the introductory piece you can visit here. Now, it’s time to get to work and start making your changes to the file(s). You should do this in a branch; this keeps your workspaces separate and manageable. Once you have created […]
