Setting up WordPress

so you can contribute to WordPress core

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This talk is for WordPress developers that:

1. Know how to install WordPress locally
2. Know the basics of SVN or Git on the command line
3. Want to learn how to contribute to WordPress Core

3 options for setting up a dev site:

1. Simple Setup (SVN)
2. Advanced Setup (Git and Grunt)
3. VVV Setup (SVN and Grunt)

Simple: Step #2

Install WordPress

Simple: Step #3

Edit some files, then create a patch

svn diff > my-patch-name.patch

Simple: Step #4

Review your patch

Advanced: Step #1

Install all the things

Node.js

npm

Grunt

Advanced: Step #2

Git clone the latest files from WordPres.org

$ git clone git://develop.git.wordpress.org/ your-dir

Advanced: Step #3

Install node modules

$ npm install

Advanced: Step #4

Build WordPress core

$ grunt

Advanced: Step #5

Advanced: Step #6

Install WordPress

Advanced: Step #7

Edit some files in the /src/ dir, run grunt then git diff

VVV: Step #1

Install all the things

Vagrant

Virtual Box

Varying Vagrant Vagrants

VVV: Step #2

After installing you get:

http://local.wordpress-trunk.dev

http://src.wordpress-develop.dev

http://build.wordpress-develop.dev

VVV: Step #3

Edit some files in the /src/ dir, run grunt then svn diff

Resources

• Docs: Core Contributor Handbook
• Tutorial: Developers Guide to Contributing to WordPress core
• Video: Boost your development with Vagrant
• Video: Better WordPress development with Vagrant
• Video: Local development with Vagrant and friends

Thank you!

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