deployments... from dreaded to delightful

DEPLOYMENTS

from Dreaded to Delightful

Ryan King@ryancanhelpyou

@ryancanhelpyou #WCNYC

• Database transfers• Large files• Keeping everything in sync• Domains / URL structure• WP config settings• Different dev + production environments• FTP craziness

Issues when deploying


PLANDESIGNCODETESTDEPLOYREPEAT.

Web workflow


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Web workflow: Design options

...... 1. Prebuilt theme2. Use framework

3. Starter theme


Historical Setup


Confession

I was a cowboy coder.


Ideal Setup

Develop Locally Version control Mirror on staging / production server(s)


Local Setup

Text editor +

Local server

?


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LOCAL SETUP


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Both solutions are easy to setup + use.Both give you:

But what if your server is configured differently?


My path: Local tools

build system viewing

preprocessors version control


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1.2.

3. WordPress database

... settings

... content images, media theme files plugin files ... content pages posts comments

What are we deploying?


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files database+



WordPress plugins



http://roots.io/


Roots Walkthrough

• Forum: https://discourse.roots.io• WP/Docker/Roots: https://roots.io/podcast/ep3/• Walkthrough article: http://davekiss.com/devel-

op-wordpress-sites-like-a-goddamn-champion/ ***• Example project: https://roots.io/a-modern-word-

press-example/ ***• Screencasts: https://roots.io/screencasts/ ** (pur-

chase & watch)


Other tools


Next up...

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Thoughts


Resources

• Developer Workflow Tools: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2013/10/02/powerful-workflow-tips-tools-and-tricks-for-web-design-ers/

• Vagrant: http://torquemag.io/getting-started-vagrant-local-development/• SASS: https://www.codeschool.com/courses/assembling-sass• Gulp: https://github.com/gulpjs/gulp/blob/master/docs/getting-started.md• Capistrano: http://theme.fm/2011/08/tutorial-deploying-word-

press-with-capistrano-2082/• Git + Capistrano: https://marketpress.com/2013/deploying-word-

press-with-git-and-capistrano• Docker: http://goldsounds.com/archives/2015/04/06/

quick-and-easy-wordpress-development-using-docker/• Roots: http://davekiss.com/develop-wordpress-sites-like-a-god-

damn-champion/


Thank you

DEPLOYMENTS

from Dreaded to Delightful

Ryan King@ryancanhelpyou

deployments... from dreaded to delightful

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