Sample WordPress gitignore file

.gitignore

# OS or IDE folders/files to ignore
*~
._*
*.lock
*.DS_Store
*.swp
*.out
.cache
.project
.settings
nbproject
thumb.db
Thumbs.db


# Ignore everything in the root except the "wp-content" directory.
/*
!favicon.ico
!.gitignore
!wp-content/


# Ignore everything in the "wp-content" directory, except "mu-plugins", "plugins" and "themes"
wp-content/*
!wp-content/mu-plugins/
!wp-content/plugins/
!wp-content/themes/


# Ignore everything in the "mu-plugins" directory, except the plugins you specify
wp-content/mu-plugins/*
!wp-content/mu-plugins/background-updates.php
!wp-content/mu-plugins/change-auto-update-email-address.php


# Ignore everything in the "plugins" directory, except the plugins you specify
wp-content/plugins/*
!wp-content/plugins/iweb-core-functionality/
 
 
# Ignore everything in the "themes" directory, except the themes you specify
wp-content/themes/*
!wp-content/themes/iweb/