.gitignore for WordPress

.gitignore

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# .gitignore for WordPress                             ver 20161009
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#
# This file:
# • is for WordPress sites using the default file/folder structure,
# • specifies which files are tracked/untracked by git. 
#
# .gitignore docs:
# https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore
#
# To ignore uncommitted changes in a tracked file,
# use `git update-index --assume-unchanged`.
#
# To stop tracking a file,
# use `git rm --cached`
#
# Forked from Bare Minimum Git: 
# https://ironcodestudio.com/bare-minimum-git/
#
# Change Log:
# 20161009 Cosmetic and docs changes
# 20160927 Initial fork from Bare Minimum Git repo
#
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# ignore everything in the root except the "wp-content" directory.
/*
!wp-content/

# ignore all files starting with .
.*

# track this file .gitignore (i.e. do NOT ignore it)
!.gitignore

# track .editorconfig file (i.e. do NOT ignore it)
!.editorconfig

# track readme.md in the root (i.e. do NOT ignore it)
!readme.md

# ignore all files that start with ~
~*

# ignore OS generated files
ehthumbs.db
Thumbs.db

# ignore Editor files
*.sublime-project
*.sublime-workspace
*.komodoproject

# ignore log files and databases
*.log
*.sql
*.sqlite
error_log
php_errorlog

# ignore compiled files
*.com
*.class
*.dll
*.exe
*.o
*.so

# ignore packaged files
*.7z
*.dmg
*.gz
*.iso
*.jar
*.rar
*.tar
*.zip

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

# ignore these plugins
wp-content/plugins/hello.php

# ignore specific themes
wp-content/themes/twenty*/

# ignore node/grunt dependency directories
node_modules/