The document discusses challenges with deploying websites and recommends solutions. It describes issues with traditional deployment methods like database transfers and file syncing. The document recommends developing locally using a version control system and then mirroring files and databases to staging and production servers. It suggests tools like Vagrant, Docker, and the Roots framework to facilitate deployments from local development environments that match production.

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

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PLAN
DESIGN
CODE
TEST
DEPLOY
REPEAT.
Web workflow

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PLAN
DESIGN
CODE
TEST
DEPLOY
REPEAT.
Web workflow: Design options
...... 1. Prebuilt theme
2. Use framework
3. Starter theme

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Historical Setup

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Confession
I was a cowboy coder.

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

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Local Setup
Text editor
+
Local server
?

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My path
LOCAL SETUP

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My path: Local servers

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My path: Local servers
Both solutions are easy to setup + use.
Both give you:
But what if your server is configured differently?

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My path: Local servers

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My path: Local tools
build system viewing
preprocessors version
control

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My path
DEPLOYMENTS

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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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My path: Deployments
files database+

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WordPress plugins

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My path: Deployments
http://roots.io/

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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)

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Other tools

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Next up...

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Thoughts

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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/

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Thank you

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@ryancanhelpyou