Whether you're building custom themes, plugins, or managing full-site deployments, integrating GitHub with WordPress.com offers a powerful and efficient approach to code management. In this video, you'll learn how to connect a GitHub repository to your WordPress.com site using GitHub Deployments.
With GitHub Deployments, you can:
- Connect any theme, plugin, or wp-content repository hosted on GitHub.
- Choose between automatic or manual deployments to push code changes directly to your WordPress.com site.
- Use GitHub Actions to build, test, or transform your code before deploying.
- Collaborate efficiently and maintain full version control through GitHub.
This feature is available on WordPress.com Business and Commerce plans.
🔗 Learn more: https://developer.wordpress.com/docs/developer-tools/github-deployments/
📋 Timeline:
00:00 – Introduction
00:20 – Overview of the example scenario and plugin
01:08 – Connecting a GitHub repo to WordPress.com
02:30 – Configuring deployment settings (auto/manual)
03:48 – Triggering the first deployment and reviewing logs
04:37 – Verifying the plugin was deployed successfully
05:24 – How GitHub Deployments improve developer workflows
05:50 – Review of the workflow file used for advanced deployment
07:17 – Committing a change and redeploying
09:05 – Final thoughts and wrap-up
💬 Already using GitHub Deployments? Share your experience in the comments!
