Working towards great version control for WordPress

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Working towards great version control for content creators

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Hi.

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My problem challenge with WordPress and version control

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I use private repo’s on GitHub to store my WP-files. I wish I could do the same for my posts.

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... despite how crucial GitHub is to the developer toolbox, I’m constantly wondering why the platform is limited to just code. Loren Burton on how he’s building GitHub for Writers

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I don’t want to build a GitHub ‘for everyone else’. I’m lazy.

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... there can be multiple pull requests and multiple versions of the code floating around simultaneously, but everything eventually ends up in single place (master branch). Loren Burton on how he’s building GitHub for Writers

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The limitations of GitHub for writers

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GitHub for teachers

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I want a GitHub of science

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From Collaborative Coding to Wedding Invitations: GitHub Is Going Mainstream THE Wired article

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The open, collaborative workflow we have created for software develop- ment is so appealing that it’s gaining traction for non-software projects that require significant collaboration. GitHub cofounder and CEO Tom Preston-Werner

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GitHub wants to change the way people work (together). GitHub cofounder and CEO Tom Preston-Werner

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But GitHub’s tech terms are certainly not ‘for everyone’ just yet.

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WordPress 3.6 “Oscar”

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Revisions, Post Locking & Augmented Autosave

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Version Control the way I like it

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Forking / cloning

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Branches & pull requests

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Commenting on changes

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Committing (naming changes)

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Task lists (issues) with assigning possibilities

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All in the termina-NATIVE app

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Notifications?

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markdown support

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So... What’s out there?

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WP Document Revisions

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Requires: 3.2 or higher Compatible up to: 3.6 Last Updated: 2013-7-3 Downloads: 47,064 ***** ... for 39 users

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Teams can collaboratively edit files of any format all the while, seamlessly tracking the document’s progress as it moves through your organization’s existing workflow.

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DMS collaboration tool hosting solution

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But mainly for ‘documents’

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Post Forking

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Requires: 3.5 or higher Compatible up to: 3.6.1 Last Updated: 2013-9-26 Downloads: 1,288 ***** ... for 13 users

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(...) allows users to “fork” or create an alternate version of content to foster a more collaborative approach to WordPress.

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edit and submit changes as a non-user collaborative editing Saving draft changes of published content Scheduling pending changes

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editor is presented with diff schedule changes to posts integrates with notifications plugins commit messages

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Edit Flow

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Requires: 3.4 or higher Compatible up to: 3.5.2 Last Updated: 2013-1-31 Downloads: 61,388 ***** ... for 72 users

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(...) empowers you to collaborate with your editorial team inside WordPress.

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Calendar Custom Statuses Editorial Comments Editorial Metadata Notifications Story Budget User Groups

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Revisionary

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Requires: 3.0 or higher Compatible up to: 3.6.1 Last Updated: 2013-8-19 Downloads: 18,741 ***** 4.7 out of 5 stars for 18 users

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(...) enables qualified users to submit changes to currently published posts or pages. Contributors also gain the ability to submit revisions to their own published content.

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pending revisions scheduled revisions enchanced revision management form front-end preview display new WordPress role: revisor

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Duplicate Post

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Requires: 3.0 or higher Compatible up to: 3.3.2 Last Updated: 2012-5-4 Downloads: 386,875 ***** 4.8 out of 5 stars for 154 users