maksonlee

<p>Content Version for Git stores editable WordPress content snapshots in a configured GitHub repository. It versions posts, pages, terms, and optionally media metadata and original media files. Editors can preview, diff, and restore previous versions from the WordPress admin.</p>
<p>The plugin writes and reads Git objects through the GitHub API. It does not keep a local Git repository and does not call the git CLI.</p>
<p>Features include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Automatic Git versions for normal post and page saves.</li>
<li>Side-by-side content diffs and field diffs.</li>
<li>Full restore and content-only restore modes.</li>
<li>Deleted Resources view for posts, pages, and tracked media.</li>
<li>Restore deleted posts/pages as new drafts and deleted media as new attachments.</li>
<li>Optional media metadata and file tracking.</li>
<li>Manual import of existing posts, pages, and media.</li>
<li>Version store dashboard with branch, latest commit, tracked file count, and GitHub version store status.</li>
<li>Direct GitHub API commits without a local Git worktree.</li>
</ul>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to GitHub when the “Enable GitHub version store” setting is enabled and a repository URL, branch, and personal access token are configured.</p>
<p>When enabled, the plugin writes Git commits directly to the configured GitHub repository using the GitHub API. Commit data may include post/page content, metadata, term references, media metadata, and media files if media tracking is enabled.</p>
<p>The GitHub version store is disabled by default. No data is sent to GitHub unless a site administrator enables and configures it. Without the GitHub version store, this plugin does not keep durable local Git versions. GitHub’s terms and privacy policy apply:</p>
<ul>
<li>https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/github-terms/github-terms-of-service</li>
<li>https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-privacy-statement</li>
</ul>


Content Version for Git

GitHub-backed version history for WordPress posts, pages, and media.

Haris Amjed

<p>The Version Control Your Content plugin provides an alternative to the native WP <a href="https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/revisions/" rel="ugc">Revisions</a> feature using Git services.</p>
<h4>Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li>A GitHub account. If you don’t have one, you can create one <a href="https://github.com/join" rel="nofollow ugc">here</a>.</li>
<li>A GitHub private repository. If you don’t have one, you can create one <a href="https://github.com/new" rel="nofollow ugc">here</a>.</li>
<li>(Optional but highly recommended) A GitHub fine-grained personal access token. If you don’t have one, you can create one <a href="https://github.com/settings/tokens/new" rel="nofollow ugc">here</a>.</li>
</ul>
<p>This plugin provides an option for version control in the following places for now:</p>
<ol>
<li>Block Editor (Gutenberg)</li>
<li>Classic Editor</li>
<li>Additional CSS in the Customizer</li>
<li>Default Settings pages in WP Admin</li>
</ol>
<p>On all supported pages, you will see a “Version Control” box, and you can activate or deactivate it for that page. It will also show you the real-time GitHub API usage in the top admin bar.</p>
<p>This solution will put minimal load on your server because there will be no database entries, no complex SQL operations, and only simple JavaScript-based API calls to external Git services.</p>
<h4>How it works behind the scenes?</h4>
<ol>
<li>When you submit any HTML form, such as saving a post, it captures the form data via JavaScript before sending it to the server backend.</li>
<li>It sanitizes the data and converts it to JSON format (if needed).</li>
<li>It sends that JSON or HTML data to your Git repository via a commit.</li>
<li>In this way, all your changes will be new commits in your Git repo in related JSON or HTML files.</li>
<li>In the commits box, a list of all commits will be shown. It will also provide an option to view the changes or revert to that version.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Planned Upcoming Features</h4>
<p>Currently, I have developed it for three views as described above, and the following features will be added in the future:</p>
<ul>
<li>Integration with page builders like Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, WPBakery, etc.</li>
<li>Integration with WooCommerce</li>
<li>Integration with BuddyPress</li>
<li>Integration with bbPress</li>
<li>Integration with WPML, etc.</li>
</ul>


Version Control Your Content

Provides an alternative to the native WP Revisions feature using Git services. Also works for Additional CSS and wp-admin Settings pages.

Content Version for Git vs Version Control Your Content