Show Notes
In this episode, we look at local development, and how that can help your workflow. What options are there for local development, and what do you do with a local site when it's time to deploy.
We examine why you need a local environment in your workflow, and some choices for getting started.
Our WordPress panel this week:
Jackie D'Elia: https://jackiedelia.com
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Morten Rand-Hendriksen: https://www.lynda.com/
Sallie Goetsch: https://wpfangirl.com
Jonathan Denwood: https://www.wp-tonic.com/
John Locke: https://www.lockedowndesign.com/
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Table of Contents for Episode 188
0:00 Podcast intros.
4:08 WordPress News Story #1: Scaling WordPress Image Serving with Tachyon
14:57 WordPress News Story #2: Is The Design Firm an Endangered Species?
28:20 Main Topic: Local Development Environments in WordPress
28:28 Why should you develop locally? What advantages are there by incorporating it into your workflow?
30:50 Use the simplest possible setup for local development when you're getting started.
35:02 The panel has lots of thoughts on different local development setups.
50:28 You should always backup your database when working locally.
57:25 Podcast outros.
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Links mentioned during the show:
Amazon Web Services by Delicious Brains
Teehan+Lax Partners Join Facebook Design (2015)
Discussion: The Future of the Digital Design Agency (2015)
"Anyone who influences what the design becomes is the designer."
Installing and Running WordPress: DesktopServer
Moving WordPress with WP Migrate DB and DB Pro
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https://www.wp-tonic.com/podcast/188-local-development-environment-wordpress/
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