Hello WP DEV Community,
I understand this question has been asked ad nauseam...
I'm trying to customize a development workflow (WordPress + WooCommerce) that allows me to develop locally (to speed up development, see changes instantly in browser) -- then push to PROD.
After reading many StackExchange posts/articles/forums, this does not appear to be a trivial task.
I am hoping to gain some insights with the following question that will help me with the above goal. I am primarily trying to understand the specifics below (not necessarily how to go about designing the actual workflow). I have a few models already in mind. Understanding these details will assist in how I tailor my workflow -- along with some other things I hope to accomplish.
- Admin Panel:
Making WP config changes updates entries in the database only?
- Flatsome theme with UX Builder:
Making changes here appears to touch both the theme flat-files and the database (if you create new pages)?
- WooCommerce:
It appears that WooCommerce uses the WP DB/Tables (and not strictly it's own tables)?
"Products are a type of 'post,' meaning that you can migrate products between sites the same way you migrate posts. Products are stored in the database within the 'wp_posts' table, with meta data inside wp_postmeta."
I suspect that all customer accounts, comments etc are stored in the database as well (no flat-files are touched)?
The DB is live (constantly evolving) with updates by customers: new accounts, account changes, comments, orders etc.
There does not appear to be a clear (table-level) separation between WP core, Themes and WooCommerce?
Given the above, is it possible to export specific (non WooCommcerce) tables from the PROD DB and import to the DEV DB > make theme-level/WP changes > push flat-files/import specific tables back to PROD without without destroying anything in PROD?
Thanks!
