Title: Updating plugins & git
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Updating plugins & git

 *  [JohanvdMolen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pixelive/)
 * (@pixelive)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-plugins-git/)
 * Hello there!
 * What if I update for example Woocommerce (or something else) on a localhost install
   and then put the new files in GIT. But in the update process the plugin made 
   database changes (for example new settings) what happens to those changes if 
   I put the files online with git. Does the plugin understand that the database
   changes still have to be made or not?
 * Or is it better to make the updates in the online environment? And push it back
   to GIT.
 * Small other question: How do you guys work with GIT? Do you guys put the whole
   WordPress core in GIT or just the theme and maybe some plugins?

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 *  [Paul Kaiser](https://wordpress.org/support/users/freakingid/)
 * (@freakingid)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-plugins-git/#post-6326792)
 * Howdy,
 * First, it depends on how the plugin is developed. If the plugin versions the 
   database by saving something like a “dbversion” setting whenever the database
   is updated, then you should be okay. You would go to your production environment
   and likely find a message that “Your XYZ plugin tables need updated.” The plugin
   would then execute some db migration script they’d written for that upgrade purpose.
   (
   This is the way it should be done by plugin devs…)
 * If the plugin is not designed like that, then you would be best to just do the
   updates in the online environment.
 * Second, I prefer to have separate git repos for each theme and plugin. As projects
   age, you’ll probably find it easier to keep things organized. It also makes it
   much easier to work collaboratively with other developers.
 * Hope this helps.
 *  Thread Starter [JohanvdMolen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pixelive/)
 * (@pixelive)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-plugins-git/#post-6326837)
 * Thanks for your comment 🙂

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