Theme Versioning

Template Versioning adds a revision control system to WordPress themes, allowing users to track and manage changes to template files directly from the theme editor. Ideal for developers and site administrators who need to safeguard against accidental edits or compare versions.

Key features include:

• Automatic versioning in basic mode: Every time a file is saved, a commit is automatically created, ensuring no change is lost.
• Manual commits in advanced mode: Users can choose when to commit, write commit messages, and commit multiple files at once, giving full control over the version history.
• Revision viewer and diffs: Browse through past revisions, see what has changed, and revert any file back to a previous state with a single click.
• Pluggable VCS adapter API: A clean interface allows implementation for any version control system—Git, Subversion, Mercurial, and more—making the tool extensible.
• Database-backed default adapter: No external VCS required; a built-in adapter stores revisions using custom post types, ready to use out of the box.

This plugin was developed as a WordPress Summer of Code project by David Julia, mentored by Ocean90, Andrew Nacin, and Daryl Koopersmith. It provides a foundation for integrating professional version control into the WordPress admin.