Development Workflow

Environments

Environment	Purpose	URL pattern
Local	Development. Write code here.	https://{site}.local
Staging	Testing changes, client review.	https://{site}.dev.onpressidium.com
Production	Live site.	https://{domain}.com

The flow

Staging ──pull.sh──→ Local ──code──→ Git push ──→ Production

1. Pull from staging — Run pull.sh from the Local Site Shell to sync the staging database and files down to your local environment. See Pull Script.

2. Develop locally — Make changes in Local. Preview at https://{site}.local.

3. Push to Git — Commit and push to the GitHub repository. This triggers deployment to production.

4. Test on staging — Staging is for testing changes before they go live, or for client review. It has its own database and can diverge from production.

Local development setup

1. Install Local by WP
2. Create a new site (or import an existing one)
3. Clone the theme repo into wp-content/themes/
4. Open Site Shell in Local (click the site → “Open Site Shell”)
5. Run bash pull.sh to sync the staging database and files

Important notes

• Always pull from staging before starting work to ensure your local database is current.
• The pull.sh script handles database export, download, table prefix fixing, URL search-replace, and file sync automatically.
• WP-CLI commands (wp) must be run from the Local Site Shell — it provides the MySQL connection and PHP environment.