WordPress to GitHub to Netlify (with CSS live-preview editing)

Combine WordPress’ backend with a fast highly optimized CDN front end.

Content Editing, Development & Deployment

TOOLS AND SERVICES:

  1. WordPress — for content editing and media uploading, for the live CSS editor, and building static pages *
  2. GitHub — the static pages rendered above are saved to a free private GitHub account **
  3. Netlify — can take your files from GitHub and deploy them for free on a super fast CDN ***

FOOTNOTES:

*** Your main domain (your site’s URL) will point to Netlify.

Easy to follow instructions on how to connect to GitHub, and then point your domain name servers to Netlify, can be found on Netlify’s website.

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IMPORTANT: If this is not a new domain name and you have email addresses @your-domain, these emails will stop working when you change your nameservers. If you want to keep your email server in the same place it was running before you will need to consult with your email hosting provider (probably the same company as your current web hosting provider) about changes to DX records you will need to make on Netlify (in addition to changing the name servers).

** GitHub now offers private repositories for free accounts.

Your GitHub repository will be the main source of truth.

Also, if you don’t want to use Netlify, you can skip it and activate “GitHub Pages” in your repository’s settings page. Your main domain (your site’s URL) can point to GitHub Pages — important: if you have email addresses at this domain, they will stop working when you change your nameservers (see below).

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* WordPress-generated static pages:

  • When saving a page in the WP interface, you also render that page as a lightweight static HTML file.
  • For this to work you will need WordPress running and the WPhead plugin installed (or use WPhead Online where the plugin is preinstalled — see below).
  • The WordPress installation can use cheap PHP hosting (this server doesn’t need many resources since it’s only accessible to authors) from a hosting provider like Bluehost or GoDaddy, or it can be ran online using my free WPhead Online tool.

Either install the plugin on your self hosted WordPress site or run WPhead online:

WP2Git Plugin
WPhead Online Editor

Need my help?

I can help you combine WordPress’ backend with a fast highly optimized CDN front end.

I can offer assistance with any or all of the tools and services above.

My hourly rate is $75, or you can buy in bulk, 10 hours of help for $500.

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