Wordmove not copying file in wp-content

[defaria]

I use a plugin called Login Logo, which looks for an image in the wp-content folder called login-logo.png, and then sets that image as the login logo. On 3 different websites wordmove failed to copy that image over. The only excluded settings I have for wp-content is the one that comes by default with the movefile.

"wp-content/*.sql"

Has anyone else noticed issues copying files from wp-content?

Just to be clear... other folders inside wp-content are copied just fine. But the .png image is the only actual file I have in there.

[alessandro-fazzi]

It could be useful in these cases to report the command you are issuing to Wordmove.

Anyway: I think this is related to #163 and is a design issue. -w flag pushes the core excluding wp-content/*, other flags keep care of the directories inside wp-content. This way we don't care about files inside wp-content.

Your case is someway exotic IMHO, since your plugin searches for something in a non standard path and in a non standard way (save here an image and I will search for it is a really weak approach from my POW).

I'd like anyway to continue the discussion together with @luisbraga and poll you a bit about what should Wordmove be doing different from the actual behaviour.

[defaria]

Thanks @pioneerskies. I was simply doing a pull --all , to get a copy of the site down to local.

[Mark-William-Schumacher]

I'm also experiencing a missed upload when i push with "wordmove push -e staging --all"

The newly added files in /wp-content/webfonts/ are all missing from the upload.

The issue was resolved when i put the webfonts folder into /wp-content/uploads/webfonts/ instead.

[filipvanreeth]

Hi, i have the same problem. The wp-content folder with it's content is not getting pushed to the development version in my case. I use the command wordmove push -e staging --all and i'm using the default Movefile file.

Anything I'm doing wrong?

[vojtabiberle]

Hi. I have same problem with nextgen-gallery. Files in wp-content/gallery are not synced.

[mukkoo]

Wordmove doesn't sync all directories inside wp-content/ but only languages, themes, plugins and mu-plugins. This can be a feature?

[filipvanreeth]

Thanks. That would be nice

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[alexanderkladov]

Hi,

I was trying to figure out why my wp-content/index.php wasn't syncing over between environments and came across this thread. I have that file for security reasons (i.e. silence is golden). And after reading this, I've realised that my Wordmove is also adding wp-content/* to my exclude array, even though I didn't add that to movefile.yml.

Why was this removed from the v2.2.0 milestone and how can I prevent that from happening?

Is there a way to force Wordmove to sync absolutely everything, except for what's specified in exclude array?

Also, while on the topic of excludes: how can I ignore a file ONLY in root wp directory? I've tried ./filename & /filename, but neither one worked..

Cheers, Alex

[ihorvorotnov]

Wordmove doesn't sync all directories inside wp-content/ but only languages, themes, plugins and mu-plugins. This can be a feature?

I can understand this design decision. However, it misses some 'core' files, for example, drop-ins:

path/file	description
wp-content/object-cache.php	external object cache class
wp-content/advanced-cache.php	alternative cache class
wp-content/db.php	custom db class
wp-content/db-error.php	custom db error message
wp-content/install.php	custom installation routine
wp-content/maintenance.php	custom maintenance mode message
wp-content/sunrise.php	multisite preloader
wp-content/blog-deleted.php	custom message if a multisite blog was deleted
wp-content/blog-inactive.php	custom message if a multisite blog was set inactive
wp-content/blog-suspended.php	custom message if a multisite blog was suspended
wp-content/$locale.php	is loaded for a specific locale in use

Also, the wp-content dir itself is considered as a directory to keep everything that's 'user generated content' or not plugin/theme. That is the base purpose of the dir. Custom dirs within wp-content are a common practice, especially in custom development setups with Composer and modern approaches.

Basically, I'd expect to find anything inside the wp-content dir. That's what it is for.

[alessandro-fazzi]

@alexanderkladov about this

Also, while on the topic of excludes: how can I ignore a file ONLY in root wp directory? I've tried ./filename & /filename, but neither one worked..

It was hopefully fixed in https://github.com/welaika/wordmove/commit/164206589aa680a1086b3ff9f7af134acbe7dacb

[alessandro-fazzi]

@alexanderkladov @ihorvorotnov

I'm re-lucubrating about this feature, but let me ask you an advice/opinion: what kind of interface do you expect to push the wp-content's files? Would you like to write down a couple user stories? E.g.:

• when I push or pull --all I want wordmove to sync all .php files inside wp-content
• when I push --wordpress I want wordmove to sync all .php files inside wp-content (?)
• I want to have a --unicorn flag that will push only files and folder inside wp-content

(examples are contradictory on purpose)

Let me understand your usage expectation to help me out imagine how to implement such a feature :)

[ihorvorotnov]

@pioneerskies I'm new to Wordmove (like, couple days new) so I don't have any preferred way yet. Based on logic and previous experience with other tools/techs, I'd be happy with the default option to move entire wp-content and exclude only dirs/files that are specifically listed in the config.

[alexanderkladov]

@pioneerskies I agree with @ihorvorotnov, push everything in wp-content or even root website folder, unless specifically excluded in movefile.yml. Just like what Git would do (i.e. if it's not in .gitignore, it's pushed to the repo).

[kauaicreative]

wordmove pull --content could work.
Google's new plugin/theme stores style data in /wp-content/assets/css/front-end-compiled.css https://wordpress.org/plugins/material-design/

[kauaicreative]

Being able to push pull a custom directory in wp-content would be ideal wordmove pull --custom=cache

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