# versionpress/versionpress

Git-based version control for WordPress. Whoa!

Repository: https://github.com/versionpress/versionpress
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/versionpress
Homepage: https://versionpress.com/
Language: PHP
License Family: other
Topics: wordpress, version-control, git, versionpress, staging, database, workflow
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-07-23T15:10:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3971, "days_push": 771, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2592, forks 238 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:02.990115+00:00)

## What it is
VersionPress is a WordPress plugin that provides Git-based version control for WordPress sites, including database changes. It supports undo/rollback, staging clones, and database merging via WP-CLI commands.

## Use cases
- track wordpress site changes in git
- undo database changes on wordpress
- create staging environment for wordpress site
- merge wordpress database changes between environments
- roll back wordpress site to previous state

## When to choose
- you want git-based history and rollback for a simple wordpress site
- you need staging/clone workflows for wordpress development

## When to avoid
- you need actively maintained software with support
- you run a complex production wordpress site
- you need a license-guaranteed open-source project

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: version-control, backup, developer-tools, cli
- domain: cms, developer-tools, version-control, web-development
- platform: php, self-hosted, cli
- tags: wordpress-plugin, git, staging, database-versioning, wp-cli, web-server

## Member repositories
- versionpress/versionpress (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:02.990115+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:22:18.158837+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/versionpress/versionpress (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:02.990115+00:00, sha 8cec9ddabe74)
  - homepage: https://versionpress.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:04:28.336885+00:00, sha 44136fa355b3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.