Mutual Aid NYC WordPress Theme

A WordPress theme developed for Mutual Aid NYC, using the parent theme TwentyTwenty.

Development

This project requires:

• Node.js (latest LTS version)
• Yarn
• Docker
• Basic knowledge of WordPress
• NVM (optional)
• Composer (optional)

To install this project:

1. Clone this repo to a directory and cd into it.
2. Install dependencies with yarn.
3. Initialize the site with yarn wp-env start.
4. Access the site at localhost:8888. The default user is admin, password password.
5. Install the following plugins: AirPress, Jetpack, Gutenberg, TranslatePress (optional).
6. Build the blocks via the following command: yarn build.
7. Activate the Mutual Aid NYC theme in the admin.
8. Optional: Export the site from production or stage, and import via the WordPress importer tool.
9. Optional: Run composer install from repo root to install PHP linting tools. Linting can be run via composer run-script php:lint.

Release Process

The release process is mostly automated, being driven by GitHub Actions for the most part.

Required:

• GitHub maintainer access for this repo
• Production WordPress admin level access.

1. Ensure current main branch has tests currently passing.
2. Create a new release in GitHub with a new tag for the released version.
3. Set the description to link to the currently open milestone.
4. A new theme package will be built, and attached to the new release as mutualaidnyc.zip. Progress can be monitored here.
5. Download the package zip file and upload it via the production Wordpress admin.
6. Create a new Milestone in GitHub with the next release version.
7. Notify people in Slack with the appropriate amount of emoji. 🎉