.gitignore file for fresh Wordpress installations

wordpress-gitignore

# ------------------------------------------
# GITIGNORE FOR WORDPRESS
# Really simple .gitignore for new Wordpress intallations.
# User created plugins or themes have to be manually included in it.
# ------------------------------------------

# Ignore everything except the wp-content folder (because it contains the themes 
# and plugins), and the gitignore file itself
/*
!.gitignore
!wp-content/

# From the wp-content folder, ignore everything except the plugins and themes folders
wp-content/*
!wp-content/themes/
!wp-content/plugins/

# Exclude all the plugins except the ones listed
wp-content/plugins/*
!wp-content/plugins/my-plugin/
!wp-content/plugins/my-second-plugin/

# Exclude all the themes except the ones listed
wp-content/themes/*
!wp-content/themes/my-theme/

# It is extremely important to exclude all the node-modules folders and bower-components.
node_modules/
bower_components/
.sass-cache/
.sass-cache/*