WordPress .gitignore to allow only theme and plugins in repo

wordpress-gitignore.txt

# Blacklist files/folders in same directory as the .gitignore file
/*

# Whitelist some files
!.gitignore
!README.md

# Ignore all files named .DS_Store or ending with .log
**/.DS_Store
**.log

# Whitelist folders
# yes to folder -> no to contents & repeat... kinda ugly - but gets the job done
# !/folder-name     - allow-this-folder
# /folder-name/*    - disallow everything in it

!/wp-content
/wp-content/*

# Up to you... but saves a lot of hassle
!/wp-content/plugins

# For shared resources  mysite.com/resources/video/how-to.mp4   etc.
!/resources

# Add your theme name below (I like to use `company-name-2019` or something)
!/wp-content/themes
/wp-content/themes/*
!/wp-content/themes/your-theme-name-here

You'll need to rename the file .gitignore and put it in the root of your project folder / with the .git folder.
( note: command+shift+period to see hidden files in the finder (mac) )