WordPress .gitignore template; A compilation of many examples customized to fit our needs.

.gitignore

# ignore everything in the root except the "wp-content" directory.
/*
!wp-content/

# ignore everything in the "wp-content" directory, except:
# plugins and themes directories
wp-content/*
!wp-content/plugins/
!wp-content/themes/
wp-content/themes/twenty*

# ignore all files starting with . or ~
.*
~*

# ignore node dependency directories (used by grunt)
node_modules/

# ignore OS generated files
ehthumbs.db
Thumbs.db

# ignore log files and databases
*.log
*.sql
*.sqlite

# ignore compiled files
*.com
*.class
*.dll
*.exe
*.o
*.so

# ignore packaged files
*.7z
*.dmg
*.gz
*.iso
*.jar
*.rar
*.tar
*.zip

# -------------------------
# BEGIN Whitelisted Files
# -------------------------

# track these files, if they exist
!.gitignore
!.editorconfig
!README.md
!CHANGELOG.md
!composer.json
!*.yml
!my_known_hosts
!backgroundsize.min.htc

# track favicon files, if they exist
!android-chrome-*.png
!apple-touch-icon*.png
!browserconfig.xml
!favicon*.png
!favicon*.ico
!manifest.json
!mstile-*.png
!safari-pinned-tab.svg