ClassicPress Development with TortoiseGit: Update

TortoiseGitWhen I started developing plugins for ClassicPress I decided that I needed to be using source control. As ClassicPress is intending to use GitHub for their plugin directory, it made sense for me to use it as well. This post is part of a series on ClassicPress Development with TortoiseGit which is a sub-series of the ClassicPress Development with GitHub series.

TortoiseGit is like any other application and should be updated when an update is available. Fortunately, it comes with automatic updates includes. You will receive a popup telling you there is an update available; click Download to download the new version:

Check For Updates - TortoiseGit: New version available

Once the update has been downloaded, click Insrtall:

Check For Updates - TortoiseGit: Install update

On the Welcome… step click Next:

TortoiseGit 2.9.0.0 Setup: Welcome

Review the information and click Next:

TortoiseGit 2.9.0.0 Setup: Information

Check the selected features and click Next:

TortoiseGit 2.9.0.0 Setup: Custom Setup

Click the Install button to begin the installation:

TortoiseGit 2.9.0.0 Setup: Ready to Install

Files in use will be checked; decide the approach to take and click OK:

TortoiseGit 2.9.0.0 Setup: Files In Use

When the install is complete, click Finish:

TortoiseGit 2.9.0.0 Setup: Completing the TortoiseGit Setup Wizard
ClassicPress Development with TortoiseGit
What is TortoiseGit?
Install Git for Windows
Install TortoiseGit for Windows
First run
Update
Clone Repository
Commit
Revert Last Commit

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