Distribution Files

Generate production-ready files for your WordPress theme:

npm run export

The production build always runs inside the Node.js container, so both commands produce identical output. If the Docker stack was not already running, npm run export automatically stops it again when the build finishes.

What Gets Generated

The dist/ folder contains your compiled theme:

• CSS - Minified with cssnano, autoprefixed.
• JavaScript - Transpiled with Babel, minified.
• Theme files - Block templates, theme.json, and PHP, copied as-is from src/theme/.
• Assets - Images and fonts from src/assets/.
• Zip archive - dist/wordpressify.zip, ready to upload to WordPress.

Backups

To back up your local WordPress installation (core files, themes, plugins, and uploads), run:

npm run export:backup

This zips the full build/ directory into backups/<date>.zip. The database is not included, as it lives in a Docker volume. Like export, it auto-stops the Docker stack afterwards if it was not already running.

Deployment

You can upload wordpressify.zip manually through the WordPress admin (Appearance > Themes > Add New > Upload Theme), or set up automated deployments with GitHub Actions.