Modify .gitignore

[2u841r]

Updated .gitignore to ignore all env files except .env.example.

after many months / years I pushed .env to my repo!

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Chores
  • Updated environment file handling in repository configuration to ensure consistency while preserving example configuration files.

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Walkthrough

The .gitignore file was updated to ignore all environment files matching the .env* pattern instead of just local variants, while explicitly preserving .env.example from being ignored.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Configuration .gitignore	Broadened environment file ignore pattern from .env*.local to .env*, with explicit negation for .env.example to keep it in version control.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 1 (Trivial) | ⏱️ ~2 minutes

Poem

A rabbit hops through dotenv lands,
With .env files in tiny hands,
"Exclude them all!" the bunny cries,
But .example—that one flies,
Saved from the ignore, safe and sound! 🐰✨

Pre-merge checks and finishing touches

❌ Failed checks (1 inconclusive)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Title check	❓ Inconclusive	The title 'Modify .gitignore' is vague and generic. While it technically relates to the changeset, it provides no meaningful detail about the actual change (ignoring env files).	Consider a more specific title such as 'Update .gitignore to ignore all env files except .env.example' to clearly communicate the purpose of the change.

✅ Passed checks (2 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.

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Reviewing files that changed from the base of the PR and between 3abffe5 and cd80153.

📒 Files selected for processing (1)

• .gitignore (1 hunks)

🧰 Additional context used

🧠 Learnings (1)

📓 Common learnings

Learnt from: CR
Repo: 9d8dev/next-wp PR: 0
File: CLAUDE.md:0-0
Timestamp: 2025-06-26T17:28:47.375Z
Learning: Store required environment variables (such as WORDPRESS_URL, WORDPRESS_HOSTNAME, WORDPRESS_WEBHOOK_SECRET) in a .env.example file to document configuration requirements.

🔇 Additional comments (2)

.gitignore (2)

28-31: Verify .env.example is committed to the repository.

Per the project learnings, .env.example should be committed to document required environment variables (like WORDPRESS_URL, WORDPRESS_HOSTNAME, WORDPRESS_WEBHOOK_SECRET). Ensure that this file exists in the repository and contains template/placeholder values for all required configuration.

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28-31: The .gitignore pattern is correct, but the review's core premise is unfounded.

Verification shows that .env was never committed to git history. The script found no commits containing the .env file, and it is not currently tracked. Therefore, the extensive remediation steps (git history cleanup, secret rotation, force-push) are unnecessary.

The .gitignore changes are syntactically correct and appropriate:

• Pattern .env* correctly ignores all env files
• Negation !.env.example properly re-includes the example file
• .env.example is confirmed to exist and be committed

No action is required beyond the .gitignore update already made.

Likely an incorrect or invalid review comment.

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