diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ca703f1..d96fe1d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,32 @@
-# files and folders to be ignored by git
+# ---> WordPress
+# ignore everything in the root except the "wp-content" directory.
+!wp-content/
+
+# ignore everything in the "wp-content" directory, except:
+# "mu-plugins", "plugins", "themes" directory
+wp-content/*
+!wp-content/mu-plugins/
+!wp-content/plugins/
+!wp-content/themes/
+
+# ignore these plugins
+wp-content/plugins/hello.php
+
+# ignore specific themes
+wp-content/themes/twenty*/
+
+# ignore node dependency directories
+node_modules/
+
+# ignore log files and databases
+*.log
+*.sql
+*.sqlite
+
+# ignore local personal files
+*.geany
+.vscode/
+.DS_Store
+theme/
 ignore-*
 *-ignore