diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 71ba83a..ed97019 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,53 +1,39 @@
 # ---> WordPress
-# Wordpress - ignore core, configuration, examples, uploads and logs.
-# https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/main/WordPress.gitignore
+# ignore everything in the root except the "wp-content" directory.
+#!wp-content/
 
-# Core
-#
-# Note: if you want to stage/commit WP core files
-# you can delete this whole section/until Configuration.
-/wp-admin/
-/wp-content/index.php
-/wp-content/languages
-/wp-content/plugins/index.php
-/wp-content/themes/index.php
-/wp-includes/
-/index.php
-/license.txt
-/readme.html
-/wp-*.php
-/xmlrpc.php
+# 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/
 
-# Configuration
-wp-config.php
+# ignore these plugins
+#wp-content/plugins/hello.php
 
-# Example themes
-/wp-content/themes/twenty*/
+# ignore specific themes
+#wp-content/themes/twenty*/
 
-# Example plugin
-/wp-content/plugins/hello.php
+# ignore node dependency directories
+node_modules/
 
-# Uploads
-/wp-content/uploads/
-
-# Log files
+# ignore log files and databases
 *.log
+*.sql
+*.sqlite
+
+# ignore local personal files
+*.geany
+.vscode/
+.DS_Store
+theme/
+_gitignore*
+
 
 # htaccess
 /.htaccess
 
-# All plugins
-#
-# Note: If you wish to whitelist plugins,
-# uncomment the next line
-#/wp-content/plugins
-
-# All themes
-#
-# Note: If you wish to whitelist themes,
-# uncomment the next line
-#/wp-content/themes
-# ---> Node
 # Logs
 logs
 *.log
@@ -179,3 +165,7 @@ dist
 .yarn/install-state.gz
 .pnp.*
 
+# linting files
+.eslintrc
+.stylelintrc.json
+