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Blaze Sync Overview

Blaze Sync lets you push and pull files between your local Blaze sites and remote WordPress servers. Develop locally, then deploy changes to staging or production — or pull a remote site down for local development.

What You Need

Section titled “What You Need”
  1. Blaze (the macOS app) for local development
  2. Blaze Sync companion plugin installed on the remote WordPress site

The companion plugin provides a secure REST API that Blaze connects to for file synchronization.

What Sync Does

Section titled “What Sync Does”
  • Pull files from a remote server to your local site
  • Push files from your local site to a remote server
  • Preview changes before syncing — see exactly which files will be added, modified, or deleted
  • Select sync paths — sync the entire site or just specific directories

What Sync Does NOT Do

Section titled “What Sync Does NOT Do”
  • Sync databases (use WP-CLI export/import or phpMyAdmin for database transfers)
  • Run on a schedule (sync is manual, triggered from the app)
  • Handle merge conflicts (the destination files are overwritten)

Getting Started

Section titled “Getting Started”
  1. Connect a remote site
  2. Pull or push files
  3. Configure ignore patterns to exclude files from sync