QA Assistant

QA Assistant is a powerful WordPress plugin designed specifically for Software Quality Assurance Engineers. It provides advanced Git branch management directly from the WordPress admin bar, making it easier to test different plugin versions and manage development workflows.

Key Features:

🔄 GitHub Desktop-like Branch Switching – Switch between Git branches with a single click directly from the WordPress admin bar

✅ Current Branch Indicator – Visual indicators show which branch you’re currently on with color-coded status

⚠️ Uncommitted Changes Detection – Get warnings before switching branches when you have unsaved changes

🔒 Force Switch Option – Option to discard local changes and force switch to another branch

📢 Real-time Notifications – Instant feedback on all Git operations with success/error messages

🎨 Enhanced User Interface – Modern, intuitive interface with loading states and visual feedback

🛡️ Security Enhanced – Proper nonce verification and input sanitization for all AJAX operations

🔧 Error Handling – Comprehensive error handling with user-friendly error messages

Perfect for:
– Plugin developers testing different branches
– QA engineers managing multiple plugin versions
– Development teams working with Git workflows
– Anyone who needs quick branch switching in WordPress admin

Services

1. Git PHP: https://github.com/czproject/git-php
   Library for working with Git repositories in PHP.
   Library requires PHP 5.6 or later and git client (path to Git must be in system variable PATH).

Git installers:

• for Linux – https://git-scm.com/download/linux
• for Windows – https://git-scm.com/download/win
• for others – https://git-scm.com/downloads

External services

This plugin does NOT connect to any external services or APIs. All Git operations are performed locally on your server.

Local Git Repository Access:
– The plugin reads local Git repository information from .git/HEAD files within your WordPress plugin directories
– This is used to display current branch information and enable branch switching functionality
– No data is transmitted to external servers
– All Git operations (branch switching, pulling changes) are performed locally using your server’s Git installation

Data Handling:
– Only local Git repository metadata is accessed (branch names, commit information)
– No personal data or sensitive information is transmitted externally
– All operations remain within your WordPress installation and local Git repositories