Update gatsby-source-wordpress after losing source

Hi, @jordanton. I had asked because I was hoping the Git repository (AKA repo) that is used by Netlify to build the site was public. However, it is not a public repo.

If it were, you could have forked the repo (depending on the license) or at least used it as a reference to make a new repo that did something similar. Unfortunately, because the repo is private, only the owner can grant you access to it.

The only way forward that I see which will be successful here is this:

  1. create a new repo that sources content from the Wordpress site
  2. sign-up for a a new account at Netlify (which is free)
  3. deploy that new site here
  4. complete the domain verification process to have us remove the domain from the existing site
  5. Add the domain to your new site at Netlify and the site will now update correctly again

If you are not a developer, then step one above will require hiring a new developer to do this. Please note, in the contract with the new developer I would recommend stipulating that they do development work only in a repo owned by you so that, if they disappear, you will still have the source code for your site.

If there are other questions about any of this, please let us know.