Last Reviewed: 2022-12-13

Test Sites and Apply Customizations

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Go through the following steps for each child site you wish to test, or that has site-specific code. Examples of site-specific code are site-specific redirects and custom modules only present on a specific site.

1. Clone the child site's repository. You can get the command from clicking Clone with Git on the Dashboard.

The command will look like the following:

1. Change directory into the newly created folder:

1. Add your custom upstream as a second remote called upstream and fetch. You can find the Custom Upstream's Git URL on the repository dashboard:

1. Create a new branch called ic-test based on the upstream's composerify branch. If this site contains unique code customizations, merge this branch later:

1. Push the new ic-test branch to your Pantheon site:

1. Create a new Multidev environment from the ic-test branch using Terminus:

1. Again, add, commit, and push any code customizations that were specific or unique to this site.

   Compare the site's master branch to your Custom Upstream's master branch using the following commands:

   To assess files which have been changed:

   To assess the line-by-line differences for a specific file:

2. View and test the Multidev environment.