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+# Cognito Forms WordPress Plugin
+
+## Development
+
+1. Install [Docker Desktop](https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop) and [Yarn](https://yarnpkg.com/)
+2. Start WordPress and MariaDB using `docker-compose`:
+
+		docker-compose up -d
+
+3. Install the necessary NPM packages:
+  
+		yarn install
+
+4. Build the Gutenberg Block:
+	
+		yarn build
+
+	or run the development server:
+
+		yarn start
+
+5. Visit the local WordPress instance at `localhost:8085` and go through the installation steps
+
+6. Enable the Cognito Forms plugin (Plugins > Installed Plugins > Cognito Forms)
+
+7. Hack away ⚙️
+
+## Deploy
+
+Plugin is automatically built in a DevOps pipeline.
+
+Details under construction 🚧