diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 70c8055d..5a473d30 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 .env.local
 .env.*.local
 
-# WordPress config with secrets (keep sample)
-# wp-config.php  # Commenting out - we want to track this for snapshots
+# WordPress config with secrets (use wp-config.php.dist as template)
+wp-config.php
 
 # Uploads (too large for git, backup separately)
 wp-content/uploads/
diff --git a/wp-config.php b/wp-config.php.dist
similarity index 100%
rename from wp-config.php
rename to wp-config.php.dist