diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e69de29..596d648 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# VS Code
+.vscode/
+*.code-workspace
+
+# Zip Files
+*.zip
+
+# WordPress specific
+wp-config.php
+wp-content/uploads/
+wp-content/upgrade/
+wp-content/backup-db/
+wp-content/backups/
+wp-content/blogs.dir/
+wp-content/cache/
+wp-content/upgrade/
+wp-content/backup-db/
+wp-content/advanced-cache.php
+wp-content/wp-cache-config.php
+wp-content/plugins/hello.php
+
+# WordPress Core
+/wp-admin/
+/wp-includes/
+/wp-*.php
+/readme.html
+/license.txt
+
+# Operating System files
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+ehthumbs.db
+Desktop.ini
+
+# Editor backup files
+*~
+*.bak
+*.swp
+*.swo
+
+# Development files
+node_modules/
+vendor/
+.env
+.env.*
+!.env.example
+*.log
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c698709..941d408 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ There are two ways to install the Share On Bluesky plugin:
 
 = Manual Installation =
 
-1. Download the 'share-on-bluesky' plugin from WordPress.org
+1. Download the 'share-on-bluesky' plugin from this repo.
 2. Go to your WordPress Dashboard > Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin
 3. Choose the downloaded zip file and click "Install Now"
 4. After installation completes, click "Activate"