I find ST and the SFTP plugin (paid) a killer workflow combo, super useful for updating WordPress sites. Update your file locally, hit the shortcut to upload,

I find ST and the SFTP plugin (paid) a killer workflow combo, super useful for updating WordPress sites. Update your file locally, hit the shortcut to upload, done. I find this experience superior to editing directly on the external file as I may want to save but not necessarily commit that change. And for smaller projects you are the only developer on, git can be overkill.