Automate WordPress with WP-CLI Commands! How to Use WP-CLI

Automate WordPress with WP-CLI commands! Introducing how to use WP-CLI. You can execute WordPress installation, updates, posts, media, SQL, DB, child theme creation, and more via commands.

WordPress Operation Commands

The following command downloads WordPress with wp-cli.

wp core download --locale=nl_NL

The following command installs WordPress with wp-cli.

wp core install --url=example.com --title=Example --admin_user=supervisor --admin_password=strongpassword [email protected]

The following command installs without entering a password.

wp core install --url=example.com --title=Example --admin_user=supervisor [email protected] --prompt=admin_password < admin_password.txt

The following command updates WordPress.

wp core update

Forcefully downgrade version The following command forcefully downgrades the WordPress version.

wp core update --version=3.1 --force

show version The following command displays the WordPress version.

wp core version --extra

The following command updates a post.

wp post update 80 --post_status=Publish --post_content="foo"

Media Commands

The following command imports images.

wp media import ~/Pictures/**\/*.jpg

The following command imports images from a URL.

wp media import https://s.w.org/style/images/wp-header-logo.png --title='The WordPress logo' --alt="Semantic personal publishing"

SQL/Database Commands

The following command executes SQL.

wp db query 'SELECT * FROM wp_options WHERE option_name="home"' --skip-column-names

The following command displays tables.

wp db tables --scope=blog --url=sub.example.com

Generating from Templates

The following command creates a child-theme.

wp scaffold child-theme sample-theme --parent_theme=twentysixteen

wp scaffold | WP-CLI Command | WordPress Developer Resources

Reference:

https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/