WordPress CLI cheatsheet. Commands That You Must Know
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WP-CLI is a tool that gives you ability to admin your WordPress website through a command line. You can execute standard functions like plugin installation or commands that are not supported through the standard WP backend. List of useful WordPress CLI commands below.
Download WordPress –>
wp core download
Generate wp-config.php file –>
wp core config –dbname=<dbname> –dbuser=<dbuser> –dbpass=<dbpass> –dbprefix=<dbprefix>
Install WordPress ->
wp core install –url=”your domain name” –title=”your blog title” –admin_user=”admin” –admin_password=”your password” –admin_email =”your email”
Search plugin ->
wp plugin search yoast
Install plugin ->
wp plugin install pluginname
List plugins ->
wp plugin list
List installed themes->
wp theme list
Search for new themes->
wp theme search keyword
Install theme->
wp theme install theme name
Activate theme->
wp theme activate theme name
List posts->
wp post list
Edit post->
wp post edit 1
Post update->
wp post update 1 –post_title=”your post title”
Create posts->
wp post create –post status=publish –post_title=”your post title” –edit
Login WordPress db->
wp db cli
List WordPress users->
wp post update 6 –post_author=1
Optimize db->
wp db optimize
Update WordPress->
wp core update-db
Update all plugins->
wp plugin update –all
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