18 WordPress CLI Commands That Every WordPress Developer Must Know
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WordPress 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. You can find a WordPress CLI cheat sheet with a list of useful WordPress CLI commands below.
| Download WordPress | wp plugin search yoast |
| 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 install theme name |
| 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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