A selection of WP-CLI commands
| Command | Comment |
|---|---|
$ sudo -u USERNAME -- wp COMMAND | Runs COMMAND as user USERNAME |
$ sudo wp cli update | Updates WP-CLI itself |
$ wp core update --version=VERSION --force | Downgrades WordPress to specified VERSION (e.g., 5.0.2) |
$ wp db cli | Opens a MySQL console using credentials from wp-config.php |
$ wp db export --add-drop-table | Exports database adding DROP TABLE before each CREATE |
$ wp media image-size | Lists registered image sizes |
$ wp media import *.png | Adds all PNG files in current directory to the media library |
$ wp media regenerate | Regenerates thumbnails for one or more attachments |
$ wp plugin list --status=active | Lists all active plugins |
$ wp plugin list --status=inactive | Lists all inactive plugins |
$ wp post delete 99 | Deletes (to bin) post with ID 99 |
$ wp post delete $(wp post list --cat=9 --format=ids) | Deletes (to bin) all posts in category with ID 9 |
$ wp post delete $(wp post list --post_status=trash --format=ids) | Deletes all posts from the trash |
$ wp post update $(wp post list --author=1 --format=ids) --post_author=2 | Transfers all entries by user w/ ID 1 to user w/ ID 2 |
$ wp post-type list | Lists registered post types |
$ wp search-replace 'a' 'b' --skip-columns=guid | Replaces a with b in database skipping the guid column |
$ wp term list category | Lists categories |
$ wp user list --orderby=ID | Lists users ordered by ID |
All available WP-CLI commands and subcommands: developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands