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WP-CLI is the command-line interface for WordPress. You can update plugins, configure multisite installations and much more, without using a web browser.

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List of commands for wp:

  • wordpress:cli:config:create Create basic `wpconfig` file (assuming database on `localhost`).
    $ wp config create --dbname=${dbname} --dbuser=${dbuser} --dbpass=${dbpass}
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  • wordpress:cli:database:replace Replace all instances of a string in the database.
    $ wp search-replace ${old_string} ${new_string}
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  • wordpress:cli:import:xwr Import the contents of a WordPress Extended RSS (WXR) file.
    $ wp import ${filename-xml}
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  • wordpress:cli:information Print information about the operating system, shell, PHP, and WP-CLI (`wp`) installation.
    $ wp --info
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  • wordpress:cli:plugins:install-and-activate Install and activate a WordPress plugin.
    $ wp plugin install ${plugin} --activate
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  • wordpress:cli:update:wp-cli Update WP-CLI.
    $ wp cli update
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  • wordpress:versions:install Download an old version of WordPress X.X.X using WP-CLI
    $ wp core download --version=${version}
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