Summary of WP CLI commands

In previous posts, AZDIGI showed you how to install WP-CLI and use WP-CLI to install a WordPress website. Surely you are interested, so how can you manage your WordPress website through WP-CLI? Then in this article, AZDIGI will guide you with some basic commands so that you can manage your WordPress website.

Note: You need to access the command line to use WP-CLI, if you use ShareHosting services and run with user rights, you just need to run the commands below. As for using WP-CLI on Server/VPS and running as root, you need to add the option --allow-root after each command.

Before starting implementation, you need to make sure the following factors are met:

• Can use command line interface (Command)
• Server/VPS/Hosting already installed WP-CLI
  • WP-CLI installation guide.

When you have met all the above factors, all that remains is for you to move to the right website to administer and start using WP-CLI with the command lines below.

Manage WordPress Versions

• Download the latest WordPress version from the homepage.

wp core download

• Check the version of WordPress you are using.

wp core version

• Update to the latest WordPress version

wp core update

• Downgrade or upgrade a certain version.

wp core update --version=5.3.2 --force

You replace 5.3.2 with the version of WordPress you want to change.

Database Management

• Update database.

wp core update-db

• Database optimization.

wp db optimize

• Repair database.

wp db repair

• Export database

wp db export

• Import database

wp db import

Theme Manager

• Search themes

wp theme search tên-theme

• Install themes

wp theme install tên-theme

• List of themes in use

wp theme list

• Active the theme

wp theme active tên-theme

• Update theme

wp theme update tên-theme

• Update all themes

wp theme update --all

• Uninstall theme

wp theme uninstall tên-theme

• Delete theme

wp theme delete tên-theme

Manage Plugins

• List all plugins installed on WordPress.

wp plugin list

• List updated plugins.

wp plugin list --update=available

• Display output in json or csv format.

wp plugin list --format=json

wp plugin list --format=csv

• Install the zip plugin at wp-content/plugins

wp plugin install tên-plugin

• Install the plugin from a URL.

wp plugin install https://example.com/ten_plugin.zip

• Activate a plugin

wp plugin activate tên-plugin

• Disable a plugin

wp plugin deactive tên-plugin

• Uninstall plugin

wp plugin uninstall tên-plugin

• Update a plugin

wp plugin update tên-plugin

• Update all plugins

wp plugin update --all

Manage WordPress Users

• Show users

wp user list

• Create a new user

wp user create tên-user admin@gmail.com --role=administrator

administrator: This is the permission you want to assign to the user (you can change it to Super Admin-Editor-Author – Contributor – Subscriber depending on your purpose)

• Change user password

wp user update tên-user --user_pass=matkhaumoi

• Update user permissions

wp user update tên-user --role=administrator

• Delete user

wp user delete tên-user --reassign=tên-user

You can replace the name-user with the corresponding ID of that user.

Manage WordPress Posts

• Show posts

wp post list

• Create post

wp post create --post_status=publish --post_title='Tên bài viết' --edit

• Create multiple posts at the same time (10 posts)

wp post generate --count=10

• Delete posts

wp post delete ID-bàiviết

Other functions

In addition to the basic functions AZDIGI introduced, WP-CLI has many other functions that are used similarly to the functions above. You can find out more here

In addition, if you are a professional user, and are familiar with WP-CLI, you can refer to the WP-CLI integration tool packages here: Click here for more great features.

Summary

So AZDIGI has shown you in detail how to use WP-CLI to manage your WordPress website, when you are gradually familiar with WP-CLI, WordPress administration for you becomes extremely simple and fast.

Wishing you success!

If you need assistance, you can contact support in the ways below:

• Hotline 247: 028 888 24768 (Ext 0)
• Ticket/Email: You use the email to register for the service and send it directly to: support@azdigi.com