It’s typical… you spend ages writing scripts to manage WordPress installations… take a long time finding ways to detect if things need updating, looking for security holes etc. Then, months later after refining your scripts to perfection, you come across a tool that is perfect for the job and does much more besides. DOH!
Why didn’t I discover the marvellous wp-cli before?
It’s easy to install, and then you have the following commands available to you. It’s also easy to extend the command set – there’s loads of community provided examples on the home page.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| cache | Manage the object cache. |
| cap | Manage user capabilities. |
| cli | Get information about WP-CLI itself. |
| comment | Manage comments. |
| comment-meta | Manage comment custom fields. |
| core | Download, install, update and otherwise manage WordPress proper. |
| db | Perform basic database operations. |
| eval | Execute arbitrary PHP code after loading WordPress. |
| eval-file | Load and execute a PHP file after loading WordPress. |
| export | Export content to a WXR file. |
| help | Get help on a certain command. |
| import | Import content from a WXR file. |
| media | Manage attachments. |
| network-meta | Manage network custom fields. |
| option | Manage options. |
| plugin | Manage plugins. |
| post | Manage posts. |
| post-meta | Manage post custom fields. |
| rewrite | Manage rewrite rules. |
| role | Manage user roles. |
| scaffold | Generate code for post types, taxonomies, etc. |
| search-replace | Search/replace strings in the database. |
| shell | Interactive PHP console. |
| site | Perform site-wide operations. |
| term | Manage terms. |
| theme | Manage themes. |
| transient | Manage transients. |
| user | Manage users. |
| user-meta | Manage user custom fields. |