wp Command Examples

The official command-line interface to manage WordPress instances. More information: https://wp-cli.org/.

• Print information about the operating system, shell, PHP, and WP-CLI (wp) installation:

wp --info

• Update WP-CLI:

wp cli update

• Download a fresh WordPress installation to current directory, optionally specifying the locale:

wp core download --locale={{locale}}

• Create basic wpconfig file (assuming database on localhost):

wp config create --dbname={{dbname}} --dbuser={{dbuser}} --dbpass={{dbpass}}

• Install and activate a WordPress plugin:

wp plugin install {{plugin}} --activate

• Replace all instances of a string in the database:

wp search-replace {{old_string}} {{new_string}}

• Import the contents of a WordPress Extended RSS (WXR) file:

wp import {{path/to/file.xml}}