WP-CLI stands for WordPress Command-Line Interface. It is a tool for managing a WordPress site from the terminal as opposed to your web browser. Learn how to install WordPress, install or update plugins, check for hacked files, create a new user, perform a search and replace, manage data, execute custom scripts and more; all from the command-line!

1. WP-CLI FOR THE WIN!
MICAH WOOD
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@WPSCHOLAR

2. WHAT IS WP-CLI?

3. WORDPRESS
COMMAND-LINE INTERFACE

4. you@machine:~$

5. WHY WP-CLI?

6. “Pointing and clicking is better…
why type in the command line?”

7. …it saves time.

8. …you can manage WordPress content.

9. …you can manage WordPress code.

10. …you can do things you can’t do in the admin.

11. …long running tasks won’t timeout.

12. …you can generate code.

13. …you can script repetitive tasks.

14. AUTOMATION!

15. INSTALLING WP-CLI

16. https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/installing/

17. composer global install wp-cli/wp-cli

18. NEW PROJECT

19. INSTALL WORDPRESS

20. wp core download
wp config create --prompt=dbname,dbuser,dbpass
wp db create
wp core install --prompt

21. INSTALL & ACTIVATE PLUGINS

22. wp plugin install wordpress-seo
wp plugin activate wordpress-seo
wp plugin install wordpress-seo --activate

23. SCAFFOLD NEW THEME

24. wp scaffold theme --prompt

25. CREATE TEST CONTENT

26. wp plugin install wordpress-importer --activate
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/poststatus/wptest/master/wptest.xml
wp import wptest.xml --authors=create

27. EXISTING PROJECT

28. CHECK FOR HACKED FILES

29. wp core verify-checksums --version=$(wp core version)

30. IMPORT DATABASE

31. wp db import <file>

32. CREATE A USER

33. wp create user <username> <email> --role=administrator

34. MIGRATE DATABASE

35. wp db export local.sql
wp @prod db export - > prod.sql
wp db reset --yes
wp db import prod.sql
wp search-replace <prod_url> <local_url>
--precise --recurse-objects --skip-columns=guid
--skip-tables=wp_users

36. MAINTENANCE

37. UPDATE WORDPRESS CORE

38. wp core update
wp core update-db

39. UPDATE PLUGINS

40. wp plugin update wordpress-seo
wp plugin update --all

41. DELETE PLUGINS

42. wp plugin deactivate wordpress-seo
wp plugin delete wordpress-seo
wp plugin deactivate wordpress-seo --uninstall

43. BULK IMPORT MEDIA

44. wp media import images_folder/*

45. REGENERATING THUMBNAILS

46. wp media regenerate --only-missing

47. DATABASE MANAGEMENT

48. wp db export
wp db repair
wp db optimize

49. RESOURCES

50. RESOURCES
‣ https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/installing/
‣ https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/
‣ https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/
‣ https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/config/
‣ https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/hosting-companies/
‣ http://wp-cli.org/
‣ http://wp-cli.org/package-index/
‣ http://wp-cli.org/restful/

51. WP-CLI FOR THE WIN!
MICAH WOOD
HTTPS://WPSCHOLAR.COM
@WPSCHOLAR