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wp — The official interface to manage WordPress instances. More information: <https://developer.wordpress

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Problem

How to use the wp command: The official interface to manage WordPress instances. More information: <https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/>.

Solution

wp — The official interface to manage WordPress instances. More information: <https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/>.

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}}

Code Snippets

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

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tldr-pages: common/wp

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