In these slides, you will learn how to install WP-CLI and how to use it. Originally presented in WordCamp Iloilo Aug 24, 2019

1. Session: WP Site
Management using
WP-CLI from ScratchRoald Umandal
WordCamp Iloilo
August 24, 2019

2. Agenda
● What is WP-CLI?
● WP-CLI Installation
● WP-CLI Demo

3. Who am I?
Roald Umandal
Customer Success Engineer in Pantheon Systems

4. Fun Facts About Me
● Was asked few times if my name is derived
from the famous book author of “Charlie and
the Chocolate Factory” - Roald Dahl
● PHP backend developer (Drupal/WordPress)
● I run in marathon
● I love travelling and photography
● We are three in family with same birthday
● I have Golden Retriever his name is “Khalil”
Arabic name that means “Friend”

5. What is WP-CLI?
WP-CLI is command line utility tool that makes developer life easy.
Manage sites in just few lines without navigating directly in browser
(hate many clicks?). You can update plugins, configure multisite installs
and much more, without using a web browser.

6. WP-CLI Installation

7. WP-CLI Installation
● UNIX-like environment (OS X, Linux, FreeBSD, Cygwin); limited
support in Windows environment
● PHP 5.4 >
● WordPress 3.7 or later. (Note: Versions older than the latest
WordPress release may have degraded functionality)

8. WP-CLI Installation
1. Download the wp-cli.phar file using wget or curl:

9. WP-CLI Installation
2. Check Phar file to verify it’s working:

10. WP-CLI Installation
3. Make the file executable and move under /usr/local/bin to run WP-CLI globally:

11. WP-CLI Installation
4. Verify WP-CLI if installed properly

12. Docker image LAMP
https://hub.docker.com/r/roaldumandal/
wordcamp-iloilo

13. Local development environment tools that
have built in WP-CLI
1. Pantheon local dev - https://pantheon.io/docs/localdev
2. Lando -
https://docs.lando.dev/config/wordpress.html#connecting-to-
your-database
3. Localbyflywheel - https://localbyflywheel.com/

14. SSH in Docker Container
● SSH in docker container: docker exec -it [container-id] /bin/bash
Ex. docker exec -it 7e4ad3a2558c /bin/bash

15. SSH in Lando Container
● SSH in Lando Container
Ex. lando ssh

16. WP-CLI Demo

17. Updating WP-CLI
$ wp cli update

18. Download WP Core
$ wp core download

19. Generate wp-config.php file
$ wp config create --dbname=mydb --dbuser=wp --dbpass=mypass

20. wp plugin <command>
Manages plugins, including installs, activations, and updates.

21. Installing and activating plugin
$ wp plugin install <plugin-name> [--activate]

22. Updating plugin
$ wp plugin update <plugin-name>

23. Activate plugin
$ wp plugin activate <plugin-name>

24. Deactivate plugin
$ wp plugin deactivate <plugin-name>

25. List plugins
$ wp plugin list

26. wp theme <command>
Manages themes, including installs, activations, and updates.

27. Install and activate WordPress theme
$ wp theme install <theme> --activate

28. Get details of an installed theme
Get details of an installed theme

29. Get status of theme
$ wp theme status catch-starter

30. wp user <command>
Manages users, along with their roles, capabilities, and meta.

31. List users
$ wp user list [--role=administrator,editor]

32. Create user
$ wp user create roald roald@pantheon.io --role=administrator

33. Update user password
$ wp user update user@example.com --user_pass=new-password

34. Delete user
$ wp user delete roald [--reassign=carl]

35. Flushes the WP Object Cache object
$ wp cache flush

36. wp cron <command>
Tests, runs, and deletes WP-Cron events; manages WP-Cron
schedules.

37. Cron Subcommands
Name Description
wp cron event Schedules, runs, and deletes WP-Cron
events.
wp cron schedule Gets WP-Cron schedules.
wp cron test Tests the WP Cron spawning system and
reports back its status.

38. Run all cron events due right now
$ wp cron event run --due-now

39. Schedule a new cron event
$ wp cron event schedule cron_test

40. Schedule a new cron event
$ wp cron event schedule cron_test now hourly

41. Delete the next scheduled cron event
$ wp cron event delete cron_test

42. List scheduled cron events in JSON
$ wp cron event list --fields=hook,next_run --format=json

43. Test WP Cron spawning system
$ wp cron test

44. Exports WordPress content to a WXR file
Browser

45. Exports WordPress content to a WXR file
$ wp export --dir=wp-content/uploads --user=roald --post_type=post --start_date=2019-08-01
--end_date=2019-08-30

46. Exports WordPress content to a WXR file
Export post by ID
$ wp export --dir=wp-content/uploads --post__in=51,70

47. Imports content from a given WXR file
Browser

48. Imports content from a given WXR file
Browser

49. Imports content from a given WXR file
Browser

50. Imports content from a given WXR file
Browser

51. Imports content from a given WXR file
$ wp import wp-content/uploads/wpclidemo.wordpress.2019-08-18.000.xml --authors=create

52. Imports content from a given WXR file
$ wp import wp-content/uploads/wpclidemo.wordpress.2019-08-18.000.xml --authors=create
$ wp post list

53. Resources
● https://wp-cli.org/#installing
● https://pantheon.io/docs/terminus/
● https://wp-cli.org/
● https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/

54. Follow me
● WordPress/@roaldu
● Drupal/@roaldumandal
● Github/@/umandalroald
● Twitter/@roaldart
● Instagram/@roaldphotography

55. The End
Thank You!