Manage WordPress comments, menus, options, posts, sites, terms, and users.
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This package implements the following commands:
Creates, updates, deletes, and moderates comments.
wp comment
EXAMPLES
# Create a new comment.
$ wp comment create --comment_post_ID=15 --comment_content="hello blog" --comment_author="wp-cli"
Success: Created comment 932.
# Update an existing comment.
$ wp comment update 123 --comment_author='That Guy'
Success: Updated comment 123.
# Delete an existing comment.
$ wp comment delete 1337 --force
Success: Deleted comment 1337.
# Delete all spam comments.
$ wp comment delete $(wp comment list --status=spam --format=ids)
Success: Deleted comment 264.
Success: Deleted comment 262.
Approves a comment.
wp comment approve <id>...
OPTIONS
<id>...
The IDs of the comments to approve.
EXAMPLES
# Approve comment.
$ wp comment approve 1337
Success: Approved comment 1337.
Counts comments, on whole blog or on a given post.
wp comment count [<post-id>]
OPTIONS
[<post-id>]
The ID of the post to count comments in.
EXAMPLES
# Count comments on whole blog.
$ wp comment count
approved: 33
spam: 3
trash: 1
post-trashed: 0
all: 34
moderated: 1
total_comments: 37
# Count comments in a post.
$ wp comment count 42
approved: 19
spam: 0
trash: 0
post-trashed: 0
all: 19
moderated: 0
total_comments: 19
Creates a new comment.
wp comment create [--<field>=<value>] [--porcelain]
OPTIONS
[--<field>=<value>]
Associative args for the new comment. See wp_insert_comment().
[--porcelain]
Output just the new comment id.
EXAMPLES
# Create comment.
$ wp comment create --comment_post_ID=15 --comment_content="hello blog" --comment_author="wp-cli"
Success: Created comment 932.
Deletes a comment.
wp comment delete <id>... [--force]
OPTIONS
<id>...
One or more IDs of comments to delete.
[--force]
Skip the trash bin.
EXAMPLES
# Delete comment.
$ wp comment delete 1337 --force
Success: Deleted comment 1337.
# Delete multiple comments.
$ wp comment delete 1337 2341 --force
Success: Deleted comment 1337.
Success: Deleted comment 2341.
Verifies whether a comment exists.
wp comment exists <id>
Displays a success message if the comment does exist.
OPTIONS
<id>
The ID of the comment to check.
EXAMPLES
# Check whether comment exists.
$ wp comment exists 1337
Success: Comment with ID 1337 exists.
Generates some number of new dummy comments.
wp comment generate [--count=<number>] [--post_id=<post-id>] [--format=<format>]
Creates a specified number of new comments with dummy data.
OPTIONS
[--count=<number>]
How many comments to generate?
---
default: 100
---
[--post_id=<post-id>]
Assign comments to a specific post.
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format.
---
default: progress
options:
- progress
- ids
---
EXAMPLES
# Generate comments for the given post.
$ wp comment generate --format=ids --count=3 --post_id=123
138 139 140
# Add meta to every generated comment.
$ wp comment generate --format=ids --count=3 | xargs -d ' ' -I % wp comment meta add % foo bar
Success: Added custom field.
Success: Added custom field.
Success: Added custom field.
Gets the data of a single comment.
wp comment get <id> [--field=<field>] [--fields=<fields>] [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<id>
The comment to get.
[--field=<field>]
Instead of returning the whole comment, returns the value of a single field.
[--fields=<fields>]
Limit the output to specific fields. Defaults to all fields.
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format.
---
default: table
options:
- table
- csv
- json
- yaml
---
EXAMPLES
# Get comment.
$ wp comment get 21 --field=content
Thanks for all the comments, everyone!
Gets a list of comments.
wp comment list [--<field>=<value>] [--field=<field>] [--fields=<fields>] [--format=<format>]
Display comments based on all arguments supported by WP_Comment_Query().
OPTIONS
[--<field>=<value>]
One or more args to pass to WP_Comment_Query.
[--field=<field>]
Prints the value of a single field for each comment.
[--fields=<fields>]
Limit the output to specific object fields.
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format.
---
default: table
options:
- table
- ids
- csv
- json
- count
- yaml
---
AVAILABLE FIELDS
These fields will be displayed by default for each comment:
- comment_ID
- comment_post_ID
- comment_date
- comment_approved
- comment_author
- comment_author_email
These fields are optionally available:
- comment_author_url
- comment_author_IP
- comment_date_gmt
- comment_content
- comment_karma
- comment_agent
- comment_type
- comment_parent
- user_id
- url
EXAMPLES
# List comment IDs.
$ wp comment list --field=ID
22
23
24
# List comments of a post.
$ wp comment list --post_id=1 --fields=ID,comment_date,comment_author
+------------+---------------------+----------------+
| comment_ID | comment_date | comment_author |
+------------+---------------------+----------------+
| 1 | 2015-06-20 09:00:10 | Mr WordPress |
+------------+---------------------+----------------+
# List approved comments.
$ wp comment list --number=3 --status=approve --fields=ID,comment_date,comment_author
+------------+---------------------+----------------+
| comment_ID | comment_date | comment_author |
+------------+---------------------+----------------+
| 1 | 2015-06-20 09:00:10 | Mr WordPress |
| 30 | 2013-03-14 12:35:07 | John Doe |
| 29 | 2013-03-14 11:56:08 | Jane Doe |
+------------+---------------------+----------------+
Adds, updates, deletes, and lists comment custom fields.
wp comment meta
EXAMPLES
# Set comment meta
$ wp comment meta set 123 description "Mary is a WordPress developer."
Success: Updated custom field 'description'.
# Get comment meta
$ wp comment meta get 123 description
Mary is a WordPress developer.
# Update comment meta
$ wp comment meta update 123 description "Mary is an awesome WordPress developer."
Success: Updated custom field 'description'.
# Delete comment meta
$ wp comment meta delete 123 description
Success: Deleted custom field.
Add a meta field.
wp comment meta add <id> <key> [<value>] [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<id>
The ID of the object.
<key>
The name of the meta field to create.
[<value>]
The value of the meta field. If omitted, the value is read from STDIN.
[--format=<format>]
The serialization format for the value.
---
default: plaintext
options:
- plaintext
- json
---
Delete a meta field.
wp comment meta delete <id> [<key>] [<value>] [--all]
OPTIONS
<id>
The ID of the object.
[<key>]
The name of the meta field to delete.
[<value>]
The value to delete. If omitted, all rows with key will deleted.
[--all]
Delete all meta for the object.
Get meta field value.
wp comment meta get <id> <key> [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<id>
The ID of the object.
<key>
The name of the meta field to get.
[--format=<format>]
Get value in a particular format.
---
default: var_export
options:
- var_export
- json
- yaml
---
List all metadata associated with an object.
wp comment meta list <id> [--keys=<keys>] [--fields=<fields>] [--format=<format>] [--orderby=<fields>] [--order=<order>] [--unserialize]
OPTIONS
<id>
ID for the object.
[--keys=<keys>]
Limit output to metadata of specific keys.
[--fields=<fields>]
Limit the output to specific row fields. Defaults to id,meta_key,meta_value.
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format.
---
default: table
options:
- table
- csv
- json
- yaml
- count
---
[--orderby=<fields>]
Set orderby which field.
---
default: id
options:
- id
- meta_key
- meta_value
---
[--order=<order>]
Set ascending or descending order.
---
default: asc
options:
- asc
- desc
---
[--unserialize]
Unserialize meta_value output.
Update a nested value for a meta field.
wp comment meta patch <action> <id> <key> <key-path>... [<value>] [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<action>
Patch action to perform.
---
options:
- insert
- update
- delete
---
<id>
The ID of the object.
<key>
The name of the meta field to update.
<key-path>...
The name(s) of the keys within the value to locate the value to patch.
[<value>]
The new value. If omitted, the value is read from STDIN.
[--format=<format>]
The serialization format for the value.
---
default: plaintext
options:
- plaintext
- json
---
Get a nested value from a meta field.
wp comment meta pluck <id> <key> <key-path>... [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<id>
The ID of the object.
<key>
The name of the meta field to get.
<key-path>...
The name(s) of the keys within the value to locate the value to pluck.
[--format=<format>]
The output format of the value.
---
default: plaintext
options:
- plaintext
- json
- yaml
Update a meta field.
wp comment meta update <id> <key> [<value>] [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<id>
The ID of the object.
<key>
The name of the meta field to update.
[<value>]
The new value. If omitted, the value is read from STDIN.
[--format=<format>]
The serialization format for the value.
---
default: plaintext
options:
- plaintext
- json
---
Recalculates the comment_count value for one or more posts.
wp comment recount <id>...
OPTIONS
<id>...
IDs for one or more posts to update.
EXAMPLES
# Recount comment for the post.
$ wp comment recount 123
Updated post 123 comment count to 67.
Marks a comment as spam.
wp comment spam <id>...
OPTIONS
<id>...
The IDs of the comments to mark as spam.
EXAMPLES
# Spam comment.
$ wp comment spam 1337
Success: Marked as spam comment 1337.
Gets the status of a comment.
wp comment status <id>
OPTIONS
<id>
The ID of the comment to check.
EXAMPLES
# Get status of comment.
$ wp comment status 1337
approved
Trashes a comment.
wp comment trash <id>...
OPTIONS
<id>...
The IDs of the comments to trash.
EXAMPLES
# Trash comment.
$ wp comment trash 1337
Success: Trashed comment 1337.
Unapproves a comment.
wp comment unapprove <id>...
OPTIONS
<id>...
The IDs of the comments to unapprove.
EXAMPLES
# Unapprove comment.
$ wp comment unapprove 1337
Success: Unapproved comment 1337.
Unmarks a comment as spam.
wp comment unspam <id>...
OPTIONS
<id>...
The IDs of the comments to unmark as spam.
EXAMPLES
# Unspam comment.
$ wp comment unspam 1337
Success: Unspammed comment 1337.
Untrashes a comment.
wp comment untrash <id>...
OPTIONS
<id>...
The IDs of the comments to untrash.
EXAMPLES
# Untrash comment.
$ wp comment untrash 1337
Success: Untrashed comment 1337.
Updates one or more comments.
wp comment update <id>... --<field>=<value>
OPTIONS
<id>...
One or more IDs of comments to update.
--<field>=<value>
One or more fields to update. See wp_update_comment().
EXAMPLES
# Update comment.
$ wp comment update 123 --comment_author='That Guy'
Success: Updated comment 123.
Lists, creates, assigns, and deletes the active theme's navigation menus.
wp menu
See the Navigation Menus reference in the Theme Handbook.
EXAMPLES
# Create a new menu
$ wp menu create "My Menu"
Success: Created menu 200.
# List existing menus
$ wp menu list
+---------+----------+----------+-----------+-------+
| term_id | name | slug | locations | count |
+---------+----------+----------+-----------+-------+
| 200 | My Menu | my-menu | | 0 |
| 177 | Top Menu | top-menu | primary | 7 |
+---------+----------+----------+-----------+-------+
# Create a new menu link item
$ wp menu item add-custom my-menu Apple http://apple.com --porcelain
1922
# Assign the 'my-menu' menu to the 'primary' location
$ wp menu location assign my-menu primary
Success: Assigned location to menu.
Creates a new menu.
wp menu create <menu-name> [--porcelain]
OPTIONS
<menu-name>
A descriptive name for the menu.
[--porcelain]
Output just the new menu id.
EXAMPLES
$ wp menu create "My Menu"
Success: Created menu 200.
Deletes one or more menus.
wp menu delete <menu>...
OPTIONS
<menu>...
The name, slug, or term ID for the menu(s).
EXAMPLES
$ wp menu delete "My Menu"
Success: 1 menu deleted.
List, add, and delete items associated with a menu.
wp menu item
EXAMPLES
# Add an existing post to an existing menu
$ wp menu item add-post sidebar-menu 33 --title="Custom Test Post"
Success: Menu item added.
# Create a new menu link item
$ wp menu item add-custom sidebar-menu Apple http://apple.com
Success: Menu item added.
# Delete menu item
$ wp menu item delete 45
Success: 1 menu item deleted.
Adds a custom menu item.
wp menu item add-custom <menu> <title> <link> [--description=<description>] [--attr-title=<attr-title>] [--target=<target>] [--classes=<classes>] [--position=<position>] [--parent-id=<parent-id>] [--porcelain]
OPTIONS
<menu>
The name, slug, or term ID for the menu.
<title>
Title for the link.
<link>
Target URL for the link.
[--description=<description>]
Set a custom description for the menu item.
[--attr-title=<attr-title>]
Set a custom title attribute for the menu item.
[--target=<target>]
Set a custom link target for the menu item.
[--classes=<classes>]
Set a custom link classes for the menu item.
[--position=<position>]
Specify the position of this menu item.
[--parent-id=<parent-id>]
Make this menu item a child of another menu item.
[--porcelain]
Output just the new menu item id.
EXAMPLES
$ wp menu item add-custom sidebar-menu Apple http://apple.com
Success: Menu item added.
Adds a post as a menu item.
wp menu item add-post <menu> <post-id> [--title=<title>] [--link=<link>] [--description=<description>] [--attr-title=<attr-title>] [--target=<target>] [--classes=<classes>] [--position=<position>] [--parent-id=<parent-id>] [--porcelain]
OPTIONS
<menu>
The name, slug, or term ID for the menu.
<post-id>
Post ID to add to the menu.
[--title=<title>]
Set a custom title for the menu item.
[--link=<link>]
Set a custom url for the menu item.
[--description=<description>]
Set a custom description for the menu item.
[--attr-title=<attr-title>]
Set a custom title attribute for the menu item.
[--target=<target>]
Set a custom link target for the menu item.
[--classes=<classes>]
Set a custom link classes for the menu item.
[--position=<position>]
Specify the position of this menu item.
[--parent-id=<parent-id>]
Make this menu item a child of another menu item.
[--porcelain]
Output just the new menu item id.
EXAMPLES
$ wp menu item add-post sidebar-menu 33 --title="Custom Test Post"
Success: Menu item added.
Adds a taxonomy term as a menu item.
wp menu item add-term <menu> <taxonomy> <term-id> [--title=<title>] [--link=<link>] [--description=<description>] [--attr-title=<attr-title>] [--target=<target>] [--classes=<classes>] [--position=<position>] [--parent-id=<parent-id>] [--porcelain]
OPTIONS
<menu>
The name, slug, or term ID for the menu.
<taxonomy>
Taxonomy of the term to be added.
<term-id>
Term ID of the term to be added.
[--title=<title>]
Set a custom title for the menu item.
[--link=<link>]
Set a custom url for the menu item.
[--description=<description>]
Set a custom description for the menu item.
[--attr-title=<attr-title>]
Set a custom title attribute for the menu item.
[--target=<target>]
Set a custom link target for the menu item.
[--classes=<classes>]
Set a custom link classes for the menu item.
[--position=<position>]
Specify the position of this menu item.
[--parent-id=<parent-id>]
Make this menu item a child of another menu item.
[--porcelain]
Output just the new menu item id.
EXAMPLES
$ wp menu item add-term sidebar-menu post_tag 24
Success: Menu item added.
Deletes one or more items from a menu.
wp menu item delete <db-id>...
OPTIONS
<db-id>...
Database ID for the menu item(s).
EXAMPLES
$ wp menu item delete 45
Success: 1 menu item deleted.
Gets a list of items associated with a menu.
wp menu item list <menu> [--fields=<fields>] [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<menu>
The name, slug, or term ID for the menu.
[--fields=<fields>]
Limit the output to specific object fields.
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format.
---
default: table
options:
- table
- csv
- json
- count
- ids
- yaml
---
AVAILABLE FIELDS
These fields will be displayed by default for each menu item:
- db_id
- type
- title
- link
- position
These fields are optionally available:
- menu_item_parent
- object_id
- object
- type
- type_label
- target
- attr_title
- description
- classes
- xfn
EXAMPLES
$ wp menu item list main-menu
+-------+-----------+-------------+---------------------------------+----------+
| db_id | type | title | link | position |
+-------+-----------+-------------+---------------------------------+----------+
| 5 | custom | Home | http://example.com | 1 |
| 6 | post_type | Sample Page | http://example.com/sample-page/ | 2 |
+-------+-----------+-------------+---------------------------------+----------+
Updates a menu item.
wp menu item update <db-id> [--title=<title>] [--link=<link>] [--description=<description>] [--attr-title=<attr-title>] [--target=<target>] [--classes=<classes>] [--position=<position>] [--parent-id=<parent-id>]
OPTIONS
<db-id>
Database ID for the menu item.
[--title=<title>]
Set a custom title for the menu item.
[--link=<link>]
Set a custom url for the menu item.
[--description=<description>]
Set a custom description for the menu item.
[--attr-title=<attr-title>]
Set a custom title attribute for the menu item.
[--target=<target>]
Set a custom link target for the menu item.
[--classes=<classes>]
Set a custom link classes for the menu item.
[--position=<position>]
Specify the position of this menu item.
[--parent-id=<parent-id>]
Make this menu item a child of another menu item.
EXAMPLES
$ wp menu item update 45 --title=WordPress --link='http://wordpress.org' --target=_blank --position=2
Success: Menu item updated.
Gets a list of menus.
wp menu list [--fields=<fields>] [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
[--fields=<fields>]
Limit the output to specific object fields.
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format.
---
default: table
options:
- table
- csv
- json
- count
- ids
- yaml
---
AVAILABLE FIELDS
These fields will be displayed by default for each menu:
- term_id
- name
- slug
- count
These fields are optionally available:
- term_group
- term_taxonomy_id
- taxonomy
- description
- parent
- locations
EXAMPLES
$ wp menu list
+---------+----------+----------+-----------+-------+
| term_id | name | slug | locations | count |
+---------+----------+----------+-----------+-------+
| 200 | My Menu | my-menu | | 0 |
| 177 | Top Menu | top-menu | primary | 7 |
+---------+----------+----------+-----------+-------+
Assigns, removes, and lists a menu's locations.
wp menu location
EXAMPLES
# List available menu locations
$ wp menu location list
+----------+-------------------+
| location | description |
+----------+-------------------+
| primary | Primary Menu |
| social | Social Links Menu |
+----------+-------------------+
# Assign the 'primary-menu' menu to the 'primary' location
$ wp menu location assign primary-menu primary
Success: Assigned location to menu.
# Remove the 'primary-menu' menu from the 'primary' location
$ wp menu location remove primary-menu primary
Success: Removed location from menu.
Assigns a location to a menu.
wp menu location assign <menu> <location>
OPTIONS
<menu>
The name, slug, or term ID for the menu.
<location>
Location's slug.
EXAMPLES
$ wp menu location assign primary-menu primary
Success: Assigned location primary to menu primary-menu.
Lists locations for the current theme.
wp menu location list [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format.
---
default: table
options:
- table
- csv
- json
- count
- yaml
- ids
---
AVAILABLE FIELDS
These fields will be displayed by default for each location:
- name
- description
EXAMPLES
$ wp menu location list
+----------+-------------------+
| location | description |
+----------+-------------------+
| primary | Primary Menu |
| social | Social Links Menu |
+----------+-------------------+
Removes a location from a menu.
wp menu location remove <menu> <location>
OPTIONS
<menu>
The name, slug, or term ID for the menu.
<location>
Location's slug.
EXAMPLES
$ wp menu location remove primary-menu primary
Success: Removed location from menu.
Gets, adds, updates, deletes, and lists network custom fields.
wp network meta
EXAMPLES
# Get a list of super-admins
$ wp network meta get 1 site_admins
array (
0 => 'supervisor',
)
Add a meta field.
wp network meta add <id> <key> [<value>] [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<id>
The ID of the object.
<key>
The name of the meta field to create.
[<value>]
The value of the meta field. If omitted, the value is read from STDIN.
[--format=<format>]
The serialization format for the value.
---
default: plaintext
options:
- plaintext
- json
---
Delete a meta field.
wp network meta delete <id> [<key>] [<value>] [--all]
OPTIONS
<id>
The ID of the object.
[<key>]
The name of the meta field to delete.
[<value>]
The value to delete. If omitted, all rows with key will deleted.
[--all]
Delete all meta for the object.
Get meta field value.
wp network meta get <id> <key> [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<id>
The ID of the object.
<key>
The name of the meta field to get.
[--format=<format>]
Get value in a particular format.
---
default: var_export
options:
- var_export
- json
- yaml
---
List all metadata associated with an object.
wp network meta list <id> [--keys=<keys>] [--fields=<fields>] [--format=<format>] [--orderby=<fields>] [--order=<order>] [--unserialize]
OPTIONS
<id>
ID for the object.
[--keys=<keys>]
Limit output to metadata of specific keys.
[--fields=<fields>]
Limit the output to specific row fields. Defaults to id,meta_key,meta_value.
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format.
---
default: table
options:
- table
- csv
- json
- yaml
- count
---
[--orderby=<fields>]
Set orderby which field.
---
default: id
options:
- id
- meta_key
- meta_value
---
[--order=<order>]
Set ascending or descending order.
---
default: asc
options:
- asc
- desc
---
[--unserialize]
Unserialize meta_value output.
Update a nested value for a meta field.
wp network meta patch <action> <id> <key> <key-path>... [<value>] [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<action>
Patch action to perform.
---
options:
- insert
- update
- delete
---
<id>
The ID of the object.
<key>
The name of the meta field to update.
<key-path>...
The name(s) of the keys within the value to locate the value to patch.
[<value>]
The new value. If omitted, the value is read from STDIN.
[--format=<format>]
The serialization format for the value.
---
default: plaintext
options:
- plaintext
- json
---
Get a nested value from a meta field.
wp network meta pluck <id> <key> <key-path>... [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<id>
The ID of the object.
<key>
The name of the meta field to get.
<key-path>...
The name(s) of the keys within the value to locate the value to pluck.
[--format=<format>]
The output format of the value.
---
default: plaintext
options:
- plaintext
- json
- yaml
Update a meta field.
wp network meta update <id> <key> [<value>] [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<id>
The ID of the object.
<key>
The name of the meta field to update.
[<value>]
The new value. If omitted, the value is read from STDIN.
[--format=<format>]
The serialization format for the value.
---
default: plaintext
options:
- plaintext
- json
---
Retrieves and sets site options, including plugin and WordPress settings.
wp option
See the Plugin Settings API and the Theme Options for more information on adding customized options.
EXAMPLES
# Get site URL.
$ wp option get siteurl
http://example.com
# Add option.
$ wp option add my_option foobar
Success: Added 'my_option' option.
# Update option.
$ wp option update my_option '{"foo": "bar"}' --format=json
Success: Updated 'my_option' option.
# Delete option.
$ wp option delete my_option
Success: Deleted 'my_option' option.
Adds a new option value.
wp option add <key> [<value>] [--format=<format>] [--autoload=<autoload>]
Errors if the option already exists.
OPTIONS
<key>
The name of the option to add.
[<value>]
The value of the option to add. If ommited, the value is read from STDIN.
[--format=<format>]
The serialization format for the value.
---
default: plaintext
options:
- plaintext
- json
---
[--autoload=<autoload>]
Should this option be automatically loaded.
---
options:
- 'yes'
- 'no'
---
EXAMPLES
# Create an option by reading a JSON file.
$ wp option add my_option --format=json < config.json
Success: Added 'my_option' option.
Deletes an option.
wp option delete <key>...
OPTIONS
<key>...
Key for the option.
EXAMPLES
# Delete an option.
$ wp option delete my_option
Success: Deleted 'my_option' option.
# Delete multiple options.
$ wp option delete option_one option_two option_three
Success: Deleted 'option_one' option.
Success: Deleted 'option_two' option.
Warning: Could not delete 'option_three' option. Does it exist?
Gets the value for an option.
wp option get <key> [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<key>
Key for the option.
[--format=<format>]
Get value in a particular format.
---
default: var_export
options:
- var_export
- json
- yaml
---
EXAMPLES
# Get option.
$ wp option get home
http://example.com
# Get blog description.
$ wp option get blogdescription
A random blog description
# Get blog name
$ wp option get blogname
A random blog name
# Get admin email.
$ wp option get admin_email
[email protected]
# Get option in JSON format.
$ wp option get active_plugins --format=json
{"0":"dynamically-dynamic-sidebar\/dynamically-dynamic-sidebar.php","1":"monster-widget\/monster-widget.php","2":"show-current-template\/show-current-template.php","3":"theme-check\/theme-check.php","5":"wordpress-importer\/wordpress-importer.php"}
Lists options and their values.
wp option list [--search=<pattern>] [--exclude=<pattern>] [--autoload=<value>] [--transients] [--unserialize] [--field=<field>] [--fields=<fields>] [--format=<format>] [--orderby=<fields>] [--order=<order>]
OPTIONS
[--search=<pattern>]
Use wildcards ( * and ? ) to match option name.
[--exclude=<pattern>]
Pattern to exclude. Use wildcards ( * and ? ) to match option name.
[--autoload=<value>]
Match only autoload options when value is on, and only not-autoload option when off.
[--transients]
List only transients. Use `--no-transients` to ignore all transients.
[--unserialize]
Unserialize option values in output.
[--field=<field>]
Prints the value of a single field.
[--fields=<fields>]
Limit the output to specific object fields.
[--format=<format>]
The serialization format for the value. total_bytes displays the total size of matching options in bytes.
---
default: table
options:
- table
- json
- csv
- count
- yaml
- total_bytes
---
[--orderby=<fields>]
Set orderby which field.
---
default: option_id
options:
- option_id
- option_name
- option_value
---
[--order=<order>]
Set ascending or descending order.
---
default: asc
options:
- asc
- desc
---
AVAILABLE FIELDS
This field will be displayed by default for each matching option:
- option_name
- option_value
These fields are optionally available:
- autoload
- size_bytes
EXAMPLES
# Get the total size of all autoload options.
$ wp option list --autoload=on --format=total_bytes
33198
# Find biggest transients.
$ wp option list --search="*_transient_*" --fields=option_name,size_bytes | sort -n -k 2 | tail
option_name size_bytes
_site_transient_timeout_theme_roots 10
_site_transient_theme_roots 76
_site_transient_update_themes 181
_site_transient_update_core 808
_site_transient_update_plugins 6645
# List all options beginning with "i2f_".
$ wp option list --search="i2f_*"
+-------------+--------------+
| option_name | option_value |
+-------------+--------------+
| i2f_version | 0.1.0 |
+-------------+--------------+
# Delete all options beginning with "theme_mods_".
$ wp option list --search="theme_mods_*" --field=option_name | xargs -I % wp option delete %
Success: Deleted 'theme_mods_twentysixteen' option.
Success: Deleted 'theme_mods_twentyfifteen' option.
Success: Deleted 'theme_mods_twentyfourteen' option.
Updates a nested value in an option.
wp option patch <action> <key> <key-path>... [<value>] [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<action>
Patch action to perform.
---
options:
- insert
- update
- delete
---
<key>
The option name.
<key-path>...
The name(s) of the keys within the value to locate the value to patch.
[<value>]
The new value. If omitted, the value is read from STDIN.
[--format=<format>]
The serialization format for the value.
---
default: plaintext
options:
- plaintext
- json
---
EXAMPLES
# Add 'bar' to the 'foo' key on an option with name 'option_name'
$ wp option patch insert option_name foo bar
Success: Updated 'option_name' option.
# Update the value of 'foo' key to 'new' on an option with name 'option_name'
$ wp option patch update option_name foo new
Success: Updated 'option_name' option.
# Set nested value of 'bar' key to value we have in the patch file on an option with name 'option_name'.
$ wp option patch update option_name foo bar < patch
Success: Updated 'option_name' option.
# Update the value for the key 'not-a-key' which is not exist on an option with name 'option_name'.
$ wp option patch update option_name foo not-a-key new-value
Error: No data exists for key "not-a-key"
# Update the value for the key 'foo' without passing value on an option with name 'option_name'.
$ wp option patch update option_name foo
Error: Please provide value to update.
# Delete the nested key 'bar' under 'foo' key on an option with name 'option_name'.
$ wp option patch delete option_name foo bar
Success: Updated 'option_name' option.
Gets a nested value from an option.
wp option pluck <key> <key-path>... [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<key>
The option name.
<key-path>...
The name(s) of the keys within the value to locate the value to pluck.
[--format=<format>]
The output format of the value.
---
default: plaintext
options:
- plaintext
- json
- yaml
---
Updates an option value.
wp option update <key> [<value>] [--autoload=<autoload>] [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<key>
The name of the option to update.
[<value>]
The new value. If ommited, the value is read from STDIN.
[--autoload=<autoload>]
Requires WP 4.2. Should this option be automatically loaded.
---
options:
- 'yes'
- 'no'
---
[--format=<format>]
The serialization format for the value.
---
default: plaintext
options:
- plaintext
- json
---
EXAMPLES
# Update an option by reading from a file.
$ wp option update my_option < value.txt
Success: Updated 'my_option' option.
# Update one option on multiple sites using xargs.
$ wp site list --field=url | xargs -n1 -I {} sh -c 'wp --url={} option update my_option my_value'
Success: Updated 'my_option' option.
Success: Updated 'my_option' option.
# Update site blog name.
$ wp option update blogname "Random blog name"
Success: Updated 'blogname' option.
# Update site blog description.
$ wp option update blogdescription "Some random blog description"
Success: Updated 'blogdescription' option.
# Update admin email address.
$ wp option update admin_email [email protected]
Success: Updated 'admin_email' option.
# Set the default role.
$ wp option update default_role author
Success: Updated 'default_role' option.
# Set the timezone string.
$ wp option update timezone_string "America/New_York"
Success: Updated 'timezone_string' option.
Manages posts, content, and meta.
wp post
EXAMPLES
# Create a new post.
$ wp post create --post_type=post --post_title='A sample post'
Success: Created post 123.
# Update an existing post.
$ wp post update 123 --post_status=draft
Success: Updated post 123.
# Delete an existing post.
$ wp post delete 123
Success: Trashed post 123.
Creates a new post.
wp post create [--post_author=<post_author>] [--post_date=<post_date>] [--post_date_gmt=<post_date_gmt>] [--post_content=<post_content>] [--post_content_filtered=<post_content_filtered>] [--post_title=<post_title>] [--post_excerpt=<post_excerpt>] [--post_status=<post_status>] [--post_type=<post_type>] [--comment_status=<comment_status>] [--ping_status=<ping_status>] [--post_password=<post_password>] [--post_name=<post_name>] [--from-post=<post_id>] [--to_ping=<to_ping>] [--pinged=<pinged>] [--post_modified=<post_modified>] [--post_modified_gmt=<post_modified_gmt>] [--post_parent=<post_parent>] [--menu_order=<menu_order>] [--post_mime_type=<post_mime_type>] [--guid=<guid>] [--post_category=<post_category>] [--tags_input=<tags_input>] [--tax_input=<tax_input>] [--meta_input=<meta_input>] [<file>] [--<field>=<value>] [--edit] [--porcelain]
OPTIONS
[--post_author=<post_author>]
The ID of the user who added the post. Default is the current user ID.
[--post_date=<post_date>]
The date of the post. Default is the current time.
[--post_date_gmt=<post_date_gmt>]
The date of the post in the GMT timezone. Default is the value of $post_date.
[--post_content=<post_content>]
The post content. Default empty.
[--post_content_filtered=<post_content_filtered>]
The filtered post content. Default empty.
[--post_title=<post_title>]
The post title. Default empty.
[--post_excerpt=<post_excerpt>]
The post excerpt. Default empty.
[--post_status=<post_status>]
The post status. Default 'draft'.
[--post_type=<post_type>]
The post type. Default 'post'.
[--comment_status=<comment_status>]
Whether the post can accept comments. Accepts 'open' or 'closed'. Default is the value of 'default_comment_status' option.
[--ping_status=<ping_status>]
Whether the post can accept pings. Accepts 'open' or 'closed'. Default is the value of 'default_ping_status' option.
[--post_password=<post_password>]
The password to access the post. Default empty.
[--post_name=<post_name>]
The post name. Default is the sanitized post title when creating a new post.
[--from-post=<post_id>]
Post id of a post to be duplicated.
[--to_ping=<to_ping>]
Space or carriage return-separated list of URLs to ping. Default empty.
[--pinged=<pinged>]
Space or carriage return-separated list of URLs that have been pinged. Default empty.
[--post_modified=<post_modified>]
The date when the post was last modified. Default is the current time.
[--post_modified_gmt=<post_modified_gmt>]
The date when the post was last modified in the GMT timezone. Default is the current time.
[--post_parent=<post_parent>]
Set this for the post it belongs to, if any. Default 0.
[--menu_order=<menu_order>]
The order the post should be displayed in. Default 0.
[--post_mime_type=<post_mime_type>]
The mime type of the post. Default empty.
[--guid=<guid>]
Global Unique ID for referencing the post. Default empty.
[--post_category=<post_category>]
Array of category names, slugs, or IDs. Defaults to value of the 'default_category' option.
[--tags_input=<tags_input>]
Array of tag names, slugs, or IDs. Default empty.
[--tax_input=<tax_input>]
Array of taxonomy terms keyed by their taxonomy name. Default empty.
[--meta_input=<meta_input>]
Array in JSON format of post meta values keyed by their post meta key. Default empty.
[<file>]
Read post content from <file>. If this value is present, the
`--post_content` argument will be ignored.
Passing - as the filename will cause post content to
be read from STDIN.
[--<field>=<value>]
Associative args for the new post. See wp_insert_post().
[--edit]
Immediately open system's editor to write or edit post content.
If content is read from a file, from STDIN, or from the --post_content
argument, that text will be loaded into the editor.
[--porcelain]
Output just the new post id.
EXAMPLES
# Create post and schedule for future
$ wp post create --post_type=page --post_title='A future post' --post_status=future --post_date='2020-12-01 07:00:00'
Success: Created post 1921.
# Create post with content from given file
$ wp post create ./post-content.txt --post_category=201,345 --post_title='Post from file'
Success: Created post 1922.
# Create a post with multiple meta values.
$ wp post create --post_title='A post' --post_content='Just a small post.' --meta_input='{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2"}'
Success: Created post 1923.
# Create a duplicate post from existing posts.
$ wp post create --from-post=123 --post_title='Different Title'
Success: Created post 2350.
Deletes an existing post.
wp post delete <id>... [--force] [--defer-term-counting]
OPTIONS
<id>...
One or more IDs of posts to delete.
[--force]
Skip the trash bin.
[--defer-term-counting]
Recalculate term count in batch, for a performance boost.
EXAMPLES
# Delete post skipping trash
$ wp post delete 123 --force
Success: Deleted post 123.
# Delete multiple posts
$ wp post delete 123 456 789
Success: Trashed post 123.
Success: Trashed post 456.
Success: Trashed post 789.
# Delete all pages
$ wp post delete $(wp post list --post_type='page' --format=ids)
Success: Trashed post 1164.
Success: Trashed post 1186.
# Delete all posts in the trash
$ wp post delete $(wp post list --post_status=trash --format=ids)
Success: Deleted post 1268.
Success: Deleted post 1294.
Launches system editor to edit post content.
wp post edit <id>
OPTIONS
<id>
The ID of the post to edit.
EXAMPLES
# Launch system editor to edit post
$ wp post edit 123
Verifies whether a post exists.
wp post exists <id>
Displays a success message if the post does exist.
OPTIONS
<id>
The ID of the post to check.
EXAMPLES
# The post exists.
$ wp post exists 1337
Success: Post with ID 1337 exists.
$ echo $?
0
# The post does not exist.
$ wp post exists 10000
$ echo $?
1
Generates some posts.
wp post generate [--count=<number>] [--post_type=<type>] [--post_status=<status>] [--post_title=<post_title>] [--post_author=<login>] [--post_date=<yyyy-mm-dd-hh-ii-ss>] [--post_date_gmt=<yyyy-mm-dd-hh-ii-ss>] [--post_content] [--max_depth=<number>] [--format=<format>]
Creates a specified number of new posts with dummy data.
OPTIONS
[--count=<number>]
How many posts to generate?
---
default: 100
---
[--post_type=<type>]
The type of the generated posts.
---
default: post
---
[--post_status=<status>]
The status of the generated posts.
---
default: publish
---
[--post_title=<post_title>]
The post title.
---
default:
---
[--post_author=<login>]
The author of the generated posts.
---
default:
---
[--post_date=<yyyy-mm-dd-hh-ii-ss>]
The date of the generated posts. Default: current date
[--post_date_gmt=<yyyy-mm-dd-hh-ii-ss>]
The GMT date of the generated posts. Default: value of post_date (or current date if it's not set)
[--post_content]
If set, the command reads the post_content from STDIN.
[--max_depth=<number>]
For hierarchical post types, generate child posts down to a certain depth.
---
default: 1
---
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format.
---
default: progress
options:
- progress
- ids
---
EXAMPLES
# Generate posts.
$ wp post generate --count=10 --post_type=page --post_date=1999-01-04
Generating posts 100% [================================================] 0:01 / 0:04
# Generate posts with fetched content.
$ curl -N https://loripsum.net/api/5 | wp post generate --post_content --count=10
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 2509 100 2509 0 0 616 0 0:00:04 0:00:04 --:--:-- 616
Generating posts 100% [================================================] 0:01 / 0:04
# Add meta to every generated posts.
$ wp post generate --format=ids | xargs -d ' ' -I % wp post meta add % foo bar
Success: Added custom field.
Success: Added custom field.
Success: Added custom field.
Gets details about a post.
wp post get <id> [--field=<field>] [--fields=<fields>] [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<id>
The ID of the post to get.
[--field=<field>]
Instead of returning the whole post, returns the value of a single field.
[--fields=<fields>]
Limit the output to specific fields. Defaults to all fields.
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format.
---
default: table
options:
- table
- csv
- json
- yaml
---
EXAMPLES
# Save the post content to a file
$ wp post get 123 --field=content > file.txt
Gets a list of posts.
wp post list [--<field>=<value>] [--field=<field>] [--fields=<fields>] [--format=<format>]
Display posts based on all arguments supported by WP_Query(). Only shows post types marked as post by default.
OPTIONS
[--<field>=<value>]
One or more args to pass to WP_Query.
[--field=<field>]
Prints the value of a single field for each post.
[--fields=<fields>]
Limit the output to specific object fields.
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format.
---
default: table
options:
- table
- csv
- ids
- json
- count
- yaml
---
AVAILABLE FIELDS
These fields will be displayed by default for each post:
- ID
- post_title
- post_name
- post_date
- post_status
These fields are optionally available:
- post_author
- post_date_gmt
- post_content
- post_excerpt
- comment_status
- ping_status
- post_password
- to_ping
- pinged
- post_modified
- post_modified_gmt
- post_content_filtered
- post_parent
- guid
- menu_order
- post_type
- post_mime_type
- comment_count
- filter
- url
EXAMPLES
# List post
$ wp post list --field=ID
568
829
1329
1695
# List posts in JSON
$ wp post list --post_type=post --posts_per_page=5 --format=json
[{"ID":1,"post_title":"Hello world!","post_name":"hello-world","post_date":"2015-06-20 09:00:10","post_status":"publish"},{"ID":1178,"post_title":"Markup: HTML Tags and Formatting","post_name":"markup-html-tags-and-formatting","post_date":"2013-01-11 20:22:19","post_status":"draft"}]
# List all pages
$ wp post list --post_type=page --fields=post_title,post_status
+-------------+-------------+
| post_title | post_status |
+-------------+-------------+
| Sample Page | publish |
+-------------+-------------+
# List ids of all pages and posts
$ wp post list --post_type=page,post --format=ids
15 25 34 37 198
# List given posts
$ wp post list --post__in=1,3
+----+--------------+-------------+---------------------+-------------+
| ID | post_title | post_name | post_date | post_status |
+----+--------------+-------------+---------------------+-------------+
| 3 | Lorem Ipsum | lorem-ipsum | 2016-06-01 14:34:36 | publish |
| 1 | Hello world! | hello-world | 2016-06-01 14:31:12 | publish |
+----+--------------+-------------+---------------------+-------------+
# List given post by a specific author
$ wp post list --author=2
+----+-------------------+-------------------+---------------------+-------------+
| ID | post_title | post_name | post_date | post_status |
+----+-------------------+-------------------+---------------------+-------------+
| 14 | New documentation | new-documentation | 2021-06-18 21:05:11 | publish |
+----+-------------------+-------------------+---------------------+-------------+
Adds, updates, deletes, and lists post custom fields.
wp post meta
EXAMPLES
# Set post meta
$ wp post meta set 123 _wp_page_template about.php
Success: Updated custom field '_wp_page_template'.
# Get post meta
$ wp post meta get 123 _wp_page_template
about.php
# Update post meta
$ wp post meta update 123 _wp_page_template contact.php
Success: Updated custom field '_wp_page_template'.
# Delete post meta
$ wp post meta delete 123 _wp_page_template
Success: Deleted custom field.
Add a meta field.
wp post meta add <id> <key> [<value>] [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<id>
The ID of the object.
<key>
The name of the meta field to create.
[<value>]
The value of the meta field. If omitted, the value is read from STDIN.
[--format=<format>]
The serialization format for the value.
---
default: plaintext
options:
- plaintext
- json
---
Cleans up duplicate post meta values on a post.
wp post meta clean-duplicates <id> <key>
OPTIONS
<id>
ID of the post to clean.
<key>
Meta key to clean up.
EXAMPLES
# Delete duplicate post meta.
wp post meta clean-duplicates 1234 enclosure
Success: Cleaned up duplicate 'enclosure' meta values.
Delete a meta field.
wp post meta delete <id> [<key>] [<value>] [--all]
OPTIONS
<id>
The ID of the object.
[<key>]
The name of the meta field to delete.
[<value>]
The value to delete. If omitted, all rows with key will deleted.
[--all]
Delete all meta for the object.
Get meta field value.
wp post meta get <id> <key> [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<id>
The ID of the object.
<key>
The name of the meta field to get.
[--format=<format>]
Get value in a particular format.
---
default: var_export
options:
- var_export
- json
- yaml
---
List all metadata associated with an object.
wp post meta list <id> [--keys=<keys>] [--fields=<fields>] [--format=<format>] [--orderby=<fields>] [--order=<order>] [--unserialize]
OPTIONS
<id>
ID for the object.
[--keys=<keys>]
Limit output to metadata of specific keys.
[--fields=<fields>]
Limit the output to specific row fields. Defaults to id,meta_key,meta_value.
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format.
---
default: table
options:
- table
- csv
- json
- yaml
- count
---
[--orderby=<fields>]
Set orderby which field.
---
default: id
options:
- id
- meta_key
- meta_value
---
[--order=<order>]
Set ascending or descending order.
---
default: asc
options:
- asc
- desc
---
[--unserialize]
Unserialize meta_value output.
Update a nested value for a meta field.
wp post meta patch <action> <id> <key> <key-path>... [<value>] [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<action>
Patch action to perform.
---
options:
- insert
- update
- delete
---
<id>
The ID of the object.
<key>
The name of the meta field to update.
<key-path>...
The name(s) of the keys within the value to locate the value to patch.
[<value>]
The new value. If omitted, the value is read from STDIN.
[--format=<format>]
The serialization format for the value.
---
default: plaintext
options:
- plaintext
- json
---
Get a nested value from a meta field.
wp post meta pluck <id> <key> <key-path>... [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<id>
The ID of the object.
<key>
The name of the meta field to get.
<key-path>...
The name(s) of the keys within the value to locate the value to pluck.
[--format=<format>]
The output format of the value.
---
default: plaintext
options:
- plaintext
- json
- yaml
Update a meta field.
wp post meta update <id> <key> [<value>] [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<id>
The ID of the object.
<key>
The name of the meta field to update.
[<value>]
The new value. If omitted, the value is read from STDIN.
[--format=<format>]
The serialization format for the value.
---
default: plaintext
options:
- plaintext
- json
---
Adds, updates, removes, and lists post terms.
wp post term
EXAMPLES
# Set category post term `test` to the post ID 123
$ wp post term set 123 test category
Success: Set term.
# Set category post terms `test` and `apple` to the post ID 123
$ wp post term set 123 test apple category
Success: Set terms.
# List category post terms for the post ID 123
$ wp post term list 123 category --fields=term_id,slug
+---------+-------+
| term_id | slug |
+---------+-------+
| 2 | apple |
| 3 | test |
+----------+------+
# Remove category post terms `test` and `apple` for the post ID 123
$ wp post term remove 123 category test apple
Success: Removed terms.
Add a term to an object.
wp post term add <id> <taxonomy> <term>... [--by=<field>]
Append the term to the existing set of terms on the object.
<id>
The ID of the object.
<taxonomy>
The name of the taxonomy type to be added.
<term>...
The slug of the term or terms to be added.
[--by=<field>]
Explicitly handle the term value as a slug or id.
---
default: slug
options:
- slug
- id
---
List all terms associated with an object.
wp post term list <id> <taxonomy>... [--field=<field>] [--fields=<fields>] [--format=<format>]
<id>
ID for the object.
<taxonomy>...
One or more taxonomies to list.
[--field=<field>]
Prints the value of a single field for each term.
[--fields=<fields>]
Limit the output to specific row fields.
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format.
---
default: table
options:
- table
- csv
- json
- yaml
- count
- ids
---
AVAILABLE FIELDS
These fields will be displayed by default for each term:
- term_id
- name
- slug
- taxonomy
These fields are optionally available:
- term_taxonomy_id
- description
- term_group
- parent
- count
Remove a term from an object.
wp post term remove <id> <taxonomy> [<term>...] [--by=<field>] [--all]
OPTIONS
<id>
The ID of the object.
<taxonomy>
The name of the term's taxonomy.
[<term>...]
The slug of the term or terms to be removed from the object.
[--by=<field>]
Explicitly handle the term value as a slug or id.
---
default: slug
options:
- slug
- id
---
[--all]
Remove all terms from the object.
Set object terms.
wp post term set <id> <taxonomy> <term>... [--by=<field>]
Replaces existing terms on the object.
<id>
The ID of the object.
<taxonomy>
The name of the taxonomy type to be updated.
<term>...
The slug of the term or terms to be updated.
[--by=<field>]
Explicitly handle the term value as a slug or id.
---
default: slug
options:
- slug
- id
---
Updates one or more existing posts.
wp post update <id>... [--post_author=<post_author>] [--post_date=<post_date>] [--post_date_gmt=<post_date_gmt>] [--post_content=<post_content>] [--post_content_filtered=<post_content_filtered>] [--post_title=<post_title>] [--post_excerpt=<post_excerpt>] [--post_status=<post_status>] [--post_type=<post_type>] [--comment_status=<comment_status>] [--ping_status=<ping_status>] [--post_password=<post_password>] [--post_name=<post_name>] [--to_ping=<to_ping>] [--pinged=<pinged>] [--post_modified=<post_modified>] [--post_modified_gmt=<post_modified_gmt>] [--post_parent=<post_parent>] [--menu_order=<menu_order>] [--post_mime_type=<post_mime_type>] [--guid=<guid>] [--post_category=<post_category>] [--tags_input=<tags_input>] [--tax_input=<tax_input>] [--meta_input=<meta_input>] [<file>] --<field>=<value> [--defer-term-counting]
OPTIONS
<id>...
One or more IDs of posts to update.
[--post_author=<post_author>]
The ID of the user who added the post. Default is the current user ID.
[--post_date=<post_date>]
The date of the post. Default is the current time.
[--post_date_gmt=<post_date_gmt>]
The date of the post in the GMT timezone. Default is the value of $post_date.
[--post_content=<post_content>]
The post content. Default empty.
[--post_content_filtered=<post_content_filtered>]
The filtered post content. Default empty.
[--post_title=<post_title>]
The post title. Default empty.
[--post_excerpt=<post_excerpt>]
The post excerpt. Default empty.
[--post_status=<post_status>]
The post status. Default 'draft'.
[--post_type=<post_type>]
The post type. Default 'post'.
[--comment_status=<comment_status>]
Whether the post can accept comments. Accepts 'open' or 'closed'. Default is the value of 'default_comment_status' option.
[--ping_status=<ping_status>]
Whether the post can accept pings. Accepts 'open' or 'closed'. Default is the value of 'default_ping_status' option.
[--post_password=<post_password>]
The password to access the post. Default empty.
[--post_name=<post_name>]
The post name. Default is the sanitized post title when creating a new post.
[--to_ping=<to_ping>]
Space or carriage return-separated list of URLs to ping. Default empty.
[--pinged=<pinged>]
Space or carriage return-separated list of URLs that have been pinged. Default empty.
[--post_modified=<post_modified>]
The date when the post was last modified. Default is the current time.
[--post_modified_gmt=<post_modified_gmt>]
The date when the post was last modified in the GMT timezone. Default is the current time.
[--post_parent=<post_parent>]
Set this for the post it belongs to, if any. Default 0.
[--menu_order=<menu_order>]
The order the post should be displayed in. Default 0.
[--post_mime_type=<post_mime_type>]
The mime type of the post. Default empty.
[--guid=<guid>]
Global Unique ID for referencing the post. Default empty.
[--post_category=<post_category>]
Array of category names, slugs, or IDs. Defaults to value of the 'default_category' option.
[--tags_input=<tags_input>]
Array of tag names, slugs, or IDs. Default empty.
[--tax_input=<tax_input>]
Array of taxonomy terms keyed by their taxonomy name. Default empty.
[--meta_input=<meta_input>]
Array in JSON format of post meta values keyed by their post meta key. Default empty.
[<file>]
Read post content from <file>. If this value is present, the
`--post_content` argument will be ignored.
Passing - as the filename will cause post content to
be read from STDIN.
--<field>=<value>
One or more fields to update. See wp_insert_post().
[--defer-term-counting]
Recalculate term count in batch, for a performance boost.
EXAMPLES
$ wp post update 123 --post_name=something --post_status=draft
Success: Updated post 123.
# Update a post with multiple meta values.
$ wp post update 123 --meta_input='{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2"}'
Success: Updated post 123.
# Update multiple posts at once.
$ wp post update 123 456 --post_author=789
Success: Updated post 123.
Success: Updated post 456.
# Update all posts of a given post type at once.
$ wp post update $(wp post list --post_type=page --format=ids) --post_author=123
Success: Updated post 123.
Success: Updated post 456.
Retrieves details on the site's registered post types.
wp post-type
Get information on WordPress' built-in and the site's custom post types.
EXAMPLES
# Get details about a post type
$ wp post-type get page --fields=name,label,hierarchical --format=json
{"name":"page","label":"Pages","hierarchical":true}
# List post types with 'post' capability type
$ wp post-type list --capability_type=post --fields=name,public
+---------------+--------+
| name | public |
+---------------+--------+
| post | 1 |
| attachment | 1 |
| revision | |
| nav_menu_item | |
+---------------+--------+
Gets details about a registered post type.
wp post-type get <post-type> [--field=<field>] [--fields=<fields>] [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<post-type>
Post type slug
[--field=<field>]
Instead of returning the whole taxonomy, returns the value of a single field.
[--fields=<fields>]
Limit the output to specific fields. Defaults to all fields.
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format.
---
default: table
options:
- table
- csv
- json
- yaml
---
AVAILABLE FIELDS
These fields will be displayed by default for the specified post type:
- name
- label
- description
- hierarchical
- public
- capability_type
- labels
- cap
- supports
These fields are optionally available:
- count
EXAMPLES
# Get details about the 'page' post type.
$ wp post-type get page --fields=name,label,hierarchical --format=json
{"name":"page","label":"Pages","hierarchical":true}
Lists registered post types.
wp post-type list [--<field>=<value>] [--field=<field>] [--fields=<fields>] [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
[--<field>=<value>]
Filter by one or more fields (see get_post_types() first parameter for a list of available fields).
[--field=<field>]
Prints the value of a single field for each post type.
[--fields=<fields>]
Limit the output to specific post type fields.
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format.
---
default: table
options:
- table
- csv
- json
- count
- yaml
---
AVAILABLE FIELDS
These fields will be displayed by default for each post type:
- name
- label
- description
- hierarchical
- public
- capability_type
These fields are optionally available:
- count
EXAMPLES
# List registered post types
$ wp post-type list --format=csv
name,label,description,hierarchical,public,capability_type
post,Posts,,,1,post
page,Pages,,1,1,page
attachment,Media,,,1,post
revision,Revisions,,,,post
nav_menu_item,"Navigation Menu Items",,,,post
# List post types with 'post' capability type
$ wp post-type list --capability_type=post --fields=name,public
+---------------+--------+
| name | public |
+---------------+--------+
| post | 1 |
| attachment | 1 |
| revision | |
| nav_menu_item | |
+---------------+--------+
Creates, deletes, empties, moderates, and lists one or more sites on a multisite installation.
wp site
EXAMPLES
# Create site
$ wp site create --slug=example
Success: Site 3 created: www.example.com/example/
# Output a simple list of site URLs
$ wp site list --field=url
http://www.example.com/
http://www.example.com/subdir/
# Delete site
$ wp site delete 123
Are you sure you want to delete the 'http://www.example.com/example' site? [y/n] y
Success: The site at 'http://www.example.com/example' was deleted.
Activates one or more sites.
wp site activate <id>...
OPTIONS
<id>...
One or more IDs of sites to activate.
EXAMPLES
$ wp site activate 123
Success: Site 123 activated.
Archives one or more sites.
wp site archive <id>...
OPTIONS
<id>...
One or more IDs of sites to archive.
EXAMPLES
$ wp site archive 123
Success: Site 123 archived.
Creates a site in a multisite installation.
wp site create --slug=<slug> [--title=<title>] [--email=<email>] [--network_id=<network-id>] [--private] [--porcelain]
OPTIONS
--slug=<slug>
Path for the new site. Subdomain on subdomain installs, directory on subdirectory installs.
[--title=<title>]
Title of the new site. Default: prettified slug.
[--email=<email>]
Email for admin user. User will be created if none exists. Assignment to super admin if not included.
[--network_id=<network-id>]
Network to associate new site with. Defaults to current network (typically 1).
[--private]
If set, the new site will be non-public (not indexed)
[--porcelain]
If set, only the site id will be output on success.
EXAMPLES
$ wp site create --slug=example
Success: Site 3 created: http://www.example.com/example/
Deactivates one or more sites.
wp site deactivate <id>...
OPTIONS
<id>...
One or more IDs of sites to deactivate.
EXAMPLES
$ wp site deactivate 123
Success: Site 123 deactivated.
Deletes a site in a multisite installation.
wp site delete [<site-id>] [--slug=<slug>] [--yes] [--keep-tables]
OPTIONS
[<site-id>]
The id of the site to delete. If not provided, you must set the --slug parameter.
[--slug=<slug>]
Path of the blog to be deleted. Subdomain on subdomain installs, directory on subdirectory installs.
[--yes]
Answer yes to the confirmation message.
[--keep-tables]
Delete the blog from the list, but don't drop its tables.
EXAMPLES
$ wp site delete 123
Are you sure you want to delete the http://www.example.com/example site? [y/n] y
Success: The site at 'http://www.example.com/example' was deleted.
Empties a site of its content (posts, comments, terms, and meta).
wp site empty [--uploads] [--yes]
Truncates posts, comments, and terms tables to empty a site of its content. Doesn't affect site configuration (options) or users.
If running a persistent object cache, make sure to flush the cache after emptying the site, as the cache values will be invalid otherwise.
To also empty custom database tables, you'll need to hook into command execution:
WP_CLI::add_hook( 'after_invoke:site empty', function(){
global $wpdb;
foreach( array( 'p2p', 'p2pmeta' ) as $table ) {
$table = $wpdb->$table;
$wpdb->query( "TRUNCATE $table" );
}
});
OPTIONS
[--uploads]
Also delete *all* files in the site's uploads directory.
[--yes]
Proceed to empty the site without a confirmation prompt.
EXAMPLES
$ wp site empty
Are you sure you want to empty the site at http://www.example.com of all posts, links, comments, and terms? [y/n] y
Success: The site at 'http://www.example.com' was emptied.
Lists all sites in a multisite installation.
wp site list [--network=<id>] [--<field>=<value>] [--site__in=<value>] [--field=<field>] [--fields=<fields>] [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
[--network=<id>]
The network to which the sites belong.
[--<field>=<value>]
Filter by one or more fields (see "Available Fields" section). However,
'url' isn't an available filter, as it comes from 'home' in wp_options.
[--site__in=<value>]
Only list the sites with these blog_id values (comma-separated).
[--field=<field>]
Prints the value of a single field for each site.
[--fields=<fields>]
Comma-separated list of fields to show.
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format.
---
default: table
options:
- table
- csv
- count
- ids
- json
- yaml
---
AVAILABLE FIELDS
These fields will be displayed by default for each site:
- blog_id
- url
- last_updated
- registered
These fields are optionally available:
- site_id
- domain
- path
- public
- archived
- mature
- spam
- deleted
- lang_id
EXAMPLES
# Output a simple list of site URLs
$ wp site list --field=url
http://www.example.com/
http://www.example.com/subdir/
Sets one or more sites as mature.
wp site mature <id>...
OPTIONS
<id>...
One or more IDs of sites to set as mature.
EXAMPLES
$ wp site mature 123
Success: Site 123 marked as mature.
Adds, updates, deletes, and lists site options in a multisite installation.
wp site option
EXAMPLES
# Get site registration
$ wp site option get registration
none
# Add site option
$ wp site option add my_option foobar
Success: Added 'my_option' site option.
# Update site option
$ wp site option update my_option '{"foo": "bar"}' --format=json
Success: Updated 'my_option' site option.
# Delete site option
$ wp site option delete my_option
Success: Deleted 'my_option' site option.
Sets one or more sites as private.
wp site private <id>...
OPTIONS
<id>...
One or more IDs of sites to set as private.
EXAMPLES
$ wp site private 123
Success: Site 123 marked as private.
Sets one or more sites as public.
wp site public <id>...
OPTIONS
<id>...
One or more IDs of sites to set as public.
EXAMPLES
$ wp site public 123
Success: Site 123 marked as public.
Marks one or more sites as spam.
wp site spam <id>...
OPTIONS
<id>...
One or more IDs of sites to be marked as spam.
EXAMPLES
$ wp site spam 123
Success: Site 123 marked as spam.
Unarchives one or more sites.
wp site unarchive <id>...
OPTIONS
<id>...
One or more IDs of sites to unarchive.
EXAMPLES
$ wp site unarchive 123
Success: Site 123 unarchived.
Sets one or more sites as immature.
wp site unmature <id>...
OPTIONS
<id>...
One or more IDs of sites to set as unmature.
EXAMPLES
$ wp site general 123
Success: Site 123 marked as unmature.
Removes one or more sites from spam.
wp site unspam <id>...
OPTIONS
<id>...
One or more IDs of sites to remove from spam.
EXAMPLES
$ wp site unspam 123
Success: Site 123 removed from spam.
Retrieves information about registered taxonomies.
wp taxonomy
See references for built-in taxonomies and custom taxonomies.
EXAMPLES
# List all taxonomies with 'post' object type.
$ wp taxonomy list --object_type=post --fields=name,public
+-------------+--------+
| name | public |
+-------------+--------+
| category | 1 |
| post_tag | 1 |
| post_format | 1 |
+-------------+--------+
# Get capabilities of 'post_tag' taxonomy.
$ wp taxonomy get post_tag --field=cap
{"manage_terms":"manage_categories","edit_terms":"manage_categories","delete_terms":"manage_categories","assign_terms":"edit_posts"}
Gets details about a registered taxonomy.
wp taxonomy get <taxonomy> [--field=<field>] [--fields=<fields>] [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<taxonomy>
Taxonomy slug.
[--field=<field>]
Instead of returning the whole taxonomy, returns the value of a single field.
[--fields=<fields>]
Limit the output to specific fields. Defaults to all fields.
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format.
---
default: table
options:
- table
- csv
- json
- yaml
---
AVAILABLE FIELDS
These fields will be displayed by default for the specified taxonomy:
- name
- label
- description
- object_type
- show_tagcloud
- hierarchical
- public
- labels
- cap
These fields are optionally available:
- count
EXAMPLES
# Get details of `category` taxonomy.
$ wp taxonomy get category --fields=name,label,object_type
+-------------+------------+
| Field | Value |
+-------------+------------+
| name | category |
| label | Categories |
| object_type | ["post"] |
+-------------+------------+
# Get capabilities of 'post_tag' taxonomy.
$ wp taxonomy get post_tag --field=cap
{"manage_terms":"manage_categories","edit_terms":"manage_categories","delete_terms":"manage_categories","assign_terms":"edit_posts"}
Lists registered taxonomies.
wp taxonomy list [--<field>=<value>] [--field=<field>] [--fields=<fields>] [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
[--<field>=<value>]
Filter by one or more fields (see get_taxonomies() first parameter for a list of available fields).
[--field=<field>]
Prints the value of a single field for each taxonomy.
[--fields=<fields>]
Limit the output to specific taxonomy fields.
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format.
---
default: table
options:
- table
- csv
- json
- count
- yaml
---
AVAILABLE FIELDS
These fields will be displayed by default for each term:
- name
- label
- description
- object_type
- show_tagcloud
- hierarchical
- public
These fields are optionally available:
- count
EXAMPLES
# List all taxonomies.
$ wp taxonomy list --format=csv
name,label,description,object_type,show_tagcloud,hierarchical,public
category,Categories,,post,1,1,1
post_tag,Tags,,post,1,,1
nav_menu,"Navigation Menus",,nav_menu_item,,,
link_category,"Link Categories",,link,1,,
post_format,Format,,post,,,1
# List all taxonomies with 'post' object type.
$ wp taxonomy list --object_type=post --fields=name,public
+-------------+--------+
| name | public |
+-------------+--------+
| category | 1 |
| post_tag | 1 |
| post_format | 1 |
+-------------+--------+
Manages taxonomy terms and term meta, with create, delete, and list commands.
wp term
See reference for taxonomies and their terms.
EXAMPLES
# Create a new term.
$ wp term create category Apple --description="A type of fruit"
Success: Created category 199.
# Get details about a term.
$ wp term get category 199 --format=json --fields=term_id,name,slug,count
{"term_id":199,"name":"Apple","slug":"apple","count":1}
# Update an existing term.
$ wp term update category 15 --name=Apple
Success: Term updated.
# Get the term's URL.
$ wp term list post_tag --include=123 --field=url
http://example.com/tag/tips-and-tricks
# Delete post category
$ wp term delete category 15
Success: Deleted category 15.
# Recount posts assigned to each categories and tags
$ wp term recount category post_tag
Success: Updated category term count
Success: Updated post_tag term count
Creates a new term.
wp term create <taxonomy> <term> [--slug=<slug>] [--description=<description>] [--parent=<term-id>] [--porcelain]
OPTIONS
<taxonomy>
Taxonomy for the new term.
<term>
A name for the new term.
[--slug=<slug>]
A unique slug for the new term. Defaults to sanitized version of name.
[--description=<description>]
A description for the new term.
[--parent=<term-id>]
A parent for the new term.
[--porcelain]
Output just the new term id.
EXAMPLES
# Create a new category "Apple" with a description.
$ wp term create category Apple --description="A type of fruit"
Success: Created category 199.
Deletes an existing term.
wp term delete <taxonomy> <term>... [--by=<field>]
Errors if the term doesn't exist, or there was a problem in deleting it.
OPTIONS
<taxonomy>
Taxonomy of the term to delete.
<term>...
One or more IDs or slugs of terms to delete.
[--by=<field>]
Explicitly handle the term value as a slug or id.
---
default: id
options:
- slug
- id
---
EXAMPLES
# Delete post category by id
$ wp term delete category 15
Deleted category 15.
Success: Deleted 1 of 1 terms.
# Delete post category by slug
$ wp term delete category apple --by=slug
Deleted category 15.
Success: Deleted 1 of 1 terms.
# Delete all post tags
$ wp term list post_tag --field=term_id | xargs wp term delete post_tag
Deleted post_tag 159.
Deleted post_tag 160.
Deleted post_tag 161.
Success: Deleted 3 of 3 terms.
Generates some terms.
wp term generate <taxonomy> [--count=<number>] [--max_depth=<number>] [--format=<format>]
Creates a specified number of new terms with dummy data.
OPTIONS
<taxonomy>
The taxonomy for the generated terms.
[--count=<number>]
How many terms to generate?
---
default: 100
---
[--max_depth=<number>]
Generate child terms down to a certain depth.
---
default: 1
---
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format.
---
default: progress
options:
- progress
- ids
---
EXAMPLES
# Generate post categories.
$ wp term generate category --count=10
Generating terms 100% [=========] 0:02 / 0:02
# Add meta to every generated term.
$ wp term generate category --format=ids --count=3 | xargs -d ' ' -I % wp term meta add % foo bar
Success: Added custom field.
Success: Added custom field.
Success: Added custom field.
Gets details about a term.
wp term get <taxonomy> <term> [--by=<field>] [--field=<field>] [--fields=<fields>] [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<taxonomy>
Taxonomy of the term to get
<term>
ID or slug of the term to get
[--by=<field>]
Explicitly handle the term value as a slug or id.
---
default: id
options:
- slug
- id
---
[--field=<field>]
Instead of returning the whole term, returns the value of a single field.
[--fields=<fields>]
Limit the output to specific fields. Defaults to all fields.
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format.
---
default: table
options:
- table
- csv
- json
- yaml
---
EXAMPLES
# Get details about a category with id 199.
$ wp term get category 199 --format=json
{"term_id":199,"name":"Apple","slug":"apple","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":199,"taxonomy":"category","description":"A type of fruit","parent":0,"count":0,"filter":"raw"}
# Get details about a category with slug apple.
$ wp term get category apple --by=slug --format=json
{"term_id":199,"name":"Apple","slug":"apple","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":199,"taxonomy":"category","description":"A type of fruit","parent":0,"count":0,"filter":"raw"}
Lists terms in a taxonomy.
wp term list <taxonomy>... [--<field>=<value>] [--field=<field>] [--fields=<fields>] [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<taxonomy>...
List terms of one or more taxonomies
[--<field>=<value>]
Filter by one or more fields (see get_terms() $args parameter for a list of fields).
[--field=<field>]
Prints the value of a single field for each term.
[--fields=<fields>]
Limit the output to specific object fields.
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format.
---
default: table
options:
- table
- csv
- ids
- json
- count
- yaml
---
AVAILABLE FIELDS
These fields will be displayed by default for each term:
- term_id
- term_taxonomy_id
- name
- slug
- description
- parent
- count
These fields are optionally available:
- url
EXAMPLES
# List post categories
$ wp term list category --format=csv
term_id,term_taxonomy_id,name,slug,description,parent,count
2,2,aciform,aciform,,0,1
3,3,antiquarianism,antiquarianism,,0,1
4,4,arrangement,arrangement,,0,1
5,5,asmodeus,asmodeus,,0,1
# List post tags
$ wp term list post_tag --fields=name,slug
+-----------+-------------+
| name | slug |
+-----------+-------------+
| 8BIT | 8bit |
| alignment | alignment-2 |
| Articles | articles |
| aside | aside |
+-----------+-------------+
Adds, updates, deletes, and lists term custom fields.
wp term meta
EXAMPLES
# Set term meta
$ wp term meta set 123 bio "Mary is a WordPress developer."
Success: Updated custom field 'bio'.
# Get term meta
$ wp term meta get 123 bio
Mary is a WordPress developer.
# Update term meta
$ wp term meta update 123 bio "Mary is an awesome WordPress developer."
Success: Updated custom field 'bio'.
# Delete term meta
$ wp term meta delete 123 bio
Success: Deleted custom field.
Add a meta field.
wp term meta add <id> <key> [<value>] [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<id>
The ID of the object.
<key>
The name of the meta field to create.
[<value>]
The value of the meta field. If omitted, the value is read from STDIN.
[--format=<format>]
The serialization format for the value.
---
default: plaintext
options:
- plaintext
- json
---
Delete a meta field.
wp term meta delete <id> [<key>] [<value>] [--all]
OPTIONS
<id>
The ID of the object.
[<key>]
The name of the meta field to delete.
[<value>]
The value to delete. If omitted, all rows with key will deleted.
[--all]
Delete all meta for the object.
Get meta field value.
wp term meta get <id> <key> [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<id>
The ID of the object.
<key>
The name of the meta field to get.
[--format=<format>]
Get value in a particular format.
---
default: var_export
options:
- var_export
- json
- yaml
---
List all metadata associated with an object.
wp term meta list <id> [--keys=<keys>] [--fields=<fields>] [--format=<format>] [--orderby=<fields>] [--order=<order>] [--unserialize]
OPTIONS
<id>
ID for the object.
[--keys=<keys>]
Limit output to metadata of specific keys.
[--fields=<fields>]
Limit the output to specific row fields. Defaults to id,meta_key,meta_value.
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format.
---
default: table
options:
- table
- csv
- json
- yaml
- count
---
[--orderby=<fields>]
Set orderby which field.
---
default: id
options:
- id
- meta_key
- meta_value
---
[--order=<order>]
Set ascending or descending order.
---
default: asc
options:
- asc
- desc
---
[--unserialize]
Unserialize meta_value output.
Update a nested value for a meta field.
wp term meta patch <action> <id> <key> <key-path>... [<value>] [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<action>
Patch action to perform.
---
options:
- insert
- update
- delete
---
<id>
The ID of the object.
<key>
The name of the meta field to update.
<key-path>...
The name(s) of the keys within the value to locate the value to patch.
[<value>]
The new value. If omitted, the value is read from STDIN.
[--format=<format>]
The serialization format for the value.
---
default: plaintext
options:
- plaintext
- json
---
Get a nested value from a meta field.
wp term meta pluck <id> <key> <key-path>... [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<id>
The ID of the object.
<key>
The name of the meta field to get.
<key-path>...
The name(s) of the keys within the value to locate the value to pluck.
[--format=<format>]
The output format of the value.
---
default: plaintext
options:
- plaintext
- json
- yaml
Update a meta field.
wp term meta update <id> <key> [<value>] [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<id>
The ID of the object.
<key>
The name of the meta field to update.
[<value>]
The new value. If omitted, the value is read from STDIN.
[--format=<format>]
The serialization format for the value.
---
default: plaintext
options:
- plaintext
- json
---
Recalculates number of posts assigned to each term.
wp term recount <taxonomy>...
In instances where manual updates are made to the terms assigned to posts in the database, the number of posts associated with a term can become out-of-sync with the actual number of posts.
This command runs wp_update_term_count() on the taxonomy's terms to bring the count back to the correct value.
OPTIONS
<taxonomy>...
One or more taxonomies to recalculate.
EXAMPLES
# Recount posts assigned to each categories and tags
$ wp term recount category post_tag
Success: Updated category term count.
Success: Updated post_tag term count.
# Recount all listed taxonomies
$ wp taxonomy list --field=name | xargs wp term recount
Success: Updated category term count.
Success: Updated post_tag term count.
Success: Updated nav_menu term count.
Success: Updated link_category term count.
Success: Updated post_format term count.
Updates an existing term.
wp term update <taxonomy> <term> [--by=<field>] [--name=<name>] [--slug=<slug>] [--description=<description>] [--parent=<term-id>]
OPTIONS
<taxonomy>
Taxonomy of the term to update.
<term>
ID or slug for the term to update.
[--by=<field>]
Explicitly handle the term value as a slug or id.
---
default: id
options:
- slug
- id
---
[--name=<name>]
A new name for the term.
[--slug=<slug>]
A new slug for the term.
[--description=<description>]
A new description for the term.
[--parent=<term-id>]
A new parent for the term.
EXAMPLES
# Change category with id 15 to use the name "Apple"
$ wp term update category 15 --name=Apple
Success: Term updated.
# Change category with slug apple to use the name "Apple"
$ wp term update category apple --by=slug --name=Apple
Success: Term updated.
Manages users, along with their roles, capabilities, and meta.
wp user
See references for Roles and Capabilities and WP User class.
EXAMPLES
# List user IDs
$ wp user list --field=ID
1
# Create a new user.
$ wp user create bob [email protected] --role=author
Success: Created user 3.
Password: k9**&I4vNH(&
# Update an existing user.
$ wp user update 123 --display_name=Mary --user_pass=marypass
Success: Updated user 123.
# Delete user 123 and reassign posts to user 567
$ wp user delete 123 --reassign=567
Success: Removed user 123 from http://example.com
Adds a capability to a user.
wp user add-cap <user> <cap>
OPTIONS
<user>
User ID, user email, or user login.
<cap>
The capability to add.
EXAMPLES
# Add a capability for a user
$ wp user add-cap john create_premium_item
Success: Added 'create_premium_item' capability for john (16).
# Add a capability for a user
$ wp user add-cap 15 edit_product
Success: Added 'edit_product' capability for johndoe (15).
Adds a role for a user.
wp user add-role <user> <role>
OPTIONS
<user>
User ID, user email, or user login.
<role>
Add the specified role to the user.
EXAMPLES
$ wp user add-role 12 author
Success: Added 'author' role for johndoe (12).
Creates a new user.
wp user create <user-login> <user-email> [--role=<role>] [--user_pass=<password>] [--user_registered=<yyyy-mm-dd-hh-ii-ss>] [--display_name=<name>] [--user_nicename=<nice_name>] [--user_url=<url>] [--nickname=<nickname>] [--first_name=<first_name>] [--last_name=<last_name>] [--description=<description>] [--rich_editing=<rich_editing>] [--send-email] [--porcelain]
OPTIONS
<user-login>
The login of the user to create.
<user-email>
The email address of the user to create.
[--role=<role>]
The role of the user to create. Default: default role. Possible values
include 'administrator', 'editor', 'author', 'contributor', 'subscriber'.
[--user_pass=<password>]
The user password. Default: randomly generated.
[--user_registered=<yyyy-mm-dd-hh-ii-ss>]
The date the user registered. Default: current date.
[--display_name=<name>]
The display name.
[--user_nicename=<nice_name>]
A string that contains a URL-friendly name for the user. The default is the user's username.
[--user_url=<url>]
A string containing the user's URL for the user's web site.
[--nickname=<nickname>]
The user's nickname, defaults to the user's username.
[--first_name=<first_name>]
The user's first name.
[--last_name=<last_name>]
The user's last name.
[--description=<description>]
A string containing content about the user.
[--rich_editing=<rich_editing>]
A string for whether to enable the rich editor or not. False if not empty.
[--send-email]
Send an email to the user with their new account details.
[--porcelain]
Output just the new user id.
EXAMPLES
# Create user
$ wp user create bob [email protected] --role=author
Success: Created user 3.
Password: k9**&I4vNH(&
# Create user without showing password upon success
$ wp user create ann [email protected] --porcelain
4
Deletes one or more users from the current site.
wp user delete <user>... [--network] [--reassign=<user-id>] [--yes]
On multisite, wp user delete only removes the user from the current
site. Include --network to also remove the user from the database, but
make sure to reassign their posts prior to deleting the user.
OPTIONS
<user>...
The user login, user email, or user ID of the user(s) to delete.
[--network]
On multisite, delete the user from the entire network.
[--reassign=<user-id>]
User ID to reassign the posts to.
[--yes]
Answer yes to any confirmation prompts.
EXAMPLES
# Delete user 123 and reassign posts to user 567
$ wp user delete 123 --reassign=567
Success: Removed user 123 from http://example.com
# Delete all contributors and reassign their posts to user 2
$ wp user delete $(wp user list --role=contributor --field=ID) --reassign=2
Success: Removed user 813 from http://example.com
Success: Removed user 578 from http://example.com
# Delete all contributors in batches of 100 (avoid error: argument list too long: wp)
$ wp user delete $(wp user list --role=contributor --field=ID | head -n 100)
Generates some users.
wp user generate [--count=<number>] [--role=<role>] [--format=<format>]
Creates a specified number of new users with dummy data.
OPTIONS
[--count=<number>]
How many users to generate?
---
default: 100
---
[--role=<role>]
The role of the generated users. Default: default role from WP
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format.
---
default: progress
options:
- progress
- ids
---
EXAMPLES
# Add meta to every generated users.
$ wp user generate --format=ids --count=3 | xargs -d ' ' -I % wp user meta add % foo bar
Success: Added custom field.
Success: Added custom field.
Success: Added custom field.
Gets details about a user.
wp user get <user> [--field=<field>] [--fields=<fields>] [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<user>
User ID, user email, or user login.
[--field=<field>]
Instead of returning the whole user, returns the value of a single field.
[--fields=<fields>]
Get a specific subset of the user's fields.
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format.
---
default: table
options:
- table
- csv
- json
- yaml
---
EXAMPLES
# Get user
$ wp user get 12 --field=login
supervisor
# Get user and export to JSON file
$ wp user get bob --format=json > bob.json
Imports users from a CSV file.
wp user import-csv <file> [--send-email] [--skip-update]
If the user already exists (matching the email address or login), then
the user is updated unless the --skip-update flag is used.
OPTIONS
<file>
The local or remote CSV file of users to import. If '-', then reads from STDIN.
[--send-email]
Send an email to new users with their account details.
[--skip-update]
Don't update users that already exist.
EXAMPLES
# Import users from local CSV file
$ wp user import-csv /path/to/users.csv
Success: bobjones created
Success: newuser1 created
Success: existinguser created
# Import users from remote CSV file
$ wp user import-csv http://example.com/users.csv
Sample users.csv file:
user_login,user_email,display_name,role
bobjones,[email protected],Bob Jones,contributor
newuser1,[email protected],New User,author
existinguser,[email protected],Existing User,administrator
Lists users.
wp user list [--role=<role>] [--<field>=<value>] [--network] [--field=<field>] [--fields=<fields>] [--format=<format>]
Display WordPress users based on all arguments supported by WP_User_Query().
OPTIONS
[--role=<role>]
Only display users with a certain role.
[--<field>=<value>]
Control output by one or more arguments of WP_User_Query().
[--network]
List all users in the network for multisite.
[--field=<field>]
Prints the value of a single field for each user.
[--fields=<fields>]
Limit the output to specific object fields.
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format.
---
default: table
options:
- table
- csv
- ids
- json
- count
- yaml
---
AVAILABLE FIELDS
These fields will be displayed by default for each user:
- ID
- user_login
- display_name
- user_email
- user_registered
- roles
These fields are optionally available:
- user_pass
- user_nicename
- user_url
- user_activation_key
- user_status
- spam
- deleted
- caps
- cap_key
- allcaps
- filter
- url
EXAMPLES
# List user IDs
$ wp user list --field=ID
1
# List users with administrator role
$ wp user list --role=administrator --format=csv
ID,user_login,display_name,user_email,user_registered,roles
1,supervisor,supervisor,[email protected],"2016-06-03 04:37:00",administrator
# List users with only given fields
$ wp user list --fields=display_name,user_email --format=json
[{"display_name":"supervisor","user_email":"[email protected]"}]
# List users ordered by the 'last_activity' meta value.
$ wp user list --meta_key=last_activity --orderby=meta_value_num
Lists all capabilities for a user.
wp user list-caps <user> [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<user>
User ID, user email, or login.
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format.
---
default: list
options:
- list
- table
- csv
- json
- count
- yaml
---
EXAMPLES
$ wp user list-caps 21
edit_product
create_premium_item
Adds, updates, deletes, and lists user custom fields.
wp user meta
EXAMPLES
# Add user meta
$ wp user meta add 123 bio "Mary is an WordPress developer."
Success: Added custom field.
# List user meta
$ wp user meta list 123 --keys=nickname,description,wp_capabilities
+---------+-----------------+--------------------------------+
| user_id | meta_key | meta_value |
+---------+-----------------+--------------------------------+
| 123 | nickname | supervisor |
| 123 | description | Mary is a WordPress developer. |
| 123 | wp_capabilities | {"administrator":true} |
+---------+-----------------+--------------------------------+
# Update user meta
$ wp user meta update 123 bio "Mary is an awesome WordPress developer."
Success: Updated custom field 'bio'.
# Delete user meta
$ wp user meta delete 123 bio
Success: Deleted custom field.
Adds a meta field.
wp user meta add <user> <key> <value> [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<user>
The user login, user email, or user ID of the user to add metadata for.
<key>
The metadata key.
<value>
The new metadata value.
[--format=<format>]
The serialization format for the value.
---
default: plaintext
options:
- plaintext
- json
---
EXAMPLES
# Add user meta
$ wp user meta add 123 bio "Mary is an WordPress developer."
Success: Added custom field.
Deletes a meta field.
wp user meta delete <user> <key> [<value>]
OPTIONS
<user>
The user login, user email, or user ID of the user to delete metadata from.
<key>
The metadata key.
[<value>]
The value to delete. If omitted, all rows with key will deleted.
EXAMPLES
# Delete user meta
$ wp user meta delete 123 bio
Success: Deleted custom field.
Gets meta field value.
wp user meta get <user> <key> [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<user>
The user login, user email, or user ID of the user to get metadata for.
<key>
The metadata key.
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format.
---
default: table
options:
- table
- csv
- json
- yaml
---
EXAMPLES
# Get user meta
$ wp user meta get 123 bio
Mary is an WordPress developer.
# Get the primary site of a user (for multisite)
$ wp user meta get 2 primary_blog
3
Lists all metadata associated with a user.
wp user meta list <user> [--keys=<keys>] [--fields=<fields>] [--format=<format>] [--orderby=<fields>] [--order=<order>] [--unserialize]
OPTIONS
<user>
The user login, user email, or user ID of the user to get metadata for.
[--keys=<keys>]
Limit output to metadata of specific keys.
[--fields=<fields>]
Limit the output to specific row fields. Defaults to id,meta_key,meta_value.
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format.
---
default: table
options:
- table
- csv
- json
- count
- yaml
---
[--orderby=<fields>]
Set orderby which field.
---
default: id
options:
- id
- meta_key
- meta_value
---
[--order=<order>]
Set ascending or descending order.
---
default: asc
options:
- asc
- desc
---
[--unserialize]
Unserialize meta_value output.
EXAMPLES
# List user meta
$ wp user meta list 123 --keys=nickname,description,wp_capabilities
+---------+-----------------+--------------------------------+
| user_id | meta_key | meta_value |
+---------+-----------------+--------------------------------+
| 123 | nickname | supervisor |
| 123 | description | Mary is a WordPress developer. |
| 123 | wp_capabilities | {"administrator":true} |
+---------+-----------------+--------------------------------+
Update a nested value for a meta field.
wp user meta patch <action> <id> <key> <key-path>... [<value>] [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<action>
Patch action to perform.
---
options:
- insert
- update
- delete
---
<id>
The ID of the object.
<key>
The name of the meta field to update.
<key-path>...
The name(s) of the keys within the value to locate the value to patch.
[<value>]
The new value. If omitted, the value is read from STDIN.
[--format=<format>]
The serialization format for the value.
---
default: plaintext
options:
- plaintext
- json
---
Get a nested value from a meta field.
wp user meta pluck <id> <key> <key-path>... [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<id>
The ID of the object.
<key>
The name of the meta field to get.
<key-path>...
The name(s) of the keys within the value to locate the value to pluck.
[--format=<format>]
The output format of the value.
---
default: plaintext
options:
- plaintext
- json
- yaml
Updates a meta field.
wp user meta update <user> <key> <value> [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
<user>
The user login, user email, or user ID of the user to update metadata for.
<key>
The metadata key.
<value>
The new metadata value.
[--format=<format>]
The serialization format for the value.
---
default: plaintext
options:
- plaintext
- json
---
EXAMPLES
# Update user meta
$ wp user meta update 123 bio "Mary is an awesome WordPress developer."
Success: Updated custom field 'bio'.
Removes a user's capability.
wp user remove-cap <user> <cap>
OPTIONS
<user>
User ID, user email, or user login.
<cap>
The capability to be removed.
EXAMPLES
$ wp user remove-cap 11 publish_newsletters
Success: Removed 'publish_newsletters' cap for supervisor (11).
$ wp user remove-cap 11 publish_posts
Error: The 'publish_posts' cap for supervisor (11) is inherited from a role.
$ wp user remove-cap 11 nonexistent_cap
Error: No such 'nonexistent_cap' cap for supervisor (11).
Removes a user's role.
wp user remove-role <user> [<role>]
OPTIONS
<user>
User ID, user email, or user login.
[<role>]
A specific role to remove.
EXAMPLES
$ wp user remove-role 12 author
Success: Removed 'author' role for johndoe (12).
Resets the password for one or more users.
wp user reset-password <user>... [--skip-email] [--show-password] [--porcelain]
OPTIONS
<user>...
one or more user logins or IDs.
[--skip-email]
Don't send an email notification to the affected user(s).
[--show-password]
Show the new password(s).
[--porcelain]
Output only the new password(s).
EXAMPLES
# Reset the password for two users and send them the change email.
$ wp user reset-password admin editor
Reset password for admin.
Reset password for editor.
Success: Passwords reset for 2 users.
# Reset the password for one user, displaying only the new password, and not sending the change email.
$ wp user reset-password admin --skip-email --porcelain
yV6BP*!d70wg
# Reset password for all users.
$ wp user reset-password $(wp user list --format=ids)
Reset password for admin
Reset password for editor
Reset password for subscriber
Success: Passwords reset for 3 users.
# Reset password for all users with a particular role.
$ wp user reset-password $(wp user list --format=ids --role=administrator)
Reset password for admin
Success: Password reset for 1 user.
Destroys and lists a user's sessions.
wp user session
EXAMPLES
# List a user's sessions.
$ wp user session list [email protected] --format=csv
login_time,expiration_time,ip,ua
"2016-01-01 12:34:56","2016-02-01 12:34:56",127.0.0.1,"Mozilla/5.0..."
# Destroy the most recent session of the given user.
$ wp user session destroy admin
Success: Destroyed session. 3 sessions remaining.
Destroy a session for the given user.
wp user session destroy <user> [<token>] [--all]
OPTIONS
<user>
User ID, user email, or user login.
[<token>]
The token of the session to destroy. Defaults to the most recently created session.
[--all]
Destroy all of the user's sessions.
EXAMPLES
# Destroy the most recent session of the given user.
$ wp user session destroy admin
Success: Destroyed session. 3 sessions remaining.
# Destroy a specific session of the given user.
$ wp user session destroy admin e073ad8540a9c2...
Success: Destroyed session. 2 sessions remaining.
# Destroy all the sessions of the given user.
$ wp user session destroy admin --all
Success: Destroyed all sessions.
# Destroy all sessions for all users.
$ wp user list --field=ID | xargs -n 1 wp user session destroy --all
Success: Destroyed all sessions.
Success: Destroyed all sessions.
List sessions for the given user.
wp user session list <user> [--fields=<fields>] [--format=<format>]
Note: The token field does not return the actual token, but a hash of
it. The real token is not persisted and can only be found in the
corresponding cookies on the client side.
OPTIONS
<user>
User ID, user email, or user login.
[--fields=<fields>]
Limit the output to specific fields.
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format.
---
default: table
options:
- table
- csv
- json
- yaml
- count
- ids
---
AVAILABLE FIELDS
These fields will be displayed by default for each session:
- token
- login_time
- expiration_time
- ip
- ua
These fields are optionally available:
- expiration
- login
EXAMPLES
# List a user's sessions.
$ wp user session list [email protected] --format=csv
login_time,expiration_time,ip,ua
"2016-01-01 12:34:56","2016-02-01 12:34:56",127.0.0.1,"Mozilla/5.0..."
Sets the user role.
wp user set-role <user> [<role>]
OPTIONS
<user>
User ID, user email, or user login.
[<role>]
Make the user have the specified role. If not passed, the default role is
used.
EXAMPLES
$ wp user set-role 12 author
Success: Added johndoe (12) to http://example.com as author.
Marks one or more users as spam.
wp user spam <id>...
OPTIONS
<id>...
One or more IDs of users to mark as spam.
EXAMPLES
$ wp user spam 123
User 123 marked as spam.
Success: Spamed 1 of 1 users.
Adds, updates, removes, and lists user terms.
wp user term
EXAMPLES
# Set user terms
$ wp user term set 123 test category
Success: Set terms.
Add a term to an object.
wp user term add <id> <taxonomy> <term>... [--by=<field>]
Append the term to the existing set of terms on the object.
<id>
The ID of the object.
<taxonomy>
The name of the taxonomy type to be added.
<term>...
The slug of the term or terms to be added.
[--by=<field>]
Explicitly handle the term value as a slug or id.
---
default: slug
options:
- slug
- id
---
List all terms associated with an object.
wp user term list <id> <taxonomy>... [--field=<field>] [--fields=<fields>] [--format=<format>]
<id>
ID for the object.
<taxonomy>...
One or more taxonomies to list.
[--field=<field>]
Prints the value of a single field for each term.
[--fields=<fields>]
Limit the output to specific row fields.
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format.
---
default: table
options:
- table
- csv
- json
- yaml
- count
- ids
---
AVAILABLE FIELDS
These fields will be displayed by default for each term:
- term_id
- name
- slug
- taxonomy
These fields are optionally available:
- term_taxonomy_id
- description
- term_group
- parent
- count
Remove a term from an object.
wp user term remove <id> <taxonomy> [<term>...] [--by=<field>] [--all]
OPTIONS
<id>
The ID of the object.
<taxonomy>
The name of the term's taxonomy.
[<term>...]
The slug of the term or terms to be removed from the object.
[--by=<field>]
Explicitly handle the term value as a slug or id.
---
default: slug
options:
- slug
- id
---
[--all]
Remove all terms from the object.
Set object terms.
wp user term set <id> <taxonomy> <term>... [--by=<field>]
Replaces existing terms on the object.
<id>
The ID of the object.
<taxonomy>
The name of the taxonomy type to be updated.
<term>...
The slug of the term or terms to be updated.
[--by=<field>]
Explicitly handle the term value as a slug or id.
---
default: slug
options:
- slug
- id
---
Removes one or more users from spam.
wp user unspam <id>...
OPTIONS
<id>...
One or more IDs of users to remove from spam.
EXAMPLES
$ wp user unspam 123
User 123 removed from spam.
Success: Unspamed 1 of 1 users.
Updates an existing user.
wp user update <user>... [--user_pass=<password>] [--user_nicename=<nice_name>] [--user_url=<url>] [--user_email=<email>] [--display_name=<display_name>] [--nickname=<nickname>] [--first_name=<first_name>] [--last_name=<last_name>] [--description=<description>] [--rich_editing=<rich_editing>] [--user_registered=<yyyy-mm-dd-hh-ii-ss>] [--role=<role>] --<field>=<value> [--skip-email]
OPTIONS
<user>...
The user login, user email or user ID of the user(s) to update.
[--user_pass=<password>]
A string that contains the plain text password for the user.
[--user_nicename=<nice_name>]
A string that contains a URL-friendly name for the user. The default is the user's username.
[--user_url=<url>]
A string containing the user's URL for the user's web site.
[--user_email=<email>]
A string containing the user's email address.
[--display_name=<display_name>]
A string that will be shown on the site. Defaults to user's username.
[--nickname=<nickname>]
The user's nickname, defaults to the user's username.
[--first_name=<first_name>]
The user's first name.
[--last_name=<last_name>]
The user's last name.
[--description=<description>]
A string containing content about the user.
[--rich_editing=<rich_editing>]
A string for whether to enable the rich editor or not. False if not empty.
[--user_registered=<yyyy-mm-dd-hh-ii-ss>]
The date the user registered.
[--role=<role>]
A string used to set the user's role.
--<field>=<value>
One or more fields to update. For accepted fields, see wp_update_user().
[--skip-email]
Don't send an email notification to the user.
EXAMPLES
# Update user
$ wp user update 123 --display_name=Mary --user_pass=marypass
Success: Updated user 123.
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