WP-CLI is a great companion for developers who can leverage many of its features/functionality in their day-to-day development. In this session, I’ll give an introduction to WP-CLI, the basics command it provides and how we can use it. I will also discuss the other benefits, common useful commands in WP-CLI, installing external commands and a quick introduction to creating a custom command.

1. WP-CLI - A Good Friend of Developer
@chandrappatel

2. What is WP-CLI?

3. Why WP-CLI?
● Performing any action takes fewer steps
● Migration
● Background jobs

4. Install WP-CLI
https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/insta
lling/

5. Built-in commands

6. wp core
Downloads, installs, updates,
and manages a WordPress
installation.
$ wp core download

7. wp scaffold
Generates code for post types,
taxonomies, plugins, child
themes, etc.
$ wp scaffold _s
sample-theme

8. wp db
Performs basic database
operations using credentials
stored in wp-config.php.
$ wp db query

9. wp
search-replace
Searches/replaces strings in
the database.
$ wp search-replace
'foo' 'bar'

10. wp i18n
Provides internationalization
tools for WordPress projects.
$ wp i18n make-pot

11. wp package
Lists, installs, and removes
WP-CLI packages.
$ wp package install

12. Global parameters

13. --skip-plugins
Skip loading all plugins, or a
comma-separated list of
plugins.
$ wp plugin
deactivate
plugin-name
--skip-plugins

14. --skip-themes
Skip loading all themes, or a
comma-separated list of
themes.
$ wp theme activate
twentynineteen
--skip-themes

15. --prompt
Prompt the user to enter
values for all command
arguments.
$ wp user create
--prompt

16. --url
Pretend request came from
given URL.
$ wp post list
--url=example.com

17. Useful Packages

18. wp-cli/profile-c
ommand
Quickly identify what's slow
with WordPress.
$ wp profile stage

19. wp-cli/doctor-
command
Diagnose problems within
WordPress by running a series
of checks for symptoms.
$ wp doctor check

20. Custom command
https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/com
mands-cookbook/

21. rtCamp/report
-command
Generates a report for themes
and plugins in a Multisite
environment.
$ wp report --all

22. Giving back

23. References
● https://github.com/wp-cli/profile-command
● https://github.com/wp-cli/doctor-command
● https://github.com/rtCamp/wp-cli-report-c
ommand

24. Questions?

25. We are hiring! 🤗
rt.camp/join

26. Thank you! 😊
chandra@rtcamp.com@chandrappatel
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