WordPress: WP-CLI

2h 13mAdvanced2021-05-03

Authors

Joe Casabona

Course Developer, Founder of Creator Courses

Course details

While the ease of use of the WordPress dashboard is one of the main draws of the platform, there are instances when using the command-line interface, or CLI, has distinct advantages. For example, repeated actions like updating themes or deleting spam comments can be done with a single CLI command. Using WP-CLI, you can also write scripts to automate processes like nightly backups, updating plugins, or even full WordPress installs. In this course, Joe Casabona takes you through the vast and flexible uses of WP-CLI, starting with basics like managing posts and content, to working with the WordPress database, and everything in between. By the end of this course, you’ll see how to execute nearly all WordPress dashboard tasks from WP-CLI, leaving you with the freedom to decide the best method for each scenario and task.

Skills covered

Help Desk SkillsWordPressContent Management Systems (CMS)IT Help DeskWeb Development ToolsWeb DevelopmentOpen SourceOne-Off

Concepts

Introduction

What is WP-CLI
Who is it for
What you should know

Setting up WP-CLI

How WordPress works under the hood
Environment setup
Using WP-CLI with Local
Manually installing WP-CLI
A look at WP-CLI commands

Updating and Modifying WordPress

Interacting with Core
Working with themes
Working with plugins
Sidebars widgets and menus

Working with Posts and Other Content

Getting post type information
Managing existing posts
Generating dummy data
Interacting with comments
Terms and taxonomies
Managing media

Users Options and Caches

Roles and capabilities
Managing specific users
Reading and changing options
Flushing cache transients and embeds

Working with the WordPress Database

Overview of wp db commands
Querying the database
Maintaining the database
Exporting importing search and replace

There s So Much More

Installing WordPress using WP-CLI
Advanced WP-CLI topics

Conclusion

Next steps