Manage WordPress core entities.
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This package implements the following commands:
Manage 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.
Manage 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.
List, create, assign, and delete menus.
wp menu
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.
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.
Manage a menu's assignment to 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.
Manage network custom fields.
wp network meta
EXAMPLES
# Get a list of super-admins
$ wp network meta get 1 site_admins
array (
0 => 'supervisor',
)
Manage posts.
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.
Manage 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.
Manage post terms.
wp post term
EXAMPLES
# Set post terms
$ wp post term set 123 test category
Success: Set terms.
Manage post types.
wp post-type
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 | |
+---------------+--------+
Perform site-wide operations.
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.
Manage taxonomies.
wp taxonomy
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"}
Manage terms.
wp term
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
Manage 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.
Manage users.
wp user
EXAMPLES
# List user IDs
$ wp user list --field=ID
1
# Create a new user.
$ wp user create bob bob@example.com --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
Manage 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.
Manage user terms.
wp user term
EXAMPLES
# Set user terms
$ wp user term set 123 test category
Success: Set terms.
Installing this package requires WP-CLI v0.23.0 or greater. Update to the latest stable release with wp cli update.
Once you've done so, you can install this package with wp package install wp-cli/entity-command.
We appreciate you taking the initiative to contribute to this project.
Contributing isn’t limited to just code. We encourage you to contribute in the way that best fits your abilities, by writing tutorials, giving a demo at your local meetup, helping other users with their support questions, or revising our documentation.
Think you’ve found a bug? We’d love for you to help us get it fixed.
Before you create a new issue, you should search existing issues to see if there’s an existing resolution to it, or if it’s already been fixed in a newer version.
Once you’ve done a bit of searching and discovered there isn’t an open or fixed issue for your bug, please create a new issue with the following:
- What you were doing (e.g. "When I run
wp post list"). - What you saw (e.g. "I see a fatal about a class being undefined.").
- What you expected to see (e.g. "I expected to see the list of posts.")
Include as much detail as you can, and clear steps to reproduce if possible.
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- Create a feature branch for each contribution.
- Submit your pull request early for feedback.
- Include functional tests with your changes. Read the WP-CLI documentation for an introduction.
- Follow the WordPress Coding Standards.
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