4th August, 2017 | Blog |
What is WP-Cli And Why You Probably Need It
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How to install Wp-Cli
Step 1. The recommended way to install Wp-Cli is by downloading the Phar build, making it executable, and placing it on your PATH. The latest version of the file can be found at https://raw.github.com/wp-cli/builds/gh-pages/phar/wp-cli.pharStep 2. Using the cURL command type curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wp-cli/builds/gh-pages/phar/wp-cli.phar This will download and extract the Wp-Cli files to your root user directory. Step 3. Next, it’s time to set the permissions to make it executable. Enter the following command: chmod +x wp-cli.phar Step 4. It's best to move the Wp-Cli.phar to a folder and rename it ‘wp’. This will help you use the Wp-Cli commands just by typing ‘wp’ at the start of the commands. That’s all there is to installing Wp-Cli! If you need more information for troubleshooting, that can be found over at https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/installing/. Now, let’s jump into an overview of some simple commands we can make.Using the Wp-Cli help system
Wp-Cli comes with a full help system. This can be accessed by typing: wp help.Installing themes with Wp-Cli
Importing and installing themes is a lot quicker through Wp-Cli as opposed to logging in via WordPress admin and activating it. Wp-Cli connects your server directly to the WordPress theme repository allowing it to install themes in a second. Let's use the themes ‘twenty seventeen’ as an example. Simply type in the following command: wp theme install twentytenLikewise, if you wanted to install the theme ‘simplicity lite’, you would just need to enter: wp theme install simplicityliteWhile this will install the themes on your site it will not activate them. To do that you will need to type the command: wp theme activate twentyten[caption id="attachment_6156" align="alignnone" width="546"]
Installing Plugins with Wp-Cli
Just like with the themes, plugins can be installed straight from the official repository. Once again, installation is seamless and takes next to no time. For example: wp plugin install yoastseoThe above command line will install the Yoast SEO plugin on your website. To activate it just simply type: wp plugin activate yoastseo To deactivate any plugin just type: wp plugin deactivate yoastseo. Simple stuff!Updating Themes, Plugins and WordPress core with Wp-Cli
Time-consuming tasks such as updating core features can be a hassle, but thankfully this can be taken care of easily through some command inputs. To update WordPress to the latest, stable version, simply enter: wp core updateWp-Cli will also let you update to the specific version of WordPress you want. So if you want to update to WordPress version 3.9 instead of 4.2, simply enter: wp core update -- version=3.9When it comes to updating plugins you can update all at once or just specify a single one. To update all enter: wp plugin update -- allLikewise, for a specific plugin, you should enter: wp plugin update yoastseoThis exact method applies for themes as well and would be as follows: wp theme update -- all , or, wp theme update twentyten
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