Save Time By Managing WordPress from the Command Line

With Shawn Hooper in the Developer track.

WP-CLI is a set of tools that allow you to manage your WordPress installation from the command line. Many of the features of WP-CLI are huge timesavers. I’ll demonstrate the installation of WP-CLI and explain many the features that come with it. I recommend this presentation for anyone designing or developing in WordPress.

Learning Outcomes

  • Install WP-CLI on a web server
  • Install WordPress from the command line
  • Install, activate and deactivate plugins from the command line
  • Create test data
  • Search and Replace values in the database
  • Create a custom command