WP-CLI is a command line tool that allows you to manage a WordPress website without logging in to the WordPress dashboard. It is useful for checking website details, updating WordPress core, updating plugins and themes, clearing cache, and reinstalling WordPress core files.
Before running updates, it is recommended to make a full backup of the website files and database.
Check Current Directory
pwd
List files:
ls
See Directories / Also if you wish to change directory use command cd
dir
Check is WP installed
wp core version && wp option get blogname
After you’ve done these checks
You can see also config file
wp config list
Updated WordPress
wp core update
Update database if needed:
wp core update-db
Update plugins:
wp plugin update --all
Update Themes
wp theme update --all
Clear cache after update:
wp cache flush
Also to update with one command
wp core update && wp plugin update --all && wp theme update --all
Reinstall WordPress
To reinstall WordPress through WP-CLI, you’ll just need to enter the following command:
wp core download --skip-content --force
This will reset your WordPress installation without affecting your themes and plugins.
