WP CLI

Transcript

1. WP CLI A talk by Tom J Nowell

2. I’m Tom J Nowell Code For The People

3. I’ll Cover • What is WP CLI • What’s a

   Command Line • Running a command • WP CLI Commands

4. WP CLI WordPress, Command Line Interface A tool for terminal

   users

5. What is The Terminal?

6. ❯ date

7. ❯ date Wed 20 Aug 2014 17:46:41 BST

8. ❯ command parameter1 parameter2 etc...

9. Essential Commands • ls what’s inside this folder • cd

   foldername change into another folder • cd .. go up one folder

10. Opening the Terminal

11. None

12. Once installed, open your WordPress folder on the terminal GIF

    by Chris Coyier of CSS Tricks

13. Some of the Things WP CLI Can Do • Create

    Posts • Create Users • Download plugins and themes • Database Queries • Installing WordPress

14. E.g. Adding an author to a site: ❯ wp user

    create bob bob@example.com --role=author

15. A demonstration

16. Questions?