How to manage Wordpress posts using WP-CLI
In our last article we went thru some wp-cli usage examples and got a bit familiar with the wp-cli tool. In this article we will see how we can manage our posts using the wp-cli tool.
The basic syntax is :
wp post <command
SUBCOMMANDS
create Create a post.
delete Delete a post by ID.
edit Launch system editor to edit post content.
generate Generate some posts.
get Get a post's content by ID.
list Get a list of posts.
meta Manage post custom fields.
term Manage post terms.
update Update one or more posts.So let us give some examples of the most common and useful post activities using the wp-cli tool.
How to list all the posts in Wordpress using WP-CLI
aodba451@sgp25 [~/www]# wp post listHow to list all the posts for a specific user in Wordpress using WP-CLI
aodba451@sgp25 [~/www]# wp post --user=1 listHow to create new post in Wordpress using WP-CLI
aodba451@sgp25 [~/www]# wp post create --post_status=publish --post_title="Test AO Post" --edit
Success: Created post 5475.How to edit a post in Wordpress using WP-CLI
aodba451@sgp25 [~/www]# wp post edit 5475
Warning: No change made to post content.How to change the wp-cli editor
- you can choose your preffred editor, the only thing you need to do is added in your .bashrc file.
export EDITOR=vimHow to delete a post in Wordpress using WP-CLI
aodba451@sgp25 [~/www]# wp post delete 5475 --force
Success: Deleted post 5475.How to delete all posts from the trash in Wordpress using WP-CLI
aodba451@sgp25 [~/www]# wp post delete $(wp post list --post_status=trash --format=ids)
Success: Deleted post 5223.How to update the Name a post in Wordpress using WP-CLI
We will update the post name.aodba451@sgp25 [~/www]#wp post update 5477 --post_name='New Name Post' --post_status=publish
Success: Updated post 5477. How to update the Title of a post in Wordpress using WP-CLI
aodba451@sgp25 [~/www]# wp post update 5477 --post_title="New Title Post"
Success: Updated post 5477.