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WP-CLI Access

Manage WordPress from the command line. Run WP-CLI commands directly from your dashboard or via SSH.

1Dashboard Terminal

Access WP-CLI through the dashboard:

  1. Go to your WordPress site dashboard
  2. Click "Terminal" in the sidebar
  3. Type WP-CLI commands directly

The terminal is available on all WordPress plans.

2Common Commands

Useful WP-CLI commands:

# Core WordPress
wp core version
wp core update
wp core verify-checksums

# Plugins
wp plugin list
wp plugin install woocommerce --activate
wp plugin update --all
wp plugin deactivate plugin-name

# Themes
wp theme list
wp theme activate flavor
wp theme update --all

# Database
wp db export backup.sql
wp db import backup.sql
wp db optimize

# Users
wp user list
wp user create newuser email@example.bericanlabs.com --role=editor

# Cache
wp cache flush
wp transient delete --all

3SSH Access

For Professional plan users, connect via SSH:

  1. Go to Site Settings > SSH Access
  2. Add your public SSH key
  3. Copy the SSH connection string
  4. Connect from your terminal
ssh yoursite@ssh.bericanlabs.com

4Search & Replace

Update URLs throughout your database:

# Dry run first (recommended)
wp search-replace 'http://old-domain.com' 'https://new-domain.com' --dry-run

# Execute the replacement
wp search-replace 'http://old-domain.com' 'https://new-domain.com'

# Skip specific tables
wp search-replace 'old' 'new' --skip-tables=wp_users

Tip: Always create a backup before running search-replace!

5Bulk Operations

Efficiently manage content in bulk:

# Delete all spam comments
wp comment delete $(wp comment list --status=spam --format=ids)

# Delete all post revisions
wp post delete $(wp post list --post_type=revision --format=ids)

# Update all posts of a type
wp post update $(wp post list --post_type=post --format=ids) --post_status=draft

# Export all users to CSV
wp user list --format=csv > users.csv