WordPress-CLI

WP-CLI is the command-line interface for WordPress. You can update plugins, configure multisite installs and much more, without using a web browser. Also you can use wp-cli for cron automations.

Installation of WP-CLI

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curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wp-cli/builds/gh-pages/phar/wp-cli.phar
php wp-cli.phar --info
chmod +x wp-cli.phar
mv wp-cli.phar /usr/local/bin/wp

Install updates for WP-CLI itself

wp --allow-root cli update

Update WordPress core

wp --allow-root core update

List all installed plugins

wp --allow-root plugin list

Install Update for Plugin X-plugin

wp --allow-root plugin update x-plugin