wp core

Downloads, installs, updates, and manages a WordPress installation.

Commands Description
wp core check-update Checks for WordPress updates via Version Check API.
wp core download Downloads core WordPress files.
wp core is-installed Checks if WordPress is installed.
wp core install Runs the standard WordPress installation process.
wp core multisite-convert Transforms an existing single-site installation into a multisite installation.
wp core multisite-install Installs WordPress multisite from scratch.
wp core version Displays the WordPress version.
wp core update Updates WordPress to a newer version.
wp core update-db Runs the WordPress database update procedure.
wp core verify-checksums Verifies WordPress files against WordPress.org's checksums.

Examples

# Download WordPress core
$ wp core download --locale=nl_NL
Downloading WordPress 4.5.2 (nl_NL)...
md5 hash verified: c5366d05b521831dd0b29dfc386e56a5
Success: WordPress downloaded.

# Install WordPress
$ wp core install --url=example.com --title=Example --admin_user=supervisor --admin_password=strongpassword [email protected]
Success: WordPress installed successfully.

# Display the WordPress version
$ wp core version
4.5.2

Source code of the commands


wp core check-update

Checks for WordPress updates via Version Check API.

Lists the most recent versions when there are updates available, or success message when up to date.

Usage

wp core check-update [--minor] [--major] [--field={field}] [--fields={fields}] [--format={format}]

You can specify global options and the following:

[--minor]
Compare only the first two parts of the version number.
[--major]
Compare only the first part of the version number.
[--field={field}]
Prints the value of a single field for each update.
[--fields={fields}]
Limit the output to specific object fields. Defaults to version,update_type,package_url.
[--format={format}]

Render output in a particular format.
Default: table
Can be:

  • table
  • csv
  • count
  • json
  • yaml

Examples

$ wp core check-update
+---------+-------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| version | update_type | package_url                                                 |
+---------+-------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4.5.2   | major       | https://downloads.wordpress.org/release/wordpress-4.5.2.zip |
+---------+-------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+

wp core download

Downloads core WordPress files.

Downloads and extracts WordPress core files to the specified path. Uses current directory when no path is specified. Downloaded build is verified to have the correct md5 and then cached to the local filesytem. Subsequent uses of command will use the local cache if it still exists.

Usage

wp core download [--path={path}] [--locale={locale}] [--version={version}] [--skip-content] [--force]

You can specify global options and the following:

[--path={path}]
Specify the path in which to install WordPress. Defaults to current directory.
[--locale={locale}]
Select which language you want to download.
[--version={version}]
Select which version you want to download. Accepts a version number, 'latest' or 'nightly'
[--skip-content]
Download WP without the default themes and plugins.
[--force]
Overwrites existing files, if present.

Examples

$ wp core download --locale=nl_NL
Downloading WordPress 4.5.2 (nl_NL)...
md5 hash verified: c5366d05b521831dd0b29dfc386e56a5
Success: WordPress downloaded.

wp core is-installed

Checks if WordPress is installed.

Determines whether WordPress is installed by checking if the standard database tables are installed. Doesn't produce output; uses exit codes to communicate whether WordPress is installed.

[--network]
Check if this is a multisite installation.

Usage

wp core is-installed [--network]

Examples

# Check whether WordPress is installed; exit status 0 if installed, otherwise 1
$ wp core is-installed
$ echo $?
1
# Bash script for checking whether WordPress is installed or not
if ! $(wp core is-installed); then
	wp core install
fi

wp core install

Runs the standard WordPress installation process.

Creates the WordPress tables in the database using the URL, title, and default admin user details provided. Performs the famous 5 minute install in seconds or less.

Note: if you've installed WordPress in a subdirectory, then you'll need to wp option update siteurl after wp core install. For instance, if WordPress is installed in the /wp directory and your domain is wp.dev, then you'll need to run wp option update siteurl http://wp.dev/wp for your WordPress installation to function properly.

Note: When using custom user tables (e.g. CUSTOM_USER_TABLE), the admin email and password are ignored if the user_login already exists. If the user_login doesn't exist, a new user will be created.

Usage

wp core install --url={url} --title={site-title} --admin_user={username} [--admin_password={password}] --admin_email={email} [--skip-email]

You can specify global options and the following:

--url={url}
The address of the new site.
--title={site-title}
The title of the new site.
--admin_user={username}
The name of the admin user.
[--admin_password={password}]
The password for the admin user. Defaults to randomly generated string.
--admin_email={email}
The email address for the admin user.
[--skip-email]
Don't send an email notification to the new admin user.

Examples

# Install WordPress in 5 seconds
$ wp core install --url=example.com --title=Example --admin_user=supervisor --admin_password=strongpassword [email protected]
Success: WordPress installed successfully.
# Install WordPress without disclosing admin_password to bash history
$ wp core install --url=example.com --title=Example --admin_user=supervisor [email protected] --prompt=admin_password < admin_password.txt

wp core multisite-convert

Transforms an existing single-site installation into a multisite installation.

Creates the multisite database tables, and adds the multisite constants to wp-config.php.

For those using WordPress with Apache, remember to update the .htaccess file with the appropriate multisite rewrite rules.

Review the multisite documentation for more details about how multisite works.

Usage

wp core multisite-convert [--title={network-title}] [--base={url-path}] [--subdomains]

You can specify global options and the following:

[--title={network-title}]
The title of the new network.
[--base={url-path}]
Base path after the domain name that each site url will start with.
Default: /
[--subdomains]
If passed, the network will use subdomains, instead of subdirectories. Doesn't work with 'localhost'.

Examples

$ wp core multisite-convert
Set up multisite database tables.
Added multisite constants to wp-config.php.
Success: Network installed. Don't forget to set up rewrite rules.

wp core multisite-install

Installs WordPress multisite from scratch.

Creates the WordPress tables in the database using the URL, title, and default admin user details provided. Then, creates the multisite tables in the database and adds multisite constants to the wp-config.php.

For those using WordPress with Apache, remember to update the .htaccess file with the appropriate multisite rewrite rules.

Usage

wp core multisite-install [--url={url}] [--base={url-path}] [--subdomains] --title={site-title} --admin_user={username} [--admin_password={password}] --admin_email={email} [--skip-email] [--skip-config]

You can specify global options and the following:

[--url={url}]
The address of the new site.
[--base={url-path}]
Base path after the domain name that each site url in the network will start with.
Default: /
[--subdomains]
If passed, the network will use subdomains, instead of subdirectories. Doesn't work with 'localhost'.
--title={site-title}
The title of the new site.
--admin_user={username}
The name of the admin user.
Default: admin
[--admin_password={password}]
The password for the admin user. Defaults to randomly generated string.
--admin_email={email}
The email address for the admin user.
[--skip-email]
Don't send an email notification to the new admin user.
[--skip-config]
Don't add multisite constants to wp-config.php.

Examples

$ wp core multisite-install --title="Welcome to the WordPress" \
> --admin_user="admin" --admin_password="password" \
> --admin_email="[email protected]"
Single site database tables already present.
Set up multisite database tables.
Added multisite constants to wp-config.php.
Success: Network installed. Don't forget to set up rewrite rules.

wp core version

Displays the WordPress version.

Usage

wp core version [--extra]

You can specify global options and the following:

[--extra]
Show extended version information.

Examples

# Display the WordPress version
$ wp core version
4.5.2
# Display WordPress version along with other information
$ wp core version --extra
WordPress version: 4.5.2
Database revision: 36686
TinyMCE version:   4.310 (4310-20160418)
Package language:  en_US

wp core update

Updates WordPress to a newer version.

Defaults to updating WordPress to the latest version.

If you see "Error: Another update is currently in progress.", you may need to run wp option delete core_updater.lock after verifying another update isn't actually running.

Usage

wp core update [{zip}] [--minor] [--version={version}] [--force] [--locale={locale}]

You can specify global options and the following:

[{zip}]
Path to zip file to use, instead of downloading from wordpress.org.
[--minor]
Only perform updates for minor releases (e.g. update from WP 4.3 to 4.3.3 instead of 4.4.2).
[--version={version}]
Update to a specific version, instead of to the latest version. Alternatively accepts 'nightly'.
[--force]
Update even when installed WP version is greater than the requested version.
[--locale={locale}]
Select which language you want to download.

Examples

# Update WordPress
$ wp core update
Updating to version 4.5.2 (en_US)...
Downloading update from https://downloads.wordpress.org/release/wordpress-4.5.2-no-content.zip...
Unpacking the update...
Cleaning up files...
No files found that need cleaning up
Success: WordPress updated successfully.
# Update WordPress to latest version of 3.8 release
$ wp core update --version=3.8 ../latest.zip
Updating to version 3.8 ()...
Unpacking the update...
Cleaning up files...
File removed: wp-admin/js/tags-box.js
...
File removed: wp-admin/js/updates.min.
377 files cleaned up
Success: WordPress updated successfully.
# Update WordPress to 3.1 forcefully
$ wp core update --version=3.1 --force
Updating to version 3.1 (en_US)...
Downloading update from https://wordpress.org/wordpress-3.1.zip...
Unpacking the update...
Warning: Checksums not available for WordPress 3.1/en_US. Please cleanup files manually.
Success: WordPress updated successfully.

wp core update-db

Runs the WordPress database update procedure.

[--network]
Update databases for all sites on a network
[--dry-run]
Compare database versions without performing the update.

Usage

wp core update-db [--network] [--dry-run]

Examples

# Update the WordPress database
$ wp core update-db
Success: WordPress database upgraded successfully from db version 36686 to 35700.
# Update databases for all sites on a network
$ wp core update-db --network
WordPress database upgraded successfully from db version 35700 to 29630 on example.com/
Success: WordPress database upgraded on 123/123 sites

wp core verify-checksums

Verifies WordPress files against WordPress.org's checksums.

Downloads md5 checksums for the current version from WordPress.org, and compares those checksums against the currently installed files.

For security, avoids loading WordPress when verifying checksums.

If you experience issues verifying from this command, ensure you are passing the relevant --locale and --version arguments according to the values from the Dashboard->Updates menu in the admin area of the site.

Usage

wp core verify-checksums [--version={version}] [--locale={locale}]

You can specify global options and the following:

[--version={version}]
Verify checksums against a specific version of WordPress.
[--locale={locale}]
Verify checksums against a specific locale of WordPress.

Examples

# Verify checksums
$ wp core verify-checksums
Success: WordPress installation verifies against checksums.
# Verify checksums for given WordPress version
$ wp core verify-checksums --version=4.0
Success: WordPress installation verifies against checksums.
# Verify checksums for given locale
$ wp core verify-checksums --locale=en_US
Success: WordPress installation verifies against checksums.
# Verify checksums for given locale
$ wp core verify-checksums --locale=ja
Warning: File doesn't verify against checksum: wp-includes/version.php
Warning: File doesn't verify against checksum: readme.html
Warning: File doesn't verify against checksum: wp-config-sample.php
Error: WordPress installation doesn't verify against checksums.