Clicking through admin for repetitive tasks is slow. WP-CLI automates everything from terminal.
Install:
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wp-cli/builds/gh-pages/phar/wp-cli.phar chmod +x wp-cli.phar sudo mv wp-cli.phar /usr/local/bin/wp
Common Commands:
# Install plugin wp plugin install contact-form-7 --activate # Update all plugins wp plugin update --all # Create user wp user create john john@example.com --role=author # Search and replace in database wp search-replace 'oldurl.com' 'newurl.com' # Export database wp db export backup.sql # Clear cache wp cache flush
Automate everything, perfect for scripts and deployments!