Script to bulk update wordpress sites, plugins and themes using wp-cli

wordpress-update.sh

#!/bin/bash
###################
# Script to update wordpress sites, plugins and themes
# Created by: Sam R.
# Created at: 2024-11-01
# Usage:
# - edit the script BASE_PATH as appropriate
# - add the site directories to the SITES array
# - run the script ./wordpress-update.sh
###################

WP_CLI_COMMAND="$HOME/bin/wp-cli.phar"
BASE_PATH="/var/www"
SITES=(
    "example.com"
)

for i in "${SITES[@]}"; do
    echo "# === UPDATING SITE CORE: ${i}"
    ${WP_CLI_COMMAND} core update --path="${BASE_PATH}/${i}"
    
    echo "# === UPDATING SITE PLUGINS: ${i}"
    ${WP_CLI_COMMAND} plugin update --path="${BASE_PATH}/${i}" --all
    
    echo "# === UPDATING SITE THEMES: ${i}"
    ${WP_CLI_COMMAND} theme update --path="${BASE_PATH}/${i}" --all
done