wordpress-management.md

Wordpress Management

Using wp cli is key to an efficient wordpress management. For command reference use the official documentation.

Update wp-cli

wp cli update

Regular CLI maintenance

# Updates wordpress
wp core udpate

# Updates plugins
wp plugin update --all
wp plugin update <plugin name>

# Updates themes
wp theme update --all
wp theme update <theme name>

How to Change Wordpress URL

Ref: https://dotlayer.com/how-to-use-the-wp-cli-command-line-tool-to-change-your-wordpress-website-url-or-domain/

1. Install wp-cli
2. Run:

wp option update home 'http://example.com'
wp option update siteurl 'http://example.com'

Done!

Alternative method

Add in wp-config.php

define( 'WP_HOME', 'http://test.domain.cl' );
define( 'WP_SITEURL', 'http://test.domain.cl' );

Recommended alternative for complex migrations

https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/search-replace/

Fix Permissions

Fix de permisos de carpetas desde carpeta public del sitio

Ref: https://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions

sudo find . -type f -exec chmod 664 {} \;
sudo find . -type d -exec chmod 775 {} \;
chmod -R 660 wp-config.php

# OR
sudo find . -type f -exec chmod 664 {} \; && sudo find . -type d -exec chmod 775 {} \; && chmod -R 660 wp-config.php