--- title: "WP-CLI – Using the WordPress Command Line Interface" description: "WP-CLI or WordPress Command Line Interface, allows you to manage your WordPress website(s) directly from the command line. With this tool, you can efficiently maintain your WordPress website(s)..." url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-cli/ date: 2020-12-24 modified: 2021-08-16 author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor" type: page lang: en --- # WP-CLI – Using the WordPress Command Line Interface ![learn wp-cli](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Learn-WP-CLI-1024x538.png) [WP-CLI ](https://wp-cli.org/)or WordPress Command Line Interface, allows you to manage your [WordPress website(s)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/) directly from the command line. With this tool, you can efficiently maintain your WordPress website(s) without a web-browser. For advanced users, WP-CLI can be used to easily install plugins, manage users, configure multisite installations, and much more. To help you get started with WP-CLI, below we’ve listed comprehensive WP-CLI tutorials created by our knowledgeable WordPress experts. Continue reading to learn how to use WP-CLI and streamline your WordPress maintenance workflow. ## Getting Started with WP-CLI Learn the basics of WP-CLI. After installing the tool, master installing WordPress, plugins, and themes right from your desktop: - [Install and Configure WP-CLI](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-cli/install-and-configure-wp-cli/) - [Install WordPress Using WP-CLI](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-cli/install-wordpress-using-wp-cli/) - [Install a Theme ](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-cli/install-a-theme-using-wp-cli/)[Using ](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-cli/install-a-theme-using-wp-cli/)[WP-CLI](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-cli/install-a-theme-using-wp-cli/) - [Install a Plugin Using WP-CLI](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-cli/install-a-plugin-using-wp-cli/) - [How to View Page Content Using WP-CLI](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-cli/how-to-view-page-content-using-wp-cli/) ## Managing Users with WP-CLI If you manage multiple WordPress sites that have many users, learning how to manage user roles for each site without a web-browser will shorten your maintenance time: - [Manage WordPress Users Using WP-CLI](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-cli/manage-wordpress-users-using-wp-cli/) - [Manage WordPress User Roles and Capabilities Using WP-CLI](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wordpress-user-role-editor/) - [Reset WordPress User Password Using WP-CLI](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-cli/reset-user-password-using-wp-cli/) ## Managing Content with WP-CLI Completely streamline your WordPress maintenance workflow by learning how to address common maintenance tasks right from WP-CLI: - [Update WordPress Using WP-CLI](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-cli/update-wordpress-using-wp-cli/) - [Manage WordPress Plugins with WP-CLI](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-cli/manage-wordpress-plugins-wp-cli/) - [Change WordPress Theme Using WP-CLI](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-cli/change-wordpress-theme-using-wp-cli/) - [Find Your Last Used Theme WIth WP-CLI](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-cli/find-your-last-used-theme-with-wp-cli/) - [How to Purge W3 Total Cache in WP-CLI](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/plugins/w3-total-cache/) - [Change WordPress Theme Using WP-CLI](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-cli/change-wordpress-theme-using-wp-cli/) - [How to Add and Delete Menu Items Using WP-CLI](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-cli/how-to-add-and-delete-menu-items-using-wp-cli/) ## Advanced Uses of WP-CLI Expand the maintenance tasks you complete with WP-CLI by learning these advanced uses: - [How to Install a WP-CLI Package](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-cli/how-to-install-a-wp-cli-package/) - [Check and Repair Database with WP-CLI](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-cli/check-and-repair-database-with-wp-cli/) - [How to Enable WordPress Debugging Using WP-CLI](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/how-to-enable-wordpress-debugging-using-wp-cli/) - [Delete WordPress Transients Using WP-CLI](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-cli/delete-wordpress-transients-using-wp-cli/) - [WP-CLI search-replace Command](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-cli/wp-cli-search-replace-command/) ## Explore All WP-CLI Articles - [How to Copy Post Content HTML from WordPress with WP-CLI](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-cli/how-to-copy-post-content-html-from-wordpress-with-wp-cli/) - [Find Your Last Used Theme With WP-CLI](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-cli/find-your-last-used-theme-with-wp-cli/) - [Check and Repair Database with WP-CLI](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-cli/check-and-repair-database-with-wp-cli/) - [Manage WordPress Plugins with WP-CLI](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-cli/manage-wordpress-plugins-wp-cli/) - [Reset WordPress User Password Using WP-CLI](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-cli/reset-user-password-using-wp-cli/) - [How to Install a WP-CLI Package](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-cli/how-to-install-a-wp-cli-package/) - [How to Create and Delete a WordPress Page Using WP-CLI](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-cli/how-to-create-and-delete-a-wordpress-page-using-wp-cli/) - [How to View Page Content Using WP-CLI](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-cli/how-to-view-page-content-using-wp-cli/) - [How to Add and Delete Menu Items Using WP-CLI](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-cli/how-to-add-and-delete-menu-items-using-wp-cli/) - [How to Find Post Details Using WP-CLI](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-cli/how-to-find-post-details-using-wp-cli/) - 1 - [2](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-cli.md?lcp_page0=2#lcp_instance_0) - [3](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-cli.md?lcp_page0=3#lcp_instance_0) - [>>](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-cli.md?lcp_page0=2#lcp_instance_0)