{"id":4407,"date":"2018-02-21T18:59:52","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T18:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2018\/02\/21\/how-to-add-and-delete-menu-items-using-wp-cli\/"},"modified":"2021-11-19T01:39:15","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T06:39:15","slug":"how-to-add-and-delete-menu-items-using-wp-cli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/wp-cli\/how-to-add-and-delete-menu-items-using-wp-cli\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add and Delete Menu Items Using WP-CLI"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In This Tutorial:<\/h2>\n

Add Menu Item<\/a> Delete Menu Item<\/a> <\/p><\/div>\n

WordPress Hosting plans<\/a> offered by InMotion Hosting feature WP-CLI<\/abbr>. This means that you can manipulate various aspects of your WordPress website, directly from the command line. In this guide, you will learn how to use the wp menu<\/em> command to add and delete menu items, using WP-CLI<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Create Menu Item<\/h2>\n

\tIf you would like to add an item to your menu, you can use the wp menu item<\/em> sub-command. The following steps will guide you through the process of adding a custom URL, a Post, and a Page to your menu, using WP-CLI<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

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    SSH into your server<\/a> as the cPanel user that owns the website you would like to work with. \t\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Use the cd<\/span> command to switch to the document root directory of your website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Example: cd public_html\/wp<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

    NOTE: <\/b>Be sure to replace public_html\/wp<\/b><\/span> with the actual path to the document root directory of your website.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Click on the button below for the menu item you would like to add, to expand and display the command used for each one.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n