{"id":4425,"date":"2018-03-05T17:39:35","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T17:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2018\/03\/05\/how-to-create-and-delete-a-wordpress-page-using-wp-cli\/"},"modified":"2024-03-11T16:45:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T20:45:40","slug":"how-to-create-and-delete-a-wordpress-page-using-wp-cli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/wp-cli\/how-to-create-and-delete-a-wordpress-page-using-wp-cli\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create and Delete a WordPress Page Using WP-CLI"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

In This Tutorial:<\/h2>\n

Create a Page<\/a> Delete a Page<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

WP-CLI<\/abbr> is a tool available with any of InMotion Hosting’s WordPress Hosting plans<\/a>. This ingenious suite of tools allows you to work on your WordPress websites from the command line. In this guide, you will learn how to create and delete a WordPress Page<\/strong> from the command line using the WP-CLI<\/strong> command, wp post<\/em>.<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

Add a Page<\/h2>\n
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  1. \n
      \n
    1. \n

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

    2. \n

      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
    3. \n

      Run the following command:<\/p>\n

      wp post create –post_type=page<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      The output will be similar to the example below:<\/p>\n

      exampl3@example.com [~\/public_html\/wp]# wp post create --post_type=page Success:<\/span> Created post 157.<\/pre>\n
      <\/a><\/p>\n
      Delete a Page<\/h2>\n
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      1. \n
          \n
        1. \n
          SSH into your server<\/a> as the cPanel user that owns the website you would like to work with.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
        2. \n
          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
        3. \n
          Run the following command:<\/p>\n
          wp post delete 156<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n
          NOTE: <\/b>Be sure to replace 156<\/i><\/span> with the actual ID of the Page<\/a> you would like to delete.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
          The output will be similar to the example below:<\/p>\n
          exampl3@example.com [~\/public_html\/wp]# wp post delete 156 Success:<\/span> Trashed post 156.<\/pre>\n
          Congratulations!<\/b> Now, you know how to create and delete WordPress Pages, using WP-CLI<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n
          Learn more about WP-CLI<\/a>, the command-line interface for WordPress, and how to streamline your WordPress maintenance workflows!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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