The method
Use this prompt directly in ChatGPT. Input a description of what you want to achieve with WP-CLI. The model will generate the appropriate command and also explain what each part of the command does. Ideal for learning or quick command creation.
The prompts
Prompt 1
I want to bulk update the author of all posts in the 'news' category to 'john_doe'. Can you give me the WP-CLI command and explain what each part of the command does?
Prompt 2
I need to list all installed plugins and check if there are any available updates. Give me the WP-CLI commands and explain how to interpret the output.
Prompt 3
I want to create a new WordPress user with the username 'newuser', email '[email protected]', and role 'editor'. Give me the WP-CLI command and explain each argument.
Prompt 4
I need to search and replace all occurrences of 'olddomain.com' with 'newdomain.com' in the WordPress database. Provide the WP-CLI command and a warning about backing up the database first. Explain how the command works.
Prompt 5
Explain to me how to download the WordPress core to my local machine using WP-CLI and what the most frequent use cases would be for this command.