Development workflow Intro
Installing WP-CLI, and why local differs from the server
Move click-work to the command line and the work becomes a record. Installing takes ten minutes; deciding which PHP it runs on and as which user saves you…
Technote
WP-CLI automation recipes
Moving click-work to the command line — seeding, migrations, checks and cleanup as reproducible scripts.
8 articles
Development workflow Intro
Posts and terms from the command line: list before you change
Bulk-edit accidents almost always come from selecting the wrong set. Split selection and action into two commands and you get to see what will change before it changes.
Development workflow Practical
Safe search-replace: serialisation, guid and dry runs
Replace a domain with raw SQL and widget and theme settings quietly go blank. Serialised data stores string lengths — and switching tools removes the problem entirely.
Development workflow Practical
Running scripts with eval-file, and the argument trap
It runs your own PHP file inside a fully loaded WordPress. Flags starting with -- never reach your script, though, because WP-CLI consumes them first.
Development workflow Practical
Idempotent seeds: running twice must create nothing
A seed script never runs only once. Get the lookup wrong and the check passes, the insert runs, and WordPress quietly appends -2 to the slug.
Development workflow Advanced
Adding your own WP-CLI command to a plugin
Registration is three lines and your docblock becomes the help text. What deserves thought is choosing between log, warning and error — because error stops the run.
Servers & infrastructure Advanced
Moving wp-cron to system cron, and why schedules run late
Scheduled posts that publish late are usually a structural problem, not a code one. WordPress cron rides on incoming requests, so on a quiet site nothing runs at…
Development workflow Advanced
Running WP-CLI in CI: what the checks actually look like
Checks that rely on somebody remembering get skipped in a busy week. Stack the cheap ones first, run the rest against a disposable WordPress, and the remembering stops…