wp import <file>

Imports content from a given WXR file

Arguments

NameDescription
filePath to one or more valid WXR files for importing. Directories are also accepted

Options

NameDescription
--authors <authors>How the author mapping should be handled. Options are ‘create’, ‘mapping.csv’, or ‘skip’. The first will create any non-existent users from the WXR file. The second will read author mapping associations from a CSV, or create a CSV for editing if the file path doesn’t exist. The CSV requires two columns, and a header row like “old_user_login,new_user_login”. The last option will skip any author mapping
--skip <data-type>Skip importing specific data. Supported options are: ‘attachment’ and ‘image_resize’ (skip time-consuming thumbnail generation)
--path <path>Path to the WordPress files
--url <url>Pretend request came from given URL. In multisite, this argument is how the target site is specified
--ssh <options>Perform operation against a remote server over SSH (or a container using scheme of “docker”, “docker-compose”, “vagrant”)
--http <http>Perform operation against a remote WordPress installation over HTTP
--user <options>Set the WordPress user
--skip-pluginsSkip loading all plugins, or a comma-separated list of plugins. Note: mu-plugins are still loaded
--skip-plugins <plugins>Skip loading all plugins, or a comma-separated list of plugins. Note: mu-plugins are still loaded
--skip-themesSkip loading all themes, or a comma-separated list of themes
--skip-themes <themes>Skip loading all themes, or a comma-separated list of themes
--skip-packagesSkip loading all installed packages
--require <path>Load PHP file before running the command (may be used more than once)
--exec <php-code>Execute PHP code before running the command (may be used more than once)
--colorWhether to colorize the output
--no-colorWhether to colorize the output
--debugShow all PHP errors and add verbosity to WP-CLI output. Built-in groups include: bootstrap, commandfactory, and help
--debug <group>Show all PHP errors and add verbosity to WP-CLI output. Built-in groups include: bootstrap, commandfactory, and help
--promptPrompt the user to enter values for all command arguments, or a subset specified as comma-separated values
--prompt <assoc>Prompt the user to enter values for all command arguments, or a subset specified as comma-separated values
--quietSuppress informational messages