wp theme

Manages themes, including installs, activations, and updates

Subcommands

NameDescription
activateActivates a theme
auto-updatesManages theme auto-updates
deleteDeletes one or more themes
disableDisables a theme on a WordPress multisite install
enableEnables a theme on a WordPress multisite install
getGets details about a theme
installInstalls one or more themes
is-activeChecks if a given theme is active
is-installedChecks if a given theme is installed
listGets a list of themes
modSets, gets, and removes theme mods
pathGets the path to a theme or to the theme directory
searchSearches the WordPress.org theme directory
statusReveals the status of one or all themes
updateUpdates one or more themes

Options

NameDescription
--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