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wp term generate

Overview

Quickly create large numbers of test taxonomy terms for staging environments, testing pagination, and UI development. Terms are generated with random names automatically.

What It Does​

wp term generate creates N terms in the specified taxonomy using randomized names. Useful for populating dropdowns, testing infinite scroll, and validating category archives.

Syntax​

wp term generate <taxonomy> [OPTIONS]

Arguments & Options​

FlagDefaultDescription
--count=N100Number of terms to generate
--max_depth=N1Depth of hierarchy for hierarchical taxonomies
--format=FORMATprogressprogress or ids

Basic Usage​

Generate 20 test categories​

wp term generate category --count=20

Generate product categories with nesting​

wp term generate product_cat --count=30 --max_depth=3

Generate and capture IDs​

wp term generate post_tag --count=10 --format=ids

Real-World Scenarios​

Scenario 1: Test tag cloud rendering​

wp term generate post_tag --count=100

Scenario 2: Test deep hierarchical categories​

wp term generate category --count=50 --max_depth=5

Scenario 3: Cleanup after testing​

for id in $(wp term list category --field=term_id); do
  wp term delete category "$id"
done

Quick Reference​

wp term generate <taxonomy> --count=20
wp term generate category --count=50 --max_depth=3
wp term generate post_tag --count=100 --format=ids

Next Steps​