Core Commands | WP-CLI

📄️ wp core download

Download WordPress core files to the current directory using WP-CLI. Supports specific versions, locales, and forced overwrites.

Run the WordPress installation process from the command line using WP-CLI. Configure site URL, title, admin credentials, and email in one step.

Check whether WordPress has been installed on the current site using WP-CLI. Returns exit code 0 if installed, 1 if not.

Install WordPress as a multisite (network) from the command line using WP-CLI. Supports subdirectory and subdomain network types.

Reinstall WordPress core files at the current version without changing the database or configuration using WP-CLI.

Update the WordPress database schema after a core upgrade using WP-CLI. Runs the required database migration scripts.

Update WordPress core to the latest or a specific version from the command line using WP-CLI.

Verify the integrity of WordPress core files by comparing them against official checksums from WordPress.org using WP-CLI.

Display the currently installed WordPress version — and optionally PHP and MySQL versions — using WP-CLI.