Guides 11792 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

This quick guide walks you through installing WP‑CLI on a Linux system so you can manage WordPress from the command line instead of using FTP or the admin dashboard. First it lists prerequisites such as sudo access, a working WordPress install, and tools like curl and git, then shows how to download the latest PHAR file directly from GitHub to avoid tampered scripts. After making the file executable and moving it to /usr/local/bin, you verify the installation with wp --info and test it against your site by running commands like wp core version in the WordPress root directory. The article also warns about using old Debian packages that leave you stuck on obsolete versions, offers an alias shortcut for convenience, and concludes by encouraging users to replace mouse‑clicks with quick CLI actions.