How to operate UpdraftPlus from the WP-CLI

Before using the WP-CLI, make sure it is installed. Find out how to install the WP-CLI.

UpdraftPlus Premium provides WP-CLI commands to take backups and manage backups. It is not mandatory to login to the admin dashboard to use UpdraftPlus. Here are some commands you could use with UpdraftPlus’ WP-CLI.

• To install the plugin (free version): wp plugin install updraftplus
• To install and activate the plugin: wp plugin install updraftplus --activate
• To list all installed plugins: wp plugin list
• To update all plugins: wp plugin update --all

The below are the commands that can be run to interact with UpdraftPlus Premium, just as you would interact with it within the WordPress dashboard:

To connect your premium plugin to your account and activate your licence:

wp updraftplus connect –email=”[email protected]” [–password=”MyPassword123″ or –password-file=”/path/to/file”]

This includes the following parameters:

To take a backup, simply run the command below. Generally, the default options are those which are saved in your settings:

wp updraftplus backup

You can enhance the backup command by adding the following parameters to it:

To restore a backup, run the command below.

wp updraftplus restore <nonce>

The <nonce> is the unique identifier for the backup set that you wish to restore.

You can enhance the restore command by adding the following parameters to it:

To create a clone, simply run the command below. You must provide a WordPress user (that exists on the site your creating the clone from) and a clone key which can be created in the my account section on UpdraftPlus.com:

wp updraftplus updraftclone –user=”USER NAME/EMAIL/ID” –clone-key=”CLONE_KEY”

You can enhance the UpdraftClone command by adding the following parameters to it:

In addition to backing up your website, you can also run the following commands to return extra information:

Commands for assisting with migration and UpdraftCentral –