WP-CLI

Everything I do is scripted in WP-CLI before it’s a plugin. Database search-replace, user management, post imports, theme + plugin activation.

Why scripts beat plugins

A plugin is a long-lived dependency with an update cycle and a security surface. A WP-CLI script runs once, leaves the codebase clean, and lives in version control. For 80% of “I need to do X to WordPress” tasks, a script is the right answer.

Example uses

• Database search-replace across a multisite (the GUI version chokes; CLI handles 50M rows fine).
• Bulk user creation from a CSV (one line of bash).
• Post import + meta + taxonomy linking (the seeder for this site is WP-CLI).
• Theme + plugin activation in CI (no manual click-through after deploy).

License

MIT.