Helpful scripts for working with WordPress.
cd ~/your-wordpress-install-dir
git clone git@github.com:thecodezone/wp-scripts.git scripts
cp scripts/wp-cli.yml.example wp-cli.yml
After copying wp-cli.yml to your root WordPress folder, open it and plug in your environment settings from Kinsta or your another web host.
- development: Your local development environment. Likely Docker.
- staging: The staging environment. Likely Kinsta.
- production: The production environment. Likely Kinsta.
Once you've configured WP CLI, you can run CLI commands in each environment by using an @alias (development @staging, @production). For example:
wp @production user list
Configure the WP-CLI so that you can run commands in each environment.
scripts/setup
The sync script copies databases, uploads and plugins between sites.
Note: theme files are not synced. Theme files should be downloaded using git.
The sync script
scripts/sync [env] [env]
Sync from production to development if your development environment is remote or Docker-based
scripts/sync production development
Sync from production to development if your development runs environment is on your local machine outside of a VM
scripts/sync production development --local
Sync from production to staging
scripts/sync production/staging
The clonein script clones a git repository into an existing directory. This is useful for WordPress sites with the git root in the root of the WordPress install instead of in the theme folder.
Clone into your existing directory.
scripts/clonein git@github.com:thecodezone/your-repo.git .
Clone a theme into a fresh WordPress install.
wp core download your-folder scripts/clonein git@github.com:thecodezone/your-repo.git your-folder