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WP-CLI move site locally

Last updated on August 29, 2018 by Sal Ferrarello Leave a Comment

These are the steps I follow when I move the database for a website to my local computer using WP CLI.

WP CLI Local by Flywheel without SSH

Last updated on July 19, 2018 by Sal Ferrarello 2 Comments

I’ve become a big fan of Local by Flywheel for local WordPress development (i.e. running websites on my Mac). One thing I do find frustrating is the need to SSH into my Local by Flywheel website when I want to run a WP CLI command. Thanks to some great work by Morgan Estes with his […]

Install Multiple WordPress Plugins with WP CLI

Last updated on January 24, 2018 by Sal Ferrarello 5 Comments

At a recent WordPress meetup we were discussing WP CLI and the comment came up, “When setting up a site, it would be nice to install a bunch of plugins with a single command.” Fortunately a WordPress meetup is a great place to bounce ideas off of smart people and find a solution. Solution 1: […]

Search WordPress Post and Post Meta

Last updated on January 11, 2018 by Sal Ferrarello Leave a Comment

Recently, I had to find instances of where specific Gravity Forms were being used. This came with multiple challenges. Challenges Searching for gravityform id=”7″ returns results for just gravityform (i.e. too many results) If the gravity form appears in post meta (rather than the primary content), it is excluded (i.e. missing results) SQL Solution Find […]