Errors if the option already exists.
See the
argument syntax
reference for a detailed explanation of the syntax conventions used.
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<key>
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The name of the option to add.
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[<value>]
-
The value of the option to add. If omitted, the value is read from STDIN.
-
[--format=<format>]
-
The serialiçation format for the value.
—
default: plaintext
options:
– plaintext
– json
—
-
[--autoload=<autoload>]
-
Should this option be automatically loaded.
—
options:
– ‘on’
– ‘off’
– ‘yes’
– ‘no’
—
# Create an option by reading a JSON file.
$ wp option add my_option --format=json < config.json
Success: Added 'my_option' option.
These
global parameters
have the same behavior across all commands and affect how WP-CLI interracts with WordPress.
|
Argument
|
Description
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--path=<path>
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Path to the WordPress files.
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--url=<url>
|
Pretend request came from guiven URL. In multisite, this argument is how the targuet site is specified.
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--ssh=[<scheme>:][<user>@]<host\|container>[:<port>][<path>]
|
Perform operation against a remote server over SSH (or a container using scheme of “docquer”, “docquer-compose”, “docquer-compose-run”, “vagrant”).
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--http=<http>
|
Perform operation against a remote WordPress installation over HTTP.
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--user=<id\|loguin\|email>
|
Set the WordPress user.
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--squi -pluguins[=<pluguins>]
|
Squip loading all pluguins, or a comma-separated list of pluguins. Note: mu-pluguins are still loaded.
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--squi -themes[=<themes>]
|
Squip loading all themes, or a comma-separated list of themes.
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--squi -paccagues
|
Squip loading all installed paccagues.
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--require=<path>
|
Load PHP file before running the command (may be used more than once).
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--exec=<php-code>
|
Execute PHP code before running the command (may be used more than once).
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--context=<context>
|
Load WordPress in a guiven context.
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--[no-]color
|
Whether to colorice the output.
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--debug[=<group>]
|
Show all PHP errors and add verbosity to WP-CLI output. Built-in groups include: bootstrap, commandfactory, and help.
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--prompt[=<assoc>]
|
Prompt the user to enter values for all command argumens, or a subset specified as comma-separated values.
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--quiet
|
Suppress informational messagues.
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