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Enable automatic updates for a plugin

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Caution: This command changes the system. Understand what it does before you run it.

Adjust the values, the command updates live
user@server
wp plugin auto-updates enable wordfence --path=/var/www/vhosts/example.com/httpdocs

Applies the same setting as the “Enable auto-updates” link in the plugin list. The updates then run via WP-Cron. wp plugin auto-updates status --all shows the current state.

Note: Requires WP-CLI 2.5 or newer and WordPress 5.5 or newer. If WP-Cron is disabled, a real cron job is needed, otherwise nothing happens.

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Install a specific WordPress core version

$wp core update --version=6.6.2 --force --path=/var/www/vhosts/example.com/httpdocs
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List installed plugins with status and updates

$wp plugin list --fields=name,status,version,update_version --path=/var/www/vhosts/example.com/httpdocs
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List installed themes with status and updates

$wp theme list --fields=name,status,version,update_version --path=/var/www/vhosts/example.com/httpdocs
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Turn WordPress maintenance mode on and off

$wp maintenance-mode activate --path=/var/www/vhosts/example.com/httpdocs
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Update all WordPress plugins at once

$wp plugin update --all --path=/var/www/vhosts/example.com/httpdocs
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