{"id":4959,"date":"2013-06-27T05:00:08","date_gmt":"2013-06-27T11:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siteground.com\/blog\/?p=4959"},"modified":"2025-09-18T14:41:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T14:41:34","slug":"wp-cli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siteground.com\/blog\/wp-cli\/","title":{"rendered":"WP-CLI now coming preinstalled on all SiteGround Servers!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4963\" src=\"https:\/\/newblog.siteground.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/06\/wp-cli.png\" alt=\"WP-Cli\" width=\"542\" height=\"107\"><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re excited to announce that a new WordPress tool has been added to our servers. WordPress users who love command line will be happy to find&nbsp;<a title=\"WP-Cli Official\n        Website\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-cli.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WP-CLI<\/a>&nbsp;pre-installed on all SiteGround accounts.<\/p>\n<p>WP-CLI allows you to do multiple things like updating your WordPress, installing themes and plugins, setting up multiple sites, etc., and all that without using a web browser. To take advantage of the tool you don\u2019t need to install anything yourself. Simply login to your account via SSH, navigate to the folder of your WordPress installation and start typing management commands \u2013 it\u2019s that simple!<\/p>\n<p>To learn how to use WP-CLI you can refer to our&nbsp;<a title=\"WP-Cli\n        Tutorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.siteground.com\/tutorials\/wordpress\/wp-cli\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WP-CLI tutorial<\/a>. 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