Using the WP-CLI command line tool

1. From the composer.json context menu, choose Composer | Manage Dependencies.

2. In the Manage Composer Dependencies Dialog that opens, select the wp-cli/wp-cli package from the Available Packages list, possibly using the search field.

   Choose the relevant version from the Version to install list.

3. If necessary, expand the Settings hidden area and specify the advanced installation options.

   In the Command line parameters field, type the additional command line parameters.

4. Click Install.

Configure WP-CLI as a command line tool

1. In the Settings/Preferences dialog (Ctrl+Alt+S), go to Tools | Command Line Tool Support.

2. Click on the toolbar.

3. In the Command Line Tools dialog, choose WP-CLI from the list, and specify its visibility level (Project or Global).

   

4. When you click OK, the WP-CLI dialog opens.

   Choose the way to run WP-CLI:

   • Installed via PHAR: Choose this option to launch WordPress through a PHP script or have PhpStorm detect and start the launcher in the wp-cli.phar archive.

     Choose one of the configured local PHP interpreters from the PHP Interpreter list. See Configuring Local PHP Interpreters for details.

     In the Path to phar field, specify the location of the wp-cli.phar archive. Type the path manually or click and choose the desired location in the dialog that opens.

   • Executable available (installed via Composer, and so on): choose this option to launch WordPress through an executable file, which is available when you install WordPress using a package management tool, for example, Composer.

     In the Path to wp.bat field, specify the location of the wp.bat or wp executable file. If you used Composer, the default location is \vendor\wp\cli\bin\wp or \vendor\wp\cli\bin\wp.bat. Type the path manually or click and choose the desired location in the dialog that opens.

5. Click OK to apply changes and return to the Command Line Tool Support page. Optionally, click to edit the tool properties, or to customize the commands set. See Customizing a tool for details.

Run WP-CLI commands

You can run WP-CLI commands and analyze their output right in PhpStorm, just as the commands of any other command line tools, see PHP Command Line Tools.

• From the main menu, choose Tools | Run Command or press Ctrl twice.

  In the Run Anything window that opens, type the call of the command in the <wp> <command> format.

  The command execution result is displayed in the Run Tool Window.

  

Terminate a command

• Click on the Run Tool Window toolbar.

Debug WP-CLI commands

Wordpress commands are defined in controller classes that extend WP_CLI_Command, as well as in arbitrary functions. To debug a command, it is crucial that you debug the command itself, and not the controller class or the file it is defined in. Otherwise, the Wordpress bootstrapping process will be skipped, and the execution will fail.

1. In the controller class or the file corresponding to the selected command, click the editor gutter at a code line where you want to set a breakpoint.

   

2. Create a run/debug configuration that will run the wp-cli tool with the selected command. In the main menu, select Run | Edit Configurations, then click and choose PHP Script from the list.

   

3. In the Run/Debug Configuration: PHP Script dialog, provide the run/debug configuration parameters.

   • In the File field, provide the path to the wp-cli executable file.

   • In the Arguments field, type the actual command and its arguments, such as my-command print_year.

   

4. On the PhpStorm toolbar, select the created run/debug configuration and click . The command execution will stop at the specified breakpoint.