Title: Plugins to be wp-cli compatible
Last modified: August 27, 2023

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# Plugins to be wp-cli compatible

 *  [megaaleksandar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/megaaleksandar/)
 * (@megaaleksandar)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-to-be-wp-cli-compatible/)
 * Hello everyone,
 * First time being here as I started a WordPress development job.
 * I am finding it very difficult to understand that WordPress has the wp-cli available,
   but most of the plugins refuse to be wp-cli compatible.
 * Is there something down the line in the near future that will make plugins and
   their installation/activation more wp-cli compatible?
 * Thank you

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 *  Moderator [jordesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jordesign/)
 * (@jordesign)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-to-be-wp-cli-compatible/#post-17004908)
 * Hey [@megaaleksandar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/megaaleksandar/) – 
   this is something that I agree would be great. As all plugins can be developed
   by everyone – it’s currently not really possible to enforce a standard like that.
 * That being said – wp-cli is such a great tool that my hope is we see more and
   more plugin developers utilising it.
 *  Thread Starter [megaaleksandar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/megaaleksandar/)
 * (@megaaleksandar)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-to-be-wp-cli-compatible/#post-17007193)
 * The point of wp-cli is that you can automate the first step of developing a new
   project with WordPress. It is not that it should be enforced, but it would be
   really nice to see more documentation on how to prepare a plugin to be wp-cli
   compatible (for download/install/activate parts). Plugin settings are project
   based, so that should be done manually, depending on the projects design.
 *  Moderator [jordesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jordesign/)
 * (@jordesign)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-to-be-wp-cli-compatible/#post-17007845)
 * Ah ok sure thing – so you’re meaning in terms of documentation and guidance for
   plugin developers. That’s definitely something that the Plugins team could consider–
   but I do know their time is predominantly focused on the review and approval 
   of plugins.
   I’ll bring this thread to their attention.
 *  [Alvaro Gómez](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrfoxtalbot/)
 * (@mrfoxtalbot)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-to-be-wp-cli-compatible/#post-17008841)
 * Hi [@megaaleksandar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/megaaleksandar/), thank
   you for starting this conversation.+
 * > I am finding it very difficult to understand that WordPress has the wp-cli 
   > available, but most of the plugins refuse to be wp-cli compatible.
   > Is there something down the line in the near future that will make plugins 
   > and their installation/activation more wp-cli compatible?
 * I agree that having more plugin authors adopt WPCLI would be _the way_ down the
   road but it is not something we can realistically demand from plugin authors 
   at the moment.
 * For now, the best path is to raise awareness about it. The [WPCLI Commands guide](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/guides/commands-cookbook/)
   is a good place to start. There is also a [WPCLI Learn Course](https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/829)
   in the making.
 * Thanks again!

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 * Last activity: [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-to-be-wp-cli-compatible/#post-17008841)
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