Lists the available plugin updates. Similar to wp core check-update.
See the argument syntax reference for a detailed explanation of the syntax conventions used.
- [<plugin>…]
- One or more plugins to check for updates.
- [–all]
- If set, all plugins will be checked for updates.
- [–field=<field>]
- Prints the value of a single field for each update.
- [–fields=<fields>]
- Limit the output to specific object fields. Defaults to name,status,version,update_version.
- [–format=<format>]
- Render output in a particular format.
—
default: table
options:
– table
– csv
– json
– yaml
—
# Check for plugin updates
$ wp plugin check-update
+-----------+--------+---------+----------------+
| name | status | version | update_version |
+-----------+--------+---------+----------------+
| akismet | active | 4.1.0 | 4.1.1 |
+-----------+--------+---------+----------------+
# List plugins with available updates in JSON format
$ wp plugin check-update --format=json
[{"name":"akismet","status":"active","version":"4.1.0","update_version":"4.1.1"}]
These global parameters have the same behavior across all commands and affect how WP-CLI interacts with WordPress.
| Argument |
Description |
--path=<path> |
Path to the WordPress files. |
--url=<url> |
Pretend request came from given URL. In multisite, this argument is how the target site is specified. |
--ssh=[<scheme>:][<user>@]<host\|container>[:<port>][<path>] |
Perform operation against a remote server over SSH (or a container using scheme of “docker”, “docker-compose”, “docker-compose-run”, “vagrant”). |
--ssh-args=<args> |
Pass additional arguments to SSH (or other tools specified by –ssh scheme). |
--http=<http> |
Perform operation against a remote WordPress installation over HTTP. |
--user=<id\|login\|email> |
Set the WordPress user. |
--skip-plugins[=<plugins>] |
Skip loading all plugins, or a comma-separated list of plugins. Note: mu-plugins are still loaded. |
--skip-themes[=<themes>] |
Skip loading all themes, or a comma-separated list of themes. |
--skip-packages |
Skip loading all installed packages. |
--require=<path> |
Load PHP file before running the command (may be used more than once). |
--exec=<php-code> |
Execute PHP code before running the command (may be used more than once). |
--context=<context> |
Load WordPress in a given context. |
--[no-]color |
Whether to colorize the output. |
--debug[=<group>] |
Show all PHP errors and add verbosity to WP-CLI output. Built-in groups include: bootstrap, commandfactory, and help. |
--prompt[=<assoc>] |
Prompt the user to enter values for all command arguments, or a subset specified as comma-separated values. |
--quiet |
Suppress informational messages. |
--alias=<name> |
Name of the alias to use. Aliases can reference local WordPress installations or remote SSH connections. Aliases are defined in the wp-cli.yml file. |
--assume-https |
Set $_SERVER[‘HTTPS’] to make WordPress treat the site as HTTPS. Use when WordPress is behind an HTTPS proxy or load balancer. |
