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wp comment list

Gets a list of comments.

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Display comments based on all arguments supported by WP_Comment_Query().

Options

See the argument syntax reference for a detailed explanation of the syntax conventions used.
[–<field>=<value>]
One or more args to pass to WP_Comment_Query.
[–field=<field>]
Prints the value of a single field for each comment.
[–fields=<fields>]
Limit the output to specific object fields.
[–format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format. — default: table options: – table – ids – csv – json – count – yaml —

Available Fields

These fields will be displayed by default for each comment:
  • comment_ID
  • comment_post_ID
  • comment_date
  • comment_approved
  • comment_author
  • comment_author_email
These fields are optionally available:
  • comment_author_url
  • comment_author_IP
  • comment_date_gmt
  • comment_content
  • comment_karma
  • comment_agent
  • comment_type
  • comment_parent
  • user_id
  • url

Examples

# List comment IDs.
$ wp comment list --field=ID
22
23
24

# List comments of a post.
$ wp comment list --post_id=1 --fields=ID,comment_date,comment_author
+------------+---------------------+----------------+
| comment_ID | comment_date        | comment_author |
+------------+---------------------+----------------+
| 1          | 2015-06-20 09:00:10 | Mr WordPress   |
+------------+---------------------+----------------+

# List approved comments.
$ wp comment list --number=3 --status=approve --fields=ID,comment_date,comment_author
+------------+---------------------+----------------+
| comment_ID | comment_date        | comment_author |
+------------+---------------------+----------------+
| 1          | 2015-06-20 09:00:10 | Mr WordPress   |
| 30         | 2013-03-14 12:35:07 | John Doe       |
| 29         | 2013-03-14 11:56:08 | Jane Doe       |
+------------+---------------------+----------------+

# List unapproved comments.
$ wp comment list --number=3 --status=hold --fields=ID,comment_date,comment_author
+------------+---------------------+----------------+
| comment_ID | comment_date        | comment_author |
+------------+---------------------+----------------+
| 8          | 2023-11-10 13:13:06 | John Doe       |
| 7          | 2023-11-10 13:09:55 | Mr WordPress   |
| 9          | 2023-11-10 11:22:31 | Jane Doe       |
+------------+---------------------+----------------+

# List comments marked as spam.
$ wp comment list --status=spam --fields=ID,comment_date,comment_author
+------------+---------------------+----------------+
| comment_ID | comment_date        | comment_author |
+------------+---------------------+----------------+
| 2          | 2023-11-10 11:22:31 | Jane Doe       |
+------------+---------------------+----------------+

# List comments in trash.
$ wp comment list --status=trash --fields=ID,comment_date,comment_author
+------------+---------------------+----------------+
| comment_ID | comment_date        | comment_author |
+------------+---------------------+----------------+
| 3          | 2023-11-10 11:22:31 | John Doe       |
+------------+---------------------+----------------+

# List notes for a specific post (WordPress 6.9+).
$ wp comment list --type=note --post_id=15 --fields=ID,comment_date,comment_content
+------------+---------------------+----------------------------------+
| comment_ID | comment_date        | comment_content                  |
+------------+---------------------+----------------------------------+
| 10         | 2024-11-10 14:30:00 | This block needs revision        |
| 11         | 2024-11-10 15:45:00 | Updated per feedback             |
+------------+---------------------+----------------------------------+

Global Parameters

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.

Command documentation is regenerated at every release. To add or update an example, please submit a pull request against the corresponding part of the codebase.