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wp language core install

wp language core install

Installs a given language.

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Note: The following options are not part of a stable WP-CLI release yet: --format. To use them now, switch to the nightly build with wp cli update --nightly. If you installed the command as a separate package, updating that package may be enough.
Downloads the language pack from WordPress.org. Find your language code at: https://translate.wordpress.org/

Options

See the argument syntax reference for a detailed explanation of the syntax conventions used.
<language>…
Language code to install.
[–activate]
If set, the language will be activated immediately after install.
[–format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format (for one or more languages). — options: – table – csv – json – summary —

Examples

# Install the Brazilian Portuguese language.
$ wp language core install pt_BR
Downloading translation from https://downloads.wordpress.org/translation/core/6.5/pt_BR.zip...
Unpacking the update...
Installing the latest version...
Removing the old version of the translation...
Translation updated successfully.
Language 'pt_BR' installed.
Success: Installed 1 of 1 languages.

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.