Title: wp plugin upgrade Published: December 18, 2025 Last modified: May 30, 2026 --- # 󠀁[wp plugin upgrade ](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/plugin/upgrade/)󠁿 Updates one or more plugins. ## In this article * [Options](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/plugin/upgrade/?output_format=md#options) * [Examples](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/plugin/upgrade/?output_format=md#examples) * [Global Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/plugin/upgrade/?output_format=md#global-parameters) [ Back to top](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/plugin/upgrade/?output_format=md#wp--skip-link--target) [ View Open Issues (0) ](https://github.com/login?return_to=%2Fissues%3Fq%3Dlabel%3Acommand%3Aplugin-upgrade+sort%3Aupdated-desc+org%3Awp-cli+is%3Aopen) [ View Closed Issues (0) ](https://github.com/login?return_to=%2Fissues%3Fq%3Dlabel%3Acommand%3Aplugin-upgrade+sort%3Aupdated-desc+org%3Awp-cli+is%3Aclosed) This is an alias for `wp plugin update`. ### 󠀁[Options](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/plugin/upgrade/?output_format=md#options)󠁿 See the [argument syntax](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/references/argument-syntax/) reference for a detailed explanation of the syntax conventions used. […] One or more plugins to update. [--all] If set, all plugins that have updates will be updated. [--exclude=] Comma separated list of plugin names that should be excluded from updating. [--minor] Only perform updates for minor releases (e. g. from 1.3 to 1.4 instead of 2.0) [--patch] Only perform updates for patch releases( e.g. from 1.3 to 1.3.3 instead of 1.4) [--format=] Render output in a particular format. —default: table options: – table – csv – json – summary— [--version=] If set, the plugin will be updated to the specified version. [--dry-run] Preview which plugins would be updated. [--insecure] Retry downloads without certificate validation if TLS handshake fails. Note: This makes the request vulnerable to a MITM attack. ### 󠀁[Examples](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/plugin/upgrade/?output_format=md#examples)󠁿 ``` $ wp plugin update bbpress --version=dev Installing bbPress (Development Version) Downloading install package from https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/bbpress.zip... Unpacking the package... Installing the plugin... Removing the old version of the plugin... Plugin updated successfully. Success: Updated 1 of 2 plugins. $ wp plugin update --all Enabling Maintenance mode... Downloading update from https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/akismet.3.1.11.zip... Unpacking the update... Installing the latest version... Removing the old version of the plugin... Plugin updated successfully. Downloading update from https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/nginx-champuru.3.2.0.zip... Unpacking the update... Installing the latest version... Removing the old version of the plugin... Plugin updated successfully. Disabling Maintenance mode... +------------------------+-------------+-------------+---------+ | name | old_version | new_version | status | +------------------------+-------------+-------------+---------+ | akismet | 3.1.3 | 3.1.11 | Updated | | nginx-cache-controller | 3.1.1 | 3.2.0 | Updated | +------------------------+-------------+-------------+---------+ Success: Updated 2 of 2 plugins. $ wp plugin update --all --exclude=akismet Enabling Maintenance mode... Downloading update from https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/nginx-champuru.3.2.0.zip... Unpacking the update... Installing the latest version... Removing the old version of the plugin... Plugin updated successfully. Disabling Maintenance mode... +------------------------+-------------+-------------+---------+ | name | old_version | new_version | status | +------------------------+-------------+-------------+---------+ | nginx-cache-controller | 3.1.1 | 3.2.0 | Updated | +------------------------+-------------+-------------+---------+ ``` ### 󠀁[Global Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/plugin/upgrade/?output_format=md#global-parameters)󠁿 These [global parameters](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/config/) have the same behavior across all commands and affect how WP-CLI interacts with WordPress. | **Argument** | **Description** | | `--path=` | Path to the WordPress files. | | `--url=` | Pretend request came from given URL. In multisite, this argument is how the target site is specified. | | `--ssh=[:][@][:][]` | Perform operation against a remote server over SSH (or a container using scheme of “docker”, “docker-compose”, “docker-compose-run”, “vagrant”). | | `--http=` | Perform operation against a remote WordPress installation over HTTP. | | `--user=` | Set the WordPress user. | | `--skip-plugins[=]` | Skip loading all plugins, or a comma-separated list of plugins. Note: mu-plugins are still loaded. | | `--skip-themes[=]` | Skip loading all themes, or a comma-separated list of themes. | | `--skip-packages` | Skip loading all installed packages. | | `--require=` | Load PHP file before running the command (may be used more than once). | | `--exec=` | Execute PHP code before running the command (may be used more than once). | | `--context=` | Load WordPress in a given context. | | `--[no-]color` | Whether to colorize the output. | | `--debug[=]` | Show all PHP errors and add verbosity to WP-CLI output. Built-in groups include: bootstrap, commandfactory, and help. | | `--prompt[=]` | Prompt the user to enter values for all command arguments, or a subset specified as comma-separated values. | | `--quiet` | Suppress informational messages. | _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._