Examples
# See an overview for each stage of the load process.
$ wp profile stage --fields=stage,time,cache_ratio
+------------+---------+-------------+
| stage | time | cache_ratio |
+------------+---------+-------------+
| bootstrap | 0.7994s | 93.21% |
| main_query | 0.0123s | 94.29% |
| template | 0.792s | 91.23% |
+------------+---------+-------------+
| total (3) | 1.6037s | 92.91% |
+------------+---------+-------------+
# Dive into hook performance for a given stage.
$ wp profile stage bootstrap --fields=hook,time,cache_ratio --spotlight
+--------------------------+---------+-------------+
| hook | time | cache_ratio |
+--------------------------+---------+-------------+
| muplugins_loaded:before | 0.1767s | 33.33% |
| plugins_loaded:before | 0.103s | 78.13% |
| plugins_loaded | 0.0194s | 19.32% |
| setup_theme | 0.0018s | 75% |
| after_setup_theme:before | 0.0116s | 95.45% |
| after_setup_theme | 0.0049s | 96% |
| init | 0.1428s | 76.74% |
| wp_loaded:after | 0.0236s | |
+--------------------------+---------+-------------+
| total (8) | 0.4837s | 67.71% |
+--------------------------+---------+-------------+
Installing
Use the wp profile
command by installing the command’s package:
wp package install wp-cli/profile-command
Once the package is successfully installed, the wp profile
command will appear in the list of available commands.
Subcommands
Name | Description |
---|---|
wp profile eval | Profile arbitrary code execution. |
wp profile eval-file | Profile execution of an arbitrary file. |
wp profile hook | Profile key metrics for WordPress hooks (actions and filters). |
wp profile stage | Profile each stage of the WordPress load process (bootstrap, main_query, template). |