wp option patch

Options

<action>

Patch action to perform.
—
options:
– insert
– update
– delete
—

<key>

The option name.

<key-path>…

The name(s) of the keys within the value to locate the value to patch.

[<value>]

The new value. If omitted, the value is read from STDIN.

[--format=<format>]

The serialization format for the value.
—
default: plaintext
options:
– plaintext
– json
—

Examples

# Add 'bar' to the 'foo' key on an option with name 'option_name'
$ wp option patch insert option_name foo bar
Success: Updated 'option_name' option.
# Update the value of 'foo' key to 'new' on an option with name 'option_name'
$ wp option patch update option_name foo new
Success: Updated 'option_name' option.
# Set nested value of 'bar' key to value we have in the patch file on an option with name 'option_name'.
$ wp option patch update option_name foo bar < patch
Success: Updated 'option_name' option.
# Update the value for the key 'not-a-key' which is not exist on an option with name 'option_name'.
$ wp option patch update option_name foo not-a-key new-value
Error: No data exists for key "not-a-key"
# Update the value for the key 'foo' without passing value on an option with name 'option_name'.
$ wp option patch update option_name foo
Error: Please provide value to update.
# Delete the nested key 'bar' under 'foo' key on an option with name 'option_name'.
$ wp option patch delete option_name foo bar
Success: Updated 'option_name' option.

Global Parameters