How to manage WordPress plugins via command line?

Question

How to manage WordPress plugins via command line?

Answer

Login to the server via SSH
Find instance id, in below case it’s 2 and 11:

# plesk ext wp-toolkit –list
ID Main Domain ID Main Domain’s Path Owner ID Alive Site URL Name Version
2 1 /httpdocs/wordpress 1 true https://example2.com/wordpress My CMS 4.9.5
11 26 /httpdocs 1 true https://example.com My CMS 4.9.5

Find installed plugins, for example for instance 11 (example.com):

# plesk ext wp-toolkit –wp-cli -instance-id 11 — plugin list
+————————-+———-+——–+———+
| name                         | status    | update | version |
+————————-+———-+——–+———+
| akismet                      | inactive  | none   | 4.0.3    |
| autoptimize                | active     | none   | 2.3.4    |
| hello                          | inactive  | none   | 1.7       |
| hummingbird              | active    | none   | 1.8.0.4  |
+————————-+———-+——–+———+

To deactivate plugin use command:

# plesk ext wp-toolkit –wp-cli -instance-id 11 — plugin deactivate plugin_name

To active plugin use command:

# plesk ext wp-toolkit –wp-cli -instance-id 11 — plugin activate plugin_name

To activate all plugins:

# plesk ext wp-toolkit –wp-cli -instance-id 11 — plugin activate –all

To update plugin:

# plesk ext wp-toolkit –wp-cli -instance-id 11 — plugin update plugin_name

To install and activate plugin:

# plesk ext wp-toolkit –wp-cli -instance-id 11 — plugin install plugin_name –activate

To remove plugin:

# plesk ext wp-toolkit –wp-cli -instance-id 11 — plugin delete plugin_name

For more information:

# plesk ext wp-toolkit –help
# plesk ext wp-toolkit –wp-cli -instance-id 11 — plugin –help
# plesk ext wp-toolkit –wp-cli -instance-id 11 — plugin activate –help

Access WP-CLI
wp-toolkit: WP Toolkit