wp-cli/language-command

Installs, activates, and manages language packs.

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Using

This package implements the following commands:

wp language

Installs, activates, and manages language packs.

wp language

EXAMPLES

# Install the Dutch core language pack.
$ wp language core install nl_NL
Downloading translation from https://downloads.wordpress.org/translation/core/6.4.3/nl_NL.zip...
Unpacking the update...
Installing the latest version...
Removing the old version of the translation...
Translation updated successfully.
Language 'nl_NL' installed.
Success: Installed 1 of 1 languages.

# Activate the Dutch core language pack.
$ wp site switch-language nl_NL
Success: Language activated.

# Install the Dutch theme language pack for Twenty Ten.
$ wp language theme install twentyten nl_NL
Downloading translation from https://downloads.wordpress.org/translation/theme/twentyten/4.0/nl_NL.zip...
Unpacking the update...
Installing the latest version...
Removing the old version of the translation...
Translation updated successfully.
Language 'nl_NL' installed.
Success: Installed 1 of 1 languages.

# Install the Dutch plugin language pack for Hello Dolly.
$ wp language plugin install hello-dolly nl_NL
Downloading translation from https://downloads.wordpress.org/translation/plugin/hello-dolly/1.7.2/nl_NL.zip...
Unpacking the update...
Installing the latest version...
Removing the old version of the translation...
Translation updated successfully.
Language 'nl_NL' installed.
Success: Installed 1 of 1 languages.

wp language core

Installs, activates, and manages core language packs.

wp language core

EXAMPLES

# Install the Dutch core language pack.
$ wp language core install nl_NL
Downloading translation from https://downloads.wordpress.org/translation/core/6.4.3/nl_NL.zip...
Unpacking the update...
Installing the latest version...
Removing the old version of the translation...
Translation updated successfully.
Language 'nl_NL' installed.
Success: Installed 1 of 1 languages.

# Activate the Dutch core language pack.
$ wp site switch-language nl_NL
Success: Language activated.

# Uninstall the Dutch core language pack.
$ wp language core uninstall nl_NL
Success: Language uninstalled.

# List installed core language packs.
$ wp language core list --status=installed
+----------+--------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| language | english_name | native_name | status    | update    | updated             |
+----------+--------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| nl_NL    | Dutch        | Nederlands  | installed | available | 2024-01-31 10:24:06 |
+----------+--------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+

wp language core activate

Activates a given language.

wp language core activate <language>

Warning: wp language core activate is deprecated. Use wp site switch-language instead.

OPTIONS

<language>
	Language code to activate.

EXAMPLES

# Activate the given language.
$ wp language core activate ja
Success: Language activated.

wp language core is-installed

Checks if a given language is installed.

wp language core is-installed <language>

Returns exit code 0 when installed, 1 when uninstalled.

OPTIONS

<language>
	The language code to check.

EXAMPLES

# Check whether the German language is installed; exit status 0 if installed, otherwise 1.
$ wp language core is-installed de_DE
$ echo $?
1

wp language core install

Installs a given language.

wp language core install <language>... [--activate]

Downloads the language pack from WordPress.org. Find your language code at: https://translate.wordpress.org/

OPTIONS

<language>...
	Language code to install.

[--activate]
	If set, the language will be activated immediately after install.

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.

wp language core list

Lists all available languages.

wp language core list [--field=<field>] [--<field>=<value>] [--fields=<fields>] [--format=<format>]

OPTIONS

[--field=<field>]
	Display the value of a single field

[--<field>=<value>]
	Filter results by key=value pairs.

[--fields=<fields>]
	Limit the output to specific fields.

[--format=<format>]
	Render output in a particular format.
	---
	default: table
	options:
	  - table
	  - csv
	  - json
	  - count
	---

AVAILABLE FIELDS

These fields will be displayed by default for each translation:

• language
• english_name
• native_name
• status
• update
• updated

EXAMPLES

# List language,english_name,status fields of available languages.
$ wp language core list --fields=language,english_name,status
+----------------+-------------------------+-------------+
| language       | english_name            | status      |
+----------------+-------------------------+-------------+
| ar             | Arabic                  | uninstalled |
| ary            | Moroccan Arabic         | uninstalled |
| az             | Azerbaijani             | uninstalled |

wp language core uninstall

Uninstalls a given language.

wp language core uninstall <language>...

OPTIONS

<language>...
	Language code to uninstall.

EXAMPLES

# Uninstall the Japanese core language pack.
$ wp language core uninstall ja
Success: Language uninstalled.

wp language core update

Updates installed languages for core.

wp language core update [--dry-run]

OPTIONS

[--dry-run]
	Preview which translations would be updated.

EXAMPLES

# Update installed core languages packs.
$ wp language core update
Updating 'Japanese' translation for WordPress 6.4.3...
Downloading translation from https://downloads.wordpress.org/translation/core/6.4.3/ja.zip...
Translation updated successfully.
Success: Updated 1/1 translation.

wp language plugin

Installs, activates, and manages plugin language packs.

wp language plugin

EXAMPLES

# Install the Dutch plugin language pack for Hello Dolly.
$ wp language plugin install hello-dolly nl_NL
Downloading translation from https://downloads.wordpress.org/translation/plugin/hello-dolly/1.7.2/nl_NL.zip...
Unpacking the update...
Installing the latest version...
Removing the old version of the translation...
Translation updated successfully.
Language 'nl_NL' installed.
Success: Installed 1 of 1 languages.

# Uninstall the Dutch plugin language pack for Hello Dolly.
$ wp language plugin uninstall hello-dolly nl_NL
Language 'nl_NL' for 'hello-dolly' uninstalled.
+-------------+--------+-------------+
| name        | locale | status      |
+-------------+--------+-------------+
| hello-dolly | nl_NL  | uninstalled |
+-------------+--------+-------------+
Success: Uninstalled 1 of 1 languages.

# List installed plugin language packs for Hello Dolly.
$ wp language plugin list hello-dolly --status=installed
+-------------+----------+--------------+-------------+-----------+--------+---------------------+
| plugin      | language | english_name | native_name | status    | update | updated             |
+-------------+----------+--------------+-------------+-----------+--------+---------------------+
| hello-dolly | nl_NL    | Dutch        | Nederlands  | installed | none   | 2023-11-13 12:34:15 |
+-------------+----------+--------------+-------------+-----------+--------+---------------------+

wp language plugin is-installed

Checks if a given language is installed.

wp language plugin is-installed <plugin> <language>...

Returns exit code 0 when installed, 1 when uninstalled.

OPTIONS

<plugin>
	Plugin to check for.

<language>...
	The language code to check.

EXAMPLES

# Check whether the German language is installed for Akismet; exit status 0 if installed, otherwise 1.
$ wp language plugin is-installed akismet de_DE
$ echo $?
1

wp language plugin install

Installs a given language for a plugin.

wp language plugin install [<plugin>] [--all] <language>... [--format=<format>]

Downloads the language pack from WordPress.org.

OPTIONS

[<plugin>]
	Plugin to install language for.

[--all]
	If set, languages for all plugins will be installed.

<language>...
	Language code to install.

[--format=<format>]
	Render output in a particular format. Used when installing languages for all plugins.
	---
	default: table
	options:
	  - table
	  - csv
	  - json
	  - summary
	---

EXAMPLES

# Install the Japanese language for Akismet.
$ wp language plugin install akismet ja
Downloading translation from https://downloads.wordpress.org/translation/plugin/akismet/4.0.3/ja.zip...
Unpacking the update...
Installing the latest version...
Removing the old version of the translation...
Translation updated successfully.
Language 'ja' installed.
Success: Installed 1 of 1 languages.

wp language plugin list

Lists all available languages for one or more plugins.

wp language plugin list [<plugin>...] [--all] [--field=<field>] [--<field>=<value>] [--fields=<fields>] [--format=<format>]

OPTIONS

[<plugin>...]
	One or more plugins to list languages for.

[--all]
	If set, available languages for all plugins will be listed.

[--field=<field>]
	Display the value of a single field.

[--<field>=<value>]
	Filter results by key=value pairs.

[--fields=<fields>]
	Limit the output to specific fields.

[--format=<format>]
	Render output in a particular format.
	---
	default: table
	options:
	  - table
	  - csv
	  - json
	  - count
	---

AVAILABLE FIELDS

These fields will be displayed by default for each translation:

• plugin
• language
• english_name
• native_name
• status
• update
• updated

EXAMPLES

# List available language packs for the plugin.
$ wp language plugin list hello-dolly --fields=language,english_name,status
+----------------+-------------------------+-------------+
| language       | english_name            | status      |
+----------------+-------------------------+-------------+
| ar             | Arabic                  | uninstalled |
| ary            | Moroccan Arabic         | uninstalled |
| az             | Azerbaijani             | uninstalled |

wp language plugin uninstall

Uninstalls a given language for a plugin.

wp language plugin uninstall [<plugin>] [--all] <language>... [--format=<format>]

OPTIONS

[<plugin>]
	Plugin to uninstall language for.

[--all]
	If set, languages for all plugins will be uninstalled.

<language>...
	Language code to uninstall.

[--format=<format>]
	Render output in a particular format. Used when installing languages for all plugins.
	---
	default: table
	options:
	  - table
	  - csv
	  - json
	  - summary
	---

EXAMPLES

# Uninstall the Japanese plugin language pack for Hello Dolly.
$ wp language plugin uninstall hello-dolly ja
Language 'ja' for 'hello-dolly' uninstalled.
+-------------+--------+-------------+
| name        | locale | status      |
+-------------+--------+-------------+
| hello-dolly | ja     | uninstalled |
+-------------+--------+-------------+
Success: Uninstalled 1 of 1 languages.

wp language plugin update

Updates installed languages for one or more plugins.

wp language plugin update [<plugin>...] [--all] [--dry-run]

OPTIONS

[<plugin>...]
	One or more plugins to update languages for.

[--all]
	If set, languages for all plugins will be updated.

[--dry-run]
	Preview which translations would be updated.

EXAMPLES

# Update all installed language packs for all plugins.
$ wp language plugin update --all
Updating 'Japanese' translation for Akismet 3.1.11...
Downloading translation from https://downloads.wordpress.org/translation/plugin/akismet/3.1.11/ja.zip...
Translation updated successfully.
Success: Updated 1/1 translation.

wp language theme

Installs, activates, and manages theme language packs.

wp language theme

EXAMPLES

# Install the Dutch theme language pack for Twenty Ten.
$ wp language theme install twentyten nl_NL
Downloading translation from https://downloads.wordpress.org/translation/theme/twentyten/4.0/nl_NL.zip...
Unpacking the update...
Installing the latest version...
Removing the old version of the translation...
Translation updated successfully.
Language 'nl_NL' installed.
Success: Installed 1 of 1 languages.

# Uninstall the Dutch theme language pack for Twenty Ten.
$ wp language theme uninstall twentyten nl_NL
Language 'nl_NL' for 'twentyten' uninstalled.
+-----------+--------+-------------+
| name      | locale | status      |
+-----------+--------+-------------+
| twentyten | nl_NL  | uninstalled |
+-----------+--------+-------------+
Success: Uninstalled 1 of 1 languages.

# List installed theme language packs for Twenty Ten.
$ wp language theme list twentyten --status=installed
+-----------+----------+--------------+-------------+-----------+--------+---------------------+
| theme     | language | english_name | native_name | status    | update | updated             |
+-----------+----------+--------------+-------------+-----------+--------+---------------------+
| twentyten | nl_NL    | Dutch        | Nederlands  | installed | none   | 2023-12-29 21:21:39 |
+-----------+----------+--------------+-------------+-----------+--------+---------------------+

wp language theme is-installed

Checks if a given language is installed.

wp language theme is-installed <theme> <language>...

Returns exit code 0 when installed, 1 when uninstalled.

OPTIONS

<theme>
	Theme to check for.

<language>...
	The language code to check.

EXAMPLES

# Check whether the German language is installed for Twenty Seventeen; exit status 0 if installed, otherwise 1.
$ wp language theme is-installed twentyseventeen de_DE
$ echo $?
1

wp language theme install

Installs a given language for a theme.

wp language theme install [<theme>] [--all] <language>... [--format=<format>]

Downloads the language pack from WordPress.org.

OPTIONS

[<theme>]
	Theme to install language for.

[--all]
	If set, languages for all themes will be installed.

<language>...
	Language code to install.

[--format=<format>]
	Render output in a particular format. Used when installing languages for all themes.
	---
	default: table
	options:
	  - table
	  - csv
	  - json
	  - summary
	---

EXAMPLES

# Install the Japanese language for Twenty Seventeen.
$ wp language theme install twentyseventeen ja
Downloading translation from https://downloads.wordpress.org/translation/theme/twentyseventeen/1.3/ja.zip...
Unpacking the update...
Installing the latest version...
Translation updated successfully.
Language 'ja' installed.
Success: Installed 1 of 1 languages.

wp language theme list

Lists all available languages for one or more themes.

wp language theme list [<theme>...] [--all] [--field=<field>] [--<field>=<value>] [--fields=<fields>] [--format=<format>]

OPTIONS

[<theme>...]
	One or more themes to list languages for.

[--all]
	If set, available languages for all themes will be listed.

[--field=<field>]
	Display the value of a single field.

[--<field>=<value>]
	Filter results by key=value pairs.

[--fields=<fields>]
	Limit the output to specific fields.

[--format=<format>]
	Render output in a particular format.
	---
	default: table
	options:
	  - table
	  - csv
	  - json
	  - count
	---

AVAILABLE FIELDS

These fields will be displayed by default for each translation:

• theme
• language
• english_name
• native_name
• status
• update
• updated

EXAMPLES

# List available language packs for the theme.
$ wp language theme list twentyten --fields=language,english_name,status
+----------------+-------------------------+-------------+
| language       | english_name            | status      |
+----------------+-------------------------+-------------+
| ar             | Arabic                  | uninstalled |
| ary            | Moroccan Arabic         | uninstalled |
| az             | Azerbaijani             | uninstalled |

wp language theme uninstall

Uninstalls a given language for a theme.

wp language theme uninstall [<theme>] [--all] <language>... [--format=<format>]

OPTIONS

[<theme>]
	Theme to uninstall language for.

[--all]
	If set, languages for all themes will be uninstalled.

<language>...
	Language code to uninstall.

[--format=<format>]
	Render output in a particular format. Used when installing languages for all themes.
	---
	default: table
	options:
	  - table
	  - csv
	  - json
	  - summary
	---

EXAMPLES

# Uninstall the Japanese theme language pack for Twenty Ten.
$ wp language theme uninstall twentyten ja
Language 'ja' for 'twentyten' uninstalled.
+-----------+--------+-------------+
| name      | locale | status      |
+-----------+--------+-------------+
| twentyten | ja     | uninstalled |
+-----------+--------+-------------+
Success: Uninstalled 1 of 1 languages.

wp language theme update

Updates installed languages for one or more themes.

wp language theme update [<theme>...] [--all] [--dry-run]

OPTIONS

[<theme>...]
	One or more themes to update languages for.

[--all]
	If set, languages for all themes will be updated.

[--dry-run]
	Preview which translations would be updated.

EXAMPLES

# Update all installed language packs for all themes.
$ wp language theme update --all
Updating 'Japanese' translation for Twenty Fifteen 1.5...
Downloading translation from https://downloads.wordpress.org/translation/theme/twentyfifteen/1.5/ja.zip...
Translation updated successfully.
Success: Updated 1/1 translation.

wp site switch-language

Activates a given language.

wp site switch-language <language>

OPTIONS

<language>
	Language code to activate.

EXAMPLES

$ wp site switch-language ja
Success: Language activated.

Installing

This package is included with WP-CLI itself, no additional installation necessary.

To install the latest version of this package over what's included in WP-CLI, run:

wp package install [email protected]:wp-cli/language-command.git

Contributing

We appreciate you taking the initiative to contribute to this project.

Contributing isn’t limited to just code. We encourage you to contribute in the way that best fits your abilities, by writing tutorials, giving a demo at your local meetup, helping other users with their support questions, or revising our documentation.

For a more thorough introduction, check out WP-CLI's guide to contributing. This package follows those policy and guidelines.

Reporting a bug

Think you’ve found a bug? We’d love for you to help us get it fixed.

Before you create a new issue, you should search existing issues to see if there’s an existing resolution to it, or if it’s already been fixed in a newer version.

Once you’ve done a bit of searching and discovered there isn’t an open or fixed issue for your bug, please create a new issue. Include as much detail as you can, and clear steps to reproduce if possible. For more guidance, review our bug report documentation.

Creating a pull request

Want to contribute a new feature? Please first open a new issue to discuss whether the feature is a good fit for the project.

Once you've decided to commit the time to seeing your pull request through, please follow our guidelines for creating a pull request to make sure it's a pleasant experience. See "Setting up" for details specific to working on this package locally.

Support

GitHub issues aren't for general support questions, but there are other venues you can try: https://wp-cli.org/#support

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