In some situations, WP-CLI, or the WordPress command line interface, might return no output, and the command ends before expected. While some commands are designed to have silent output, in most cases if the command does not produce any output, it may be due to an error or failure to execute properly. This can be caused by a theme or plugin error, or the site may be running out of memory when executing the command.
This guide will cover ways to work around any errors regarding the WP-CLI command.
Alternate Commands
- Increase the memory limit temporarily by running
php -d memory_limit=512M "$(which wp)" <command>
REPLACE: <command> with the WP-CLI command arguments.
EXAMPLE:- Instead of
wp plugin list
usephp -d memory_limit=512M "$(which wp)" plugin list
- Instead of
wp user list
usephp -d memory_limit=512M "$(which wp)" user list
- Instead of
- If the above does not work, try skipping any plugins or themes with
wp <command> --skip-plugins --skip-themes
REPLACE: <command> with the WP-CLI command arguments.
EXAMPLE:wp plugin list --skip-plugins --skip-themes
- If needed, the error display can be used to check for errors with
php -d display_errors=On "$(which wp)" <command> --skip-plugins --skip-themes
REPLACE: <command> with the WP-CLI command arguments. - If the issue persists, reach out to our Technical Support team for further assistance.