LifterLMS CLI

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WP-CLI commands for LifterLMS. Manage courses, memberships, enrollments, students, and more from the command line.

This is a feature plugin which will be included in the LifterLMS core plugin automatically.

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Installation

Install as a WP-CLI package:

wp package install gocodebox/lifterlms-cli

Or clone into your wp-content/plugins directory:

cd wp-content/plugins
git clone https://github.com/gocodebox/lifterlms-cli.git

Requirements:

• PHP 7.4+
• WordPress 5.0+
• LifterLMS 5.0+
• WP-CLI 2.x

Quick Start

# List all courses
wp llms course list

# Get a specific course
wp llms course get 42

# Create a course
wp llms course create --title="Introduction to Python" --status=draft

# Get course structure (sections + lessons)
wp llms course content 42

# List enrolled students
wp llms course enrollments 42

# Enroll a student in a course
wp llms students-enrollments create --student_id=5 --post_id=42

# Check student progress
wp llms students-progress get 5 --post_id=42

Commands

Resource Commands

All resource commands support list, get, create, update, delete, diff, edit, and generate subcommands.

Command	Description
wp llms course	Manage courses
wp llms section	Manage sections
wp llms lesson	Manage lessons
wp llms membership	Manage memberships
wp llms access-plan	Manage access plans (pricing)
wp llms student	Manage students
wp llms instructor	Manage instructors
wp llms students-enrollments	Manage student enrollments
wp llms students-progress	Manage student progress
wp llms api-key	Manage REST API keys

Course Sub-Resource Commands

Command	Description
wp llms course content <id>	Get course structure (sections + lessons)
wp llms course enrollments <id>	List students enrolled in a course

Management Commands

Command	Description
wp llms addon	Manage LifterLMS add-ons (requires LifterLMS Helper)
wp llms license	Manage add-on licenses (requires LifterLMS Helper)
wp llms version	Display LifterLMS version

Output Formats

All commands support multiple output formats via --format:

# Default table format
wp llms course list

# JSON (recommended for scripts and AI agents)
wp llms course list --format=json

# CSV
wp llms course list --format=csv

# Just IDs
wp llms course list --format=ids

# YAML
wp llms course list --format=yaml

# Count
wp llms course list --format=count

Limit output to specific fields:

wp llms course list --fields=id,title,status --format=json

Get just the ID after creating/updating:

wp llms course create --title="My Course" --porcelain
# Returns: 42

Using with AI Agents

The LifterLMS CLI works with AI coding assistants like Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex. See the AI Agent Guide for detailed patterns and examples.

Key tips:

• Always use --format=json for structured, parseable output
• Use --fields to reduce response size
• Use --porcelain on create/update to get just the new ID
• Chain commands with pipes: wp llms course list --format=ids | xargs -I{} wp llms course get {} --format=json

Remote Sites

Use WP-CLI aliases to manage remote sites:

# ~/.wp-cli/config.yml
@staging:
  ssh: user@staging.example.com/var/www/html
@production:
  ssh: user@example.com/var/www/html

wp @staging llms course list
wp @production llms student list --format=json

Documentation

Full command reference is available at developer.lifterlms.com/cli/commands and in the docs/ directory.

Contributing

Please follow the contribution guidelines put forth by the LifterLMS core.