This short video tutorial shows how to install a new WordPress website in just a few steps. The prerequisites for successful execution are: SSH access, WP-CLI, and a previously set up database. The domain should also have already been created on the web server.
As of 2026: The steps from the video still work, but wp core config is now called wp config create (the old name still works but is deprecated). The three commands are: wp core download --locale=de_DE, then wp config create --dbname=… --dbuser=… --dbpass=… --dbhost=localhost, and finally wp core install --url=… --title=… --admin_user=… --admin_email=…. If you omit --admin_password, WP-CLI will generate a secure password itself and display it once. In the video, WordPress 4.7 is loaded, but wp core download always fetches the current version. Instructions on how to install WP-CLI itself can be found in the official handbook.
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