I often want to apply the wp search-replace command to only one single database record. (Sometimes for testing, sometimes, because I know, that I only have to replace data in one post.) Most often it's a single post ID in wp_posts.
Current situation:
The following command makes a dry run to replace "each and every" match of class="old". It's not possible to limit it to one id of a specific WordPress table.
wp search-replace 'class="old"' 'class="new"' --log --dry-run
Feature request
Add a new command parameter (--wp_db_id="") to set the database table name and the id of a record in order to limit the search-replace command.
--wp_db_id="wp_posts:123"
The correct id field for each WordPress entity is mapped automatically internally. See example below.
Mapping example
--wp_db_id="wp_posts:123" (translates internally into wp_posts.ID=123)--wp_db_id="wp_options:789" (translates into wp_options.option_id=789)--wp_db_id="wp_terms:1823" (translates into wp_terms.term_id=1823)
--wp_db_id="{WordPress table name}:{id}"
New command demo
The new command looks like this. It only replaces the record with wp_options.option_id=789.
wp search-replace 'class="old"' 'class="new"' --wp_db_id="wp_options:789" --log --dry-run
Exra feature: Comma separated list of ids
May it's also possible, to add more than one id.
--wp_db_id="wp_terms:1823,1233,2399"
I often want to apply the
wp search-replacecommand to only one single database record. (Sometimes for testing, sometimes, because I know, that I only have to replace data in one post.) Most often it's a single post ID in wp_posts.Current situation:
The following command makes a dry run to replace "each and every" match of class="old". It's not possible to limit it to one id of a specific WordPress table.
wp search-replace 'class="old"' 'class="new"' --log --dry-runFeature request
Add a new command parameter (--wp_db_id="") to set the database table name and the id of a record in order to limit the search-replace command.
--wp_db_id="wp_posts:123"The correct id field for each WordPress entity is mapped automatically internally. See example below.
Mapping example--wp_db_id="wp_posts:123"(translates internally into wp_posts.ID=123)--wp_db_id="wp_options:789"(translates into wp_options.option_id=789)--wp_db_id="wp_terms:1823"(translates into wp_terms.term_id=1823)--wp_db_id="{WordPress table name}:{id}"
New command demo
The new command looks like this. It only replaces the record with wp_options.option_id=789.
wp search-replace 'class="old"' 'class="new"' --wp_db_id="wp_options:789" --log --dry-runExra feature: Comma separated list of ids
May it's also possible, to add more than one id.
--wp_db_id="wp_terms:1823,1233,2399"