boxuk / dictator
The Dictator controls the state of WordPress
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Type:wp-cli-package
Requires
- php: ^8.0 || ^8.1
- symfony/polyfill-php81: ^1.25
- wp-cli/mustangostang-spyc: ^0.6.3
Requires (Dev)
- phpunit/phpunit: ^9.5
- wp-cli/wp-cli-bundle: ^2.4
- wp-cli/wp-cli-tests: ^3.0
README
Attribution
- This package was forked from Dictator with permission due to it seemingly falling into abandonment.
Overview
Dictator controls the State of WordPress. Strongly influenced by Salt, Dictator permits configuration attributes stored in YAML state files to be imposed upon WordPress.
Dictator's primary concern is to permit the expression of how WordPress is configured as YAML state files. It understands WordPress in terms of states. States are collections of regions. Each state file has the state declaration, and any tracked configuration details for each region.
For example, the site
state includes the settings
, users
, and terms
regions. Running wp dictator export site site-state.yml
against production data will export the production state into a human-readable state file:
state: site
settings:
title: Dictator
description: Just another WordPress site controlled by Dictator
date_format: F j, Y
time_format: g:i a
active_theme: twentyfourteen
Apply the state file locally with wp dictator impose site-state.yml
and you've replicated production without having to download the database.
Installation
WP-CLI package
wp package install boxuk/dictator
Composer package
composer req boxuk/dictator
Usage
Dictator comprises these WP-CLI commands:
wp dictator compare <file>
- Compare a given state file to the State of WordPress. Produces a colorized diff if differences, otherwise empty output.wp dictator export <state> <file> [--regions=<regions>] [--force]
- Export the State of WordPress to a state file.wp dictator impose <file> [--regions=<regions>]
- Impose a given state file onto WordPress.wp dictator validate <file>
- Validate the provided state file against each region's schema.
First time user? Try Dictator out by calling wp dictator export site site-state.yml
, making a change to the state file, and seeing a colorized diff of how it compares with wp dictator compare site-state.yml
.
Extending
Even though Dictator is in its infancy, it was written with extensibility in mind. New states can be registered with Dictator::addState();
, and can comprise a selection of existing or custom regions. Write a state / region for your plugin / theme to make it easy for your users to export / impose settings.