Article: Automating WordPress Maintenance with WP-CLI and Cron

Stop clicking Update on fifty sites. This article covers a production-grade WordPress maintenance pipeline using WP-CLI, cron jobs, and GitHub Actions. Learn how to automate core updates, plugin scans, database optimisations, and security checks across a multisite network without ever opening wp-admin.

• WP-CLI command libraries for bulk operations
• Cron scheduling and logging
• GitHub Actions for automated testing before deploy
• Rollback strategies when updates break
• Monitoring and alerting with Query Monitor