Best cli plugins for WordPress
The most popular cli plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Auto Login for Sakura Rental Server leads with 20K+ active installs, ahead of CompileKit (10+) and WP Deploy Flow (10+). All 6 plugins tagged “cli” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 cli plugins
- 1.Auto Login for Sakura Rental Server
The most installed cli plugin, with 20K+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 2.
CompileKit10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.WP Deploy Flow
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
- 4.
CointactedFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 5.Makanikaran Bulk Shortcode Remover
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
All 6 plugins tagged “cli”
Auto Login for Sakura Rental Server
Up in the last 7 days:22#1,214by sakurainternet7 months ago
Provides one-time auto-login URLs with HMAC signatures and time limits.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 175/day

CompileKit
#30,686by mstrdh1 month ago
Compile Tailwind CSS with a server-side compiler. Provides an admin UI, auto-compilation mode, and environment-aware output.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Deploy Flow
Down in the last 7 days:711#32,275by Tyler Shuster9 years ago
This adds functionality that allows developers to pull or push their entire site or only the files from a variety of remote environments.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Cointacted
#64,154by cointacted10 months ago
A sleek, interactive terminal UI for WordPress with custom commands, developer API, and safe, read-only wallet awareness.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Makanikaran Bulk Shortcode Remover
#73,537by Karan Makani3 months ago
Remove shortcodes from posts in bulk using a point-and-click admin dashboard — no command line needed. Optional WP-CLI included.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day