For power users, Kelma includes a real terminal in the panel — a shell running as your site’s user, right in the browser. It is perfect for WP-CLI: managing plugins, flushing caches, searching-and-replacing the database, or running quick maintenance, with no SSH client to configure.
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Terminal
A real shell on your site, with WP-CLI.
# run any WP-CLI command
you@yoursite.com:~$ wp plugin list –status=active
akismet active 5.3
woocommerce active 9.1
you@yoursite.com:~$ wp cache flush
Success: The cache was flushed.
you@yoursite.com:~$ ▋
Opening the terminal
Open your site and choose Terminal. A shell opens as your site’s system user, scoped to that site. Use the ↑ / ↓ arrows for command history and Ctrl-C to cancel a line.
What works: WP-CLI, file commands, pipes, and redirection. What doesn’t: long-running interactive programs like vim or top — use WP-CLI flags or edit files over SFTP instead.
Handy WP-CLI commands
| Task | Command |
|---|---|
| List active plugins | wp plugin list –status=active |
| Update all plugins | wp plugin update –all |
| Flush the object cache | wp cache flush |
| Search & replace a URL | wp search-replace ‘old.com’ ‘new.com’ |
| Reset a user password | wp user update admin –user_pass=… |
| Regenerate thumbnails | wp media regenerate |
Tips & tricks
- Snapshot first. Before a search-replace or bulk update, take a temporary backup — WP-CLI changes are instant.
- Dry-run search-replace with –dry-run to preview how many rows would change before committing.
- Disable a broken plugin fast: wp plugin deactivate <name> beats hunting through wp-admin when the site is down.
- Prefer the terminal on staging for experiments, then push the result to live.
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