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  • Add check-update-db method to Core_Command class
  • Implement logic to check if database update is needed (compare wp_db_version with current db_version)
  • Add support for --network flag for multisite installations
  • Add appropriate WP-CLI output messages
  • Update composer.json to register the new command
  • Create Behat feature tests for the new command
  • Address PR feedback:
    • Revert README.md (auto-generated file)
    • Fix composer.json semver version range
    • Fix code formatting alignment
  • Request code review and security scan (both passed with no issues)

Summary

Successfully implemented wp core check-update-db command that checks whether a WordPress database update is needed. The command:

  • Returns exit code 1 when update is needed, 0 when database is up to date
  • Compares wp_db_version with current db_version option
  • Supports --network flag to check all sites in a multisite installation
  • Follows the same patterns as existing wp core check-update command
  • Includes comprehensive Behat tests for single site and multisite scenarios

All PR feedback has been addressed.

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<issue_title>Improve DB update commands</issue_title>
<issue_description>We currently have a command wp core update-db that sometimes needs to be run after an update of Core.

It would be great to have a mechanism to check whether an update is actually needed.

Also, both commands might make more sense as wp db ... commands, instead of wp core ... commands.

Suggestion:

wp db check-update     Checks for the need for WordPress database updates.
wp db update           Runs the WordPress database update procedure.

Related issue: wp-cli/wp-cli#5085

cc @swissspidy </issue_description>

<agent_instructions>The new command should be wp core check-update-db, to align with wp core check-update</agent_instructions>

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Copilot AI and others added 3 commits October 29, 2025 20:27
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Initial plan for wp core check-update-db command
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Add wp core check-update-db command
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Update README with check-update-db documentation
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Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Improve DB update commands for WordPress Add wp core check-update-db command Oct 29, 2025
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Copilot AI and others added 2 commits October 29, 2025 20:55
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Address PR feedback: revert README.md and fix composer.json
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- Revert README.md changes (file is auto-generated)
- Restore composer/semver version range to "^1.4 || ^2 || ^3"

Co-authored-by: swissspidy <841956+swissspidy@users.noreply.github.com>
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Fix code formatting: align variable assignments properly
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@swissspidy swissspidy marked this pull request as ready for review October 30, 2025 15:18
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@swissspidy swissspidy added this to the 2.2.0 milestone Nov 2, 2025
@swissspidy swissspidy added the command:core Related to 'core' command label Dec 12, 2025
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@swissspidy swissspidy modified the milestones: 2.1.23, 2.1.24 Jan 10, 2026
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