handbook/commands/site/delete.md
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wp site delete

Deletes a site in a multisite installation.

OPTIONS

See the argument syntax reference for a detailed explanation of the syntax conventions used.

[<site-id>]
The id of the site to delete. If not provided, you must set the --slug parameter.
[--slug=<slug>]
Path of the site to be deleted. Subdomain on subdomain installs, directory on subdirectory installs.
[--yes]
Answer yes to the confirmation message.
[--keep-tables]
Delete the blog from the list, but don't drop its tables.
[--delete-tables-with-prefix]
Delete all tables with the site's database table prefix after deleting the site.

EXAMPLES

$ wp site delete 123
Are you sure you want to delete the http://www.example.com/example site? [y/n] y
Success: The site at 'http://www.example.com/example' was deleted.

GLOBAL PARAMETERS

These global parameters have the same behavior across all commands and affect how WP-CLI interacts with WordPress.

Argument Description
--path=<path> Path to the WordPress files.
--url=<url> Pretend request came from given URL. In multisite, this argument is how the target site is specified.
--ssh=[<scheme>:][<user>@]<host|container>[:<port>][<path>] Perform operation against a remote server over SSH (or a container using scheme of "docker", "docker-compose", "docker-compose-run", "vagrant").
--ssh-args=<args> Pass additional arguments to SSH (or other tools specified by --ssh scheme).
--http=<http> Perform operation against a remote WordPress installation over HTTP.
--user=<id|login|email> Set the WordPress user.
--skip-plugins[=<plugins>] Skip loading all plugins, or a comma-separated list of plugins. Note: mu-plugins are still loaded.
--skip-themes[=<themes>] Skip loading all themes, or a comma-separated list of themes.
--skip-packages Skip loading all installed packages.
--require=<path> Load PHP file before running the command (may be used more than once).
--exec=<php-code> Execute PHP code before running the command (may be used more than once).
--context=<context> Load WordPress in a given context.
--[no-]color Whether to colorize the output.
--debug[=<group>] Show all PHP errors and add verbosity to WP-CLI output. Built-in groups include: bootstrap, commandfactory, and help.
--prompt[=<assoc>] Prompt the user to enter values for all command arguments, or a subset specified as comma-separated values.
--quiet Suppress informational messages.
--alias=<name> Name of the alias to use. Aliases can reference local WordPress installations or remote SSH connections. Aliases are defined in the wp-cli.yml file.
--assume-https Set $_SERVER['HTTPS'] to make WordPress treat the site as HTTPS. Use when WordPress is behind an HTTPS proxy or load balancer.