Cannot get plugin update status

[onimsha]

I've downloaded the latest version of wp-cli . However when i ran "wp plugin list" , it didn't show that my plugins has the newer version ( in fact it has ! ) , so i cannot update my plugins from wp-cli . below is the result

[root@xxxxx public_html]# wp plugin list --allow-root
+---------------------------------------+----------+--------+---------+
| name | status | update | version |
+---------------------------------------+----------+--------+---------+
| akismet | active | none | 2.6.0 |
| all-in-one-seo-pack | active | none | 2.0.1 |
| antivirus | active | none | 1.3.4 |
| auto-post-thumbnail | active | none | 3.3.3 |
| better-wp-security | active | none | 3.4.10 |
| broken-link-checker | active | none | 1.7.1 |
| exploit-scanner | active | none | 1.3.3 |
| google-sitemap-generator | active | none | 3.2.9 |
| hello | inactive | none | 1.6 |
| permalink-redirect | active | none | 1.0.1 |
| seo-image | active | none | 2.7.5 |
| seo-automatic-links | active | none | 2.7.8 |
| simple-tags | active | none | 2.2 |
| twitter-facebook-google-plusone-share | active | none | 2.4.2 |
| vietnamese-permalink | active | none | 1.2.0 |
| wp-db-backup | active | none | 2.2.3 |
| wordpress-23-related-posts-plugin | active | none | 3.4 |
| xmarkpro | active | none | 1.5.4 |
| yet-another-related-posts-plugin | active | none | 4.0.6 |
+---------------------------------------+----------+--------+---------+

Thanks for any help .

Alex

[danielbachhuber]

it didn't show that my plugins has the newer version ( in fact it has ! )

Sorry, which plugin are you referring to? And do you mean to say there's an update available for one of your plugins but it doesn't show in WP-CLI, or the version number for one of your plugins is incorrect?

Also, how does it appear in the WordPress admin?

[jmslbam]

One other thing that sometimes works for me is to individualy update the specific plugin instead of running wp plugin update --all
Does this works?
And of course all of the asked questions above :)

[onimsha]

Yes, i mean there's an update for almost of my plugin , but it doesn't show in wp-cli .

You can see the status on WP Admin page , most of them has new version .

@jmslbam : wp plugin update --all show 0/0 Updated plugins , because wp-cli cannot get the status about new plugin version :)

[jmslbam]

I'm almost thinking that antivirus or better-wp-security are interfering. Could you run the update command with the new --skip-plugins=better-wp-security,antivirus and / or adding the other plugins.

[onimsha]

Thanks @jmslbam , it works correctly now :) . but is there anyway to update antivirus and/or better-wp-security with wp-cli ? You have any idea about that ?

[danielbachhuber]

The problem is with Better WP Security, specifically the following:

        if ( ! current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) {

            remove_action( 'load-update-core.php', 'wp_update_plugins' );
            add_filter( 'pre_site_transient_update_plugins', array( $this, 'empty_return_function' ) );
            wp_clear_scheduled_hook( 'wp_update_plugins' );

        }

You can ask them to include a defined( 'WP_CLI' ) check in there, or disable that feature.

[elcapo]

Sorry if I'm bothering too much but, Is adding a defined( 'WP_CLI' ) check in the plugin the best approach to solve this issue? It maybe the best approach but I'm just wondering if it can also be a problem of the security context of WP-CLI.

In my instance, I'm logged in as admin who has id=1. If I navigate to the plugins page at the administration panel, I can see the updates even if Better WP Security is active (because it checks that I have manage_options permissions).

What I can't understand is why, if I execute wp plugin list --user=1 I still can't see the updates. Shouldn't it be the same security context? It's wierd because if I run the command current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) in a wp shell --user=1, it answers bool(true).

Is it possible that the parameter --user isn't always being taking into account?