Title: modify admin dashboard screen settings with wp cli
Last modified: September 10, 2022

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# modify admin dashboard screen settings with wp cli

 *  [spinhead](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spinhead/)
 * (@spinhead)
 * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/modify-admin-dashboard-screen-settings-with-wp-cli/)
 * I’m scripting as much install and config as possible. Can’t find info on changing
   the admin dashboard programmatically, either a native wp cli command or a db 
   query.
 * Ideally, I’d love to know how to connect a front-end setting with available wp
   cli settings, and/or database fields.
    -  This topic was modified 3 years, 8 months ago by [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/).

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 *  [Scott Dayman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sdayman/)
 * (@sdayman)
 * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/modify-admin-dashboard-screen-settings-with-wp-cli/#post-15999326)
 * Hi there!
 * It sounds like you want to change some WordPress settings via WP-CLI.
 * You can change many settings via `wp option`:
 * [https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/option/](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/option/)
 * `wp option list` will show you all the settings you can change with this command.
 * If there’s is a specific setting you need assistance with, please provide a detailed
   description of what you are trying to modify.
 *  Thread Starter [spinhead](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spinhead/)
 * (@spinhead)
 * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/modify-admin-dashboard-screen-settings-with-wp-cli/#post-15999519)
 * I was pretty sure I explicitly said I was looking to change the dashboard screen
   options, as in, the drop down from the top that has checkboxes to show/hide the
   various items on the dashboard. Dunno why it doesn’t say that now, so obviously
   I misremembered.
 * I’ve gone through the entire list of wp cli commands and the database fields 
   and can’t find this information. The Options subcommand doesn’t cover it.
 *  [Scott Dayman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sdayman/)
 * (@sdayman)
 * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/modify-admin-dashboard-screen-settings-with-wp-cli/#post-15999607)
 * Try checking under:
 * `wp user meta list <user>`
 * Those choices show up in `metaboxhidden_dashboard`.
 * [https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/user/meta/](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/user/meta/)
 *  Thread Starter [spinhead](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spinhead/)
 * (@spinhead)
 * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/modify-admin-dashboard-screen-settings-with-wp-cli/#post-15999652)
 * As I mentioned, I’ve perused the wp-cli settings pretty carefully. Checked again,
   and nothing under “wp user meta list” includes settings for what are apparently
   called meta boxes.
 * It’s not clear where `metaboxhidden_dashboard` is; I don’t see it in the database
   or the wp cli functions.

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 * [dashboard](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/dashboard/)
 * [wp-cli](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wp-cli/)

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 * Last activity: [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/modify-admin-dashboard-screen-settings-with-wp-cli/#post-15999652)
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