Include the `auto` autoload values in `wp option list --autoload` by softglazee · Pull Request #671 · wp-cli/entity-command

softglazee · 2026-10-24T08:16:44Z

Since WordPress 6.6, options saved without an explicit autoload value are stored as auto, auto-on or auto-off. wp option list --autoload=on only matched on and yes, and --autoload=off only matched off and no. So these options were missing from both lists, and --autoload=on --format=total_bytes reported less than WordPress really autoloads.

This PR uses wp_autoload_values_to_autoload() to decide which values count as autoloaded. It is the same list wp_load_alloptions() uses. --autoload=on now matches those values and --autoload=off matches every other value. Before WordPress 6.6 the function does not exist, so it falls back to on and yes. The --autoload docs mention the new behaviour.

The new Behat scenario creates one option of each kind (auto, auto-on, auto-off) and checks both filters.

Fixes #670

Testing Instructions

Environment

OS: Linux 6.18 (Docker container on WSL2)
Web Server: n/a (command line test)
PHP: 8.5.9
Database: MariaDB 11.8.9
WordPress: 7.2-beta1-64691
WP-CLI: 3.0.0-alpha, entity-command main at 2078d6a and this branch
Browser: n/a (command line test)
Theme: Ipsum 1.0 (default theme of the nightly)
Active Plugins: None

Steps to Reproduce

wp option update demo_auto_option demo_value
wp option get-autoload demo_auto_option prints auto.
wp option list --autoload=on --search="demo_*"
🐞 Without this PR, demo_auto_option is not listed. wp option list --autoload=off --search="demo_*" does not list it either.
head -c 200000 /dev/zero | tr "\0" a | wp option update demo_big_option
wp option get-autoload demo_big_option prints auto-off.
wp option list --autoload=off --search="demo_*"
🐞 Without this PR, demo_big_option is not listed.

Expected Results

✅ wp option list --autoload=on --search="demo_*" lists demo_auto_option.
✅ wp option list --autoload=off --search="demo_*" lists demo_big_option.
✅ The --autoload=on and --autoload=off counts add up to the total from wp option list --format=count.

Test results

Same steps on the same site, before and after:

# main (2078d6af)
$ wp option list --autoload=on --search="demo_*"
option_name	option_value
$ wp option list --autoload=off --search="demo_*" --fields=option_name,autoload
option_name	autoload
$ wp option list --format=count
124
$ wp option list --autoload=on --format=count
99
$ wp option list --autoload=off --format=count
7
$ wp option list --autoload=on --format=total_bytes
4723

# this branch
$ wp option list --autoload=on --search="demo_*"
option_name	option_value
demo_auto_option	demo_value
$ wp option list --autoload=off --search="demo_*" --fields=option_name,autoload
option_name	autoload
demo_big_option	auto-off
$ wp option list --format=count
124
$ wp option list --autoload=on --format=count
116
$ wp option list --autoload=off --format=count
8
$ wp option list --autoload=on --format=total_bytes
6241

New scenario, before the fix (features/option-list.feature:230):

--- Failed steps:

001 Scenario: Using the `--autoload` flag with the values WordPress picks automatically # features/option-list.feature:230
      Then STDOUT should be:                                                            # features/option-list.feature:244
        $ wp option list --autoload=on --search="sample_auto*" --field=option_name --orderby=option_name
        
        cwd: /tmp/wp-cli-test-run--6adc14c65425f4.74732068/
        run time: 3.6225810050964
        exit status: 0
        
        Output does not exactly match expected string:
        sample_auto_on_option
        sample_auto_option
        
        --- Expected
        +++ Actual
        @@ @@
        -sample_auto_on_option
        -sample_auto_option
         (Exception)

1 scenario (1 failed)
10 steps (7 passed, 1 failed, 2 skipped)

The table check earlier in the scenario passes before the fix too, so the three test options really are stored with auto-off, auto-on and auto.

After the fix:

features/option-list.feature:230: 1 scenario (1 passed), 10 steps (10 passed)
features/option-list.feature on MySQL: 9 scenarios (9 passed), 85 steps (85 passed)
features/option-list.feature on SQLite: 9 scenarios (9 passed), 85 steps (85 passed)
composer phpcs -- src/Option_Command.php: no errors
composer phpstan: no errors
gherkin-lint-plus 1.0.2 on features/option-list.feature: no findings

AI assistance: Yes. I used an AI assistant to help investigate and draft this; I ran and checked every test and result myself.

Summary by CodeRabbit

Bug Fixes
- On WordPress 6.6 and later, wp option list --autoload=on now includes options marked auto or auto-on. The --autoload=off filter correctly includes options marked auto-off. Earlier WordPress versions retain the existing on/yes filtering behavior.
Documentation
- Updated command documentation to explain which values count as autoloaded on WordPress 6.6 and later.

Since WordPress 6.6, options added without an explicit autoload value are stored as 'auto', 'auto-on' or 'auto-off'. WordPress autoloads 'auto' and 'auto-on' options, but the --autoload filter of wp option list only matched 'on'/'yes' and 'off'/'no', so these options were missing from both lists. Use wp_autoload_values_to_autoload() to decide which values count as autoloaded, like wp_load_alloptions() does.

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Walkthrough

wp option list --autoload uses WordPress 6.6+ autoload values to filter options. The command falls back to on and yes when the WordPress function is unavailable. A feature scenario checks displayed autoload values and the on and off filters.

Changes: Autoload filtering

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Autoload values and filtering `src/Option_Command.php`, `features/option-list.feature`	The command uses `wp_autoload_values_to_autoload()` when available and falls back to `on` and `yes`. The `on` and `off` filters use the resulting values. A WordPress 6.6+ scenario checks listed values and filter results.

Priority: Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested reviewers: ekamran, swissspidy, danielbachhuber

Merge Risk: Low · up to 1c700

Sites that remove every autoload value cannot use either autoload filter until the empty-list case is handled. This is a bounded issue to fix or explicitly accept before merging.

Pre-merge checks: 5

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Description Check		Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check		The title names the main change: the `auto` autoload value is now included in `wp option list --autoload`. The raw summary and PR objectives match this. The change also covers `auto-on` and `auto-off`…
Linked Issues check		Issue `#670` requires complete `--autoload=on` and `--autoload=off` classification for WordPress 6.6 values, with a pre-6.6 fallback. `src/Option_Command.php` uses `wp_autoload_values_to_autoload()` for…
Out of Scope Changes check		The changes stay within issue `#670`. The source change fixes autoload filtering, the documentation change describes that behavior, and the feature scenario tests the required WordPress 6.6 values. No u…
Docstring Coverage		Docstring coverage is 100.00% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 1 functions across 1 files. (1 skipped: 1 …

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The title names the main change: the auto autoload value is now included in wp option list --autoload. The raw summary and PR objectives match this. The change also covers auto-on and auto-off, which the title omits. That omission is minor, since the title still describes the primary change.

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Issue #670 requires complete --autoload=on and --autoload=off classification for WordPress 6.6 values, with a pre-6.6 fallback. src/Option_Command.php uses wp_autoload_values_to_autoload() for both SQL filters and falls back to on and yes when unavailable. The new Behat scenario verifies auto, auto-on, and auto-off values. The documentation also states the new auto and auto-on behavior.

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The changes stay within issue #670. The source change fixes autoload filtering, the documentation change describes that behavior, and the feature scenario tests the required WordPress 6.6 values. No unrelated changes are shown.

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coderabbitai · 2026-10-24T08:21:46Z

 			if ( 'on' === $autoload || 'yes' === $autoload ) {
-				$autoload_query = " AND (autoload='on' OR autoload='yes')";
+				$autoload_query = $wpdb->prepare(
+					' AND autoload IN (' . implode( ', ', array_fill( 0, count( $autoload_values ), '%s' ) ) . ')',


🩺 Stability & Availability | Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Handle an empty autoload-value list before building the SQL clause.

If a site filters every value out of wp_autoload_values_to_autoload(), this code builds autoload IN (). The off branch builds autoload NOT IN (). Both queries fail on MySQL, so neither filter can list options. Handle the empty list explicitly: on should match no options, and off should match all options subject to the other filters. WordPress permits the filter to remove values and does not require a nonempty result. (developer.wordpress.org)

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