# wp_update_page

Updates an existing page.
## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description | Default | Examples |
| --------- | -------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| `id` | `number` | ✅ | The ID of the page to update. | - | `123`, `456` |
| `title` | `string` | ❌ | The new title for the page. | - | `My Blog Post`, `Hello World` |
| `content` | `string` | ❌ | The new content for the page, in HTML format. | - | `<p>Post content here</p>`, `This is my post content` |
| `status` | `string` | ❌ | The new status for the page. | `publish` | `example` |
## Examples
### Basic page Usage
Simple example of using wp_update_page
**Command:**
```bash
wp_update_page --id="123"
```
**Response:**
```json
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"id": 123,
"title": "Created/Updated successfully",
"status": "publish"
}
}
```
**Error Example (Authentication failure):**
```json
{
"error": "Authentication failed",
"message": "Invalid credentials or insufficient permissions"
}
```
### Advanced page Configuration
Comprehensive example using all available parameters
**Command:**
```bash
wp_update_page --id="123" --title="Example Post Title" --content="This is example content for the post." --status="publish"
```
**Response:**
```json
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"id": 123,
"title": "Created/Updated successfully",
"status": "publish"
}
}
```
## Required Permissions
This tool requires the following WordPress user capabilities:
- `edit_pages`
**Note:** The authenticated user must have these capabilities to successfully execute this tool.
## Response Format
**Return Type:** `page`
```json
{
"success": true,
"data": {
// page response data
},
"metadata": {
"timestamp": "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"tool": "wp_update_page",
"site": "site1"
}
}
```
## Error Handling
### AUTHENTICATION_FAILED
**Message:** Authentication failed **Description:** Invalid credentials or insufficient permissions **Resolution:**
Check your authentication credentials and user permissions
### VALIDATION_ERROR
**Message:** Parameter validation failed **Description:** One or more required parameters are missing or invalid
**Resolution:** Review the required parameters and their formats
### NOT_FOUND
**Message:** Resource not found **Description:** The requested resource does not exist **Resolution:** Verify the
resource ID and ensure it exists
### PERMISSION_DENIED
**Message:** Insufficient permissions **Description:** The user does not have permission to perform this action
**Resolution:** Contact an administrator to grant the necessary permissions
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