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wp option update <key> <value> --autoload=<autoload> fails when the value is the same as the stored one:

$ wp option add foo bar --autoload=on
$ wp option update foo bar --autoload=off
Error: Could not update option 'foo'.

The autoload value stays unchanged. Core's update_option() returns false when the value has not changed, even if a new $autoload is passed, so the command reports an error. Changing the value and the autoload together works.

When the value is unchanged and --autoload is given, the command now calls the existing set_autoload() logic (the one behind wp option set-autoload), so the output is Success: Updated autoload value for 'foo' option., or the "unchanged" message if autoload already matches. It stores the same value update_option() would: yes/no before WordPress 6.6 (which only autoloads yes) and on/off from 6.6. Every other path stays the same.

Testing

Adds two scenarios to features/option.feature, next to the existing "Update autoload value for custom option" ones, one for WordPress before 6.6 and one for 6.6+. Each one updates an option with its current value and each of on, off, yes and no, then checks the stored value with wp option get-autoload.

• Without the fix, both scenarios fail with Error: Could not update option 'hello'. (WordPress 7.1.4 and 6.5, MySQL 8.4).
• With the fix, features/option.feature, features/option-set-autoload.feature and features/option-get-autoload.feature pass on WordPress 7.1.4 and 6.5, on MySQL 8.4 and SQLite.
• PHPCS passes on src/Option_Command.php. The linter and Gherkin lint pass.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Updating an option now applies a valid autoload setting even when the option’s value is unchanged. The command continues to report the value as unchanged when neither the value nor the autoload setting changes.
  • Autoload setting changes are verified across WordPress versions, including the different setting values used before and from WordPress 6.6 onward. Supported values are normalized and reported according to the WordPress version.

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Walkthrough

The update command now changes autoload when the option value is unchanged and a valid autoload value is provided. New scenarios cover autoload values before and from WordPress 6.6.

Changes: Option autoload updates

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Update autoload without changing the value src/Option_Command.php, features/option.feature	When the sanitized option value is unchanged and a valid autoload value is provided, update() normalizes it for the WordPress version and calls set_autoload(). Scenarios check the resulting setting before and from WordPress 6.6.

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

Change: Bug fix

Possibly related issues

• With a persistent object cache, "wp option set-autoload <name> off" updates the DB row but writes the option back into the cached "alloptions". #687 — The issue describes a persistent cache failure in the autoload change path used by this update.

Possibly related PRs

• wp-cli/entity-command#688 — This PR changes how set_autoload() refreshes caches after an autoload change.

Suggested labels: scope:testing

Suggested reviewers: schlessera

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Review comments at @src/Option_Command.php:
- Around line 457-458: In the unchanged-value branch before set_autoload(),
normalize the on and off aliases to yes and no when the WordPress version is
earlier than 6.6; leave other values and versions unchanged. Add tests covering
both aliases on pre-6.6 WordPress.

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