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Bulk-Convert Posts From One Post Type to Another
Runs a direct database update to change every post of one post type into another — useful when migrating content into a new custom post type.
php
/**
* Switch post type
*/
function switch_post_type ( $old_post_type, $new_post_type ) {
global $wpdb;
// Run the update query
$wpdb->update(
$wpdb->posts,
// Set
array( 'post_type' => $new_post_type),
// Where
array( 'post_type' => $old_post_type )
);
}
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