The WP Admin dashboard contains options to make quick changes to multiple pages and posts in bulk. This guide will show you how.
These instructions are referring to the WP-Admin interface. To view this interface, click the View tab in the upper right corner and select Classic view.
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You can make changes to the following details about a single page or post without opening the page/post editor screen:
- Status (published, pending review, or draft)
- Page attributes (pages only)
- Categories (posts only)
- Tags (posts only)
- Pings (posts only)
- Sticky (posts only)
To make a quick edit, take the following steps:
- Visit your dashboard.
- On the left side, navigate to Pages or Posts.
- Ensure you are viewing the Classic View interface.
- Hover your mouse over the title of any page and select “Quick Edit.”
- Make your changes and click the “Update” button to save.
You can use bulk editing to modify multiple pages or posts simultaneously. To make changes to a lot of pages at once, take the following steps:
- Visit your dashboard.
- On the left side, navigate to Pages or Posts.
- Ensure you are viewing the Classic View interface.
- Tick the checkboxes on the left of each page to which you want to make the same changes.
- From the dropdown menu labeled “Bulk actions,” select “Edit.”
- Click the “Apply” button.
- You can then make changes to the following details for all selected items at once:
- Author
- Parent page (pages only)
- Template
- Comments
- Status (published, pending review, or draft)
- Categories (posts only)
- Tags (posts only)
- Pings (posts only)
- Sticky (posts only)
- Click the “Update” button when you are done bulk editing your selections.
Use the “Screen Options” pull-down tab at the top right of the screen to show/hide the columns displayed on the WP Admin pages and posts list. This can be especially useful when plugins add extra columns that may make the list too crowded.
