How do I change 593 Posts Category in one go?

  • Resolved simon_a6

    (@simon_a6)


    8 years, 7 months ago

    We have a new blog that was imported from elsewhere.
    593 posts in all. They have imported into “uncategorized”.

    I want to move them all into the new Posts Category “Blog”.

    If I set the screen to show 50 posts per admin list page, I can do an edit for 12 pages. BUT…. while it will put them all in Blog, it also keeps them in uncategorized. Even if I tick Blog and tick Uncategorised, Update, then go back and untick, they stay in uncateg…

    Why? Is there a reason for this, as now we have blogs that are showing in the “consumer” pages as being in both categories!! Not good.

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    Thread Starter simon_a6

    (@simon_a6)

    Not sure how that helps me.
    It’s littered with dead links, and it’s about REMOVE posts first.
    I daren’t. These posts are from a Blogger site, so there are comments and images and all sorts linked to it.

    Surely I should be able to just assign them in the Bulk update?

    All Posts. Select all. Edit. Tick ‘Blog’, untick Uncategorized.

    That should work – but it doesnt.

    Thread Starter simon_a6

    (@simon_a6)

    I just went into a single post that had been assigned to Blog and ‘Uncate’… ticked only Blog, unticked Uncat, and it worked.
    So why can I not do this in the All Posts screen?
    The all show both are assigned, but f I go to Edit All, only Blog is ticked.

    How is that technically possible??

    Thread Starter simon_a6

    (@simon_a6)

    The answer is this genius tool:

    https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/batchmove/

    You install it.
    Go to Categories, then you will see it.
    Filter on the categories you want to see posts for, then select all, select the categories to choose at the bottom, and Dropdown Update.
    Done.

    Brilliant.

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