Post Type Switcher

By John James Jacoby

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A simple way to change a post's type in WordPress

4.7

Rating summary

239

Reviews

200K

Active installations

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Overview

Compatibility

Installation instructions

Customer support & learning resources

Changelog

Main benefits

Simple post-type reassignment

Supports pages and posts

Bulk editing capability

Block editor compatibility

About this plugin

Author: John James Jacoby

Categories: Content Management

Version: 3.3.1

Last updated: 29-02-2024

WordPress version: 5.0

Tested up to: 6.5.5

PHP version required: 7.0

Languages: English (Canada), English (South Africa) [+30]

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Overview

The plugin introduces a straightforward post-type drop-down menu to the post editor in WordPress, enabling users to easily reassign any post to a new post type directly while editing. It supports a wide range of conversion combinations, including Page to Post, Post to Page, and conversions involving custom post types. Although switching to or from Attachments has been discontinued as of version 3.0.0, it may return in future updates. The plugin intentionally excludes invisible post types like revisions and menus, but users can access these types via the 'pts_post_type_filter' filter if needed. Enhanced with bulk editing capabilities, users can convert multiple posts simultaneously. Furthermore, it fully supports both Block Editor (Gutenberg) and the Classic Editor, allowing seamless post-type switching without compromising any embedded content.

Simple Post-Type Drop-Down

Adds a simple post-type drop-down to the post editor interface.
Allows reassignment of any post to a new post type.
Enables switching post’s type while editing.

Supported Types

Can convert nearly every combination of posts, pages, and custom post types.
Supports conversions like Page to Post, Post to Page, Post to Custom, and Custom to Custom.
Invisible post types are excluded but can be accessed using the ‘pts_post_type_filter’ filter.

Bulk Editing

Allows bulk editing of posts.
Select all posts of a certain type and convert them to a new type with one action.
Enhances efficiency in managing multiple posts.

Block Editor Support

Supports switching between post-types using both Block Editor and Classic Editor.
Ensures no loss of embedded content during the switch.
Provides flexibility in post-type management across different editors.

Features list

Feature

Premium version

Multilingual CMS

Supports multiple languages for content management.

Unlimited websites

Allows creation and management of an unlimited number of websites.

Priority support

Provides access to faster and prioritized customer support.

Translation for unlimited custom fields

Enables translation for an unlimited number of custom fields.

Translation for unlimited custom post types

Supports translation for an unlimited number of custom post types.

Translation for unlimited custom taxonomies

Allows translation for an unlimited number of custom taxonomies.

Translation for unlimited custom widgets

Facilitates translation for an unlimited number of custom widgets.

Translation for unlimited custom menus

Enables translation for an unlimited number of custom menus.

Translation for unlimited custom theme texts

Supports translation for an unlimited number of custom theme texts.

Translation for unlimited custom plugin texts

Allows translation for an unlimited number of custom plugin texts.

Translation for unlimited custom media

Facilitates translation for an unlimited number of custom media items.

Translation for unlimited custom URLs

Enables translation for an unlimited number of custom URLs.

Translation for unlimited WooCommerce products

Supports translation for an unlimited number of WooCommerce products.

Translation for unlimited WooCommerce categories

Allows translation for an unlimited number of WooCommerce categories.

Translation for unlimited WooCommerce attributes

Facilitates translation for an unlimited number of WooCommerce attributes.

Pricing

Multilingual Blog

$39 / yearly

Plan includes

Translate posts, pages, and custom post types

Translate tags, categories, and custom taxonomies

Browser language detection

Automatic translation

Translation for custom fields

Translation for WordPress menus

Translation for widgets

Translation for theme texts

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Multilingual Agency

$199 / yearly

Plan includes

Multilingual CMS

Unlimited websites

Priority support

Translation for unlimited custom fields

Translation for unlimited custom post types

Translation for unlimited custom taxonomies

Translation for unlimited custom widgets

Translation for unlimited custom menus

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Rating and reviews

4.7

Rating summary

239

Reviews

200K

Active installations

User sentiment analysis

WordPress users find the Post Type Switcher plugin immensely helpful for correcting errors in post categorization, bulk-editing posts quickly, and preserving metadata, SEO settings, and URLs during conversion. The plugin simplifies tasks that would otherwise involve tedious manual effort or complex SQL commands, saving users significant time and reducing the risk of database errors. Despite its benefits, some drawbacks include occasional compatibility issues with certain themes, possible design element disruptions, and inability to work flawlessly with newer WordPress versions or the Gutenberg Block Editor without additional plugins. Overall, it is seen as a valuable tool in many WordPress setups.

Tibow

19 Aug, 2024

Used to transform custom post type “News” to default WordPress Posts. It took me 5 minutes. Time saver!

ngannv

23 Jun, 2024

Thank you very much.

amazemedia

22 Jun, 2024

Just what I needed. Works without issue for me. Thank you.

Ken

19 Apr, 2024

I spent 2 hours writing an article and getting YOAST SEO set up. After I published it, the article didn’t show up. Turns out I messed up and created a page instead. It was going to be a pain to copy over all the content plus YOAST SEO settings to a new post, but this plug-in saved me. I have no idea how it works but this also kept all my YOAST SEO settings intact (keyphrases, meta description, etc.). Maybe because the post kept the same ID even though it used to be a page. Either way, it worked without any problems. I still have all green lights for SEO. I’ll keep it installed in case I make a mistake again in the future.

Post Type Switcher

Overview

Compatibility

Installation instructions

Customer support & learning resources

Changelog

Main benefits

About this plugin

Overview

Simple Post-Type Drop-Down

Supported Types

Bulk Editing

Block Editor Support

Features list

Pricing

Plan includes

Plan includes

Rating and reviews

User sentiment analysis

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FAQ

Why would I need this?

Does this ruin my taxonomy associations?

Does this ruin block-editor content?

Will this delete my content?

Can I convert custom post types?

Is bulk editing supported?

Does the plugin support the Block Editor?

Can I switch to or from Attachments?