Title: Bulk edit publish date Author: dahousecatz Published: October 15, 2018 Last modified: October 15, 2018 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/bulk-edit-publish-date/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=1956711) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/bulk-edit-publish-date/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1956711) # Bulk edit publish date By [dahousecatz](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dahousecatz/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/bulk-edit-publish-date.1.0.zip) * [Details](https://pcm.wordpress.org/plugins/bulk-edit-publish-date/#description) * [Reviews](https://pcm.wordpress.org/plugins/bulk-edit-publish-date/#reviews) * [Installation](https://pcm.wordpress.org/plugins/bulk-edit-publish-date/#installation) * [Development](https://pcm.wordpress.org/plugins/bulk-edit-publish-date/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bulk-edit-publish-date/) ## Description Adds a bulk action to all post types to allow setting the publish date to a specific date time. The bulk action is by default applied to all post types. The plugin uses input types of date and time to allow users to set the desired publish date / time. This is a very lightweight plugin as has as little code as possible, and is also designed to be developer friendly with alter hooks allowing other plugins to make changes to how this plugin operates. ## Screenshots [⌊Shows the set publish date bulk action in the drop down.⌉⌊Shows the set publish date bulk action in the drop down.⌉[ Shows the set publish date bulk action in the drop down. [⌊Shows setting the date using the html 5 date element type before the bulk action is applied.⌉⌊Shows setting the date using the html 5 date element type before the bulk action is applied.⌉[ Shows setting the date using the html 5 date element type before the bulk action is applied. ## Installation The easiest way to install this plugin is to go to Add New in the Plugins section of your blog admin and search for “Bulk edit publish date.” On the far right side of the search results, click “Install.” If the automatic process above fails, follow these simple steps to do a manual install: 1. Extract the contents of the zip file into your `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress ## FAQ Can I edit the post types that this bulk action will apply to? The post types that this should be applied to can be editing by using the bulk_edit_publish_date_post_types filter. For example you could put this in your code to remove the bulk action from the post type “post”: ``` add_filter('bulk_edit_publish_date_post_types', 'my_plugin_bulk_edit_publish_date_post_types'); function my_plugin_bulk_edit_publish_date_post_types($post_types) { unset($post_types['post']); return $post_types; } ``` Can I edit the post data used to update the post before the post is saved? Yes, the filter bulk_edit_publish_date_post_update_data can be used to make any changes to the update data before the post is saved. Can I edit the admin notice before it’s displayed? Yes, the filter bulk_edit_publish_date_admin_notice can be used to make any changes to the admin notice before it’s output to the screen. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2111320bc7a6d9d5b4a5ec79d7f3aecdf1e8fcd394650732ea399cf5deac7ad1? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Exactly what I needed](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/exactly-what-i-needed-910/)󠁿 [3ftomi](https://profiles.wordpress.org/3ftomi/) June 17, 2023 Hassle free easy method to set the date of many or all (custom) posts at same time. Thank you so much! You saved a lot of time to me! God bless you making this available free of charge! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9a507157e2a970396858f0834bf69963c7365392736e622f3f3ac49eb56374b0? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[nice but small issue](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nice-but-small-issue/)󠁿 [hkpresent](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hkpresent/) January 9, 2021 very nice plugin but the plugin doesnt work when editing more than 50 posts it will break any method and fix for this? ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/89b45425e064295d8ca0af8f178b5357fa1e202761a12b68bea93fcbf00b31f1? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Very Simple and works well](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-simple-and-works-well/)󠁿 [ABCDiamond](https://profiles.wordpress.org/abcdiamond/) October 7, 2020 I have a number of posts that update every day from tables, but I also had to edit each one, just to update the date every day. This little plugin lets me select those posts, and update the post date for them nice and easily. A real time saver. One little issue. I have to set the new time for the post about 12 hours earlier than my time zone, otherwise it schedules the post somehow. But other than that, it's perfect. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/34c19c0923466a5bf3c232ad7885b9985cd075c79ac0beb4b802c3ee80d71452? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works like a charm!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-like-a-charm-1746/)󠁿 [WebMan Design | Oliver Juhas](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webmandesign/) July 21, 2020 Thank you, this plugin works perfectly. Just what I needed. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/19f7827f053dd9581d05478ac0a9d0aa3f30c0e3748346351dad8fe2a6d0bb4a? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works As Advertised – A Huge Timesaver](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-as-advertised-a-huge-timesaver/)󠁿 [partyparty](https://profiles.wordpress.org/partyparty/) January 10, 2020 This type of functionality should be inherent in Wordpress. But of course it's not. The plugin has saved hours and hours of my day. Thank you. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4c5194d95f766eae1679f3a80929c64e3b51b918611971382e13c87ccde426c2? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Did Exactly What It Said It Would](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/did-exactly-what-it-said-it-would-2/)󠁿 [mightybutton](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mightybutton/) December 31, 2019 Bulk changing the year isn't as intuitive as you would think, but once you figure it out it works like a charm. [ Read all 10 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bulk-edit-publish-date/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Bulk edit publish date” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ dahousecatz ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dahousecatz/) “Bulk edit publish date” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/bulk-edit-publish-date/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Bulk edit publish date” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/bulk-edit-publish-date) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bulk-edit-publish-date/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/bulk-edit-publish-date/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/bulk-edit-publish-date/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/bulk-edit-publish-date/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0 * First version released. ## Meta * Version **1.0** * Last updated **8 years ago** * Active installations **1,000+** * WordPress version ** 4.7 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.9.34** * PHP version ** 5.6 or higher ** * Languages * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/bulk-edit-publish-date/) and [Japanese](https://ja.wordpress.org/plugins/bulk-edit-publish-date/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/bulk-edit-publish-date) * Tags * [bulk](https://pcm.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/bulk/)[bulk actions](https://pcm.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/bulk-actions/) [publish date](https://pcm.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/publish-date/) * [Advanced View](https://pcm.wordpress.org/plugins/bulk-edit-publish-date/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 10 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bulk-edit-publish-date/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bulk-edit-publish-date/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bulk-edit-publish-date/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bulk-edit-publish-date/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bulk-edit-publish-date/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bulk-edit-publish-date/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bulk-edit-publish-date/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ dahousecatz ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dahousecatz/) ## Support Got something to say? 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