{"id":24469,"date":"2023-11-16T11:26:57","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T11:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/?p=24469"},"modified":"2026-03-09T05:56:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T05:56:53","slug":"bulk-edit-custom-fields-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/bulk-edit-custom-fields-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Bulk Edit Custom Fields in WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Custom fields are one of the most powerful features of WordPress. They allow developers and website managers to store additional metadata for posts, pages, and custom post types. This metadata can include information such as product details, reading time, pricing data, featured flags, or any other structured content required by your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many modern WordPress websites rely heavily on custom fields to build dynamic layouts and advanced content structures. Plugins such as custom fields WordPress plugins or Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) make it possible to add and manage these metadata fields easily. However, once a website contains hundreds or even thousands of posts, managing these fields becomes a serious challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the biggest limitations of the default WordPress editor is the inability to bulk edit custom fields. By default, WordPress requires you to open each post individually and update the metadata one by one. This process can take hours if you need to modify values across many posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, imagine you need to update the reading time field for hundreds of blog posts or change a pricing meta field across multiple products. Performing these changes manually would be extremely inefficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fortunately, there are two practical approaches that allow you to bulk edit custom fields in WordPress. Developers can add or modify post meta programmatically using WordPress functions such as add_post_meta or update_post_meta. Another much easier approach is using a WordPress bulk editing plugin that allows you to filter posts and edit custom fields directly from a powerful table interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this guide, we will explore both methods and show you how to bulk edit advanced custom fields quickly and safely in WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"2 easy ways to bulk edit custom fields in WordPress\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4-fFnuJhGDA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bulk edit custom fields in WordPress programmatically<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are familiar with coding, you don&#8217;t need to install any plugins for WordPress quick edit custom fields, and you can do this with just a few pieces of code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, before doing this, it is better to make a backup of your site so that you can restore your data to the original data in case of a malfunction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, suppose we want to add the &#8220;<strong>Price<\/strong>&#8221; and &#8220;<strong>Featured product<\/strong>&#8221; columns to the post table, as shown in the image below. So that we can bulk edit them by the default editor of WordPress:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bulk-edit-custom-fields-programmatically.gif\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1614\" height=\"966\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bulk-edit-custom-fields-programmatically.gif\" alt=\"bulk edit custom fields programmatically in WordPress\" class=\"wp-image-24471\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Add Price and Featured Product in post table<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To do this, you need to add the three below codes to the <strong>functions.php<\/strong>&nbsp;file of your current theme or create a child theme for that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">First code: Create a column for every custom field&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the first step, you have to add custom field columns to the post table. The below code is written to add <strong>Price<\/strong> and <strong>Featured products<\/strong> to the table. It is worth mentioning that you can replace these two words in the code below with the name of your custom fields to see their columns in the post table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\/\/ add new columns<br>add_filter( 'manage_post_posts_columns', 'ithemeland_price_and_featured_columns' );<br>\/\/The above hook will add columns only for the default 'post' post type for CPT:<br>\/\/ manage_{POST TYPE NAME}_posts_columns<br>function ithemeland_price_and_featured_columns( $column_array ) {<br>$column_array&#91; 'price' ] = 'Price';<br>$column_array&#91; 'featured' ] = 'Featured product';<br>\/\/The above code will add columns at the end of the array<br>\/\/If you want columns to be added in another order, use array_slice()<br><br>return $column_array;<br>}<br>\/\/ Populate our new columns with data<br>add_action( 'manage_posts_custom_column', 'ithemeland_populate_both_columns', 10, 2 );<br>function ithemeland_populate_both_columns( $column_name, $post_id ) {<br><br>\/\/If you have to populate more than one column, use switch()<br>switch( $column_name ) {<br>case 'price': {<br>$price = get_post_meta( $post_id, 'product_price', true );<br>echo $price ? '$'.$price : '';<br>break;<br>}<br>case 'featured': {<br>echo get_post_meta( $post_id, 'product_featured', true );<br>break;<br>}<br>}<br><br>}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also play with CSS to make columns wider or thinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don\u2019t want to overload your admin pages with custom field columns, it is easily possible to hide them in the \u201c<strong>Screen Options<\/strong>\u201d. Please note that by hiding those columns, you can not use quick edit functionality anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Second code: Make the fields appear in bulk edit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the second step, you should use the <strong>bulk_edit_custom_box<\/strong> action hook to make the added custom fields appear in the bulk edit. Please note that the action hook&nbsp;is fired for every column,&nbsp;so we add an opening&nbsp;<strong>&lt;fieldset&gt;<\/strong>&nbsp;tag when displaying the first field in a group and a closing&nbsp;<strong>&lt;\/fieldset&gt;<\/strong>&nbsp;tag when displaying the last one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>&lt;?php<br>\/\/ bulk_edit_custom_box allows to add HTML in Quick Edit<br>add_action( 'bulk_edit_custom_box', 'ithemeland_quick_edit_fields', 10, 2 );<br>function ithemeland_quick_edit_fields( $column_name, $post_type ) {<br>switch( $column_name ) {<br>case 'price': {<br>?&gt;<br>&lt;fieldset class=\"inline-edit-col-left\"&gt;<br>&lt;div class=\"inline-edit-col\"&gt;<br>&lt;label&gt;<br>&lt;span class=\"title\"&gt;Price&lt;\/span&gt;<br>&lt;input type=\"text\" name=\"price\"&gt;<br>&lt;\/label&gt;<br>&lt;\/div&gt;<br>&lt;?php<br>break;<br>}<br>case 'featured': {<br>?&gt;<br>&lt;div class=\"inline-edit-col\"&gt;<br>&lt;label&gt;<br>&lt;input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"featured\"&gt; Featured product<br>&lt;\/label&gt;<br>&lt;\/div&gt;<br>&lt;\/fieldset&gt;<br>&lt;?php<br>break;<br>}<br>}<br>}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>By adding this code, you can bulk edit custom fields in WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Third code: Save WordPress custom fields<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As the last step, you need to use the <strong>save_post<\/strong>&nbsp;action hook, which is a nonce check, and get form values from&nbsp;$_REQUEST, not&nbsp;$_POST. Please note that in this nonce check, we are using&nbsp;<strong>bulk-posts<\/strong>&nbsp;action. If you want to use this code for pages, it must change to&nbsp;<strong>bulk-pages<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>add_action( 'save_post', 'ithemeland_bulk_edit_save' );<br>function ithemeland_bulk_edit_save( $post_id ){<br>\/\/ check bulk edit nonce<br>if ( ! wp_verify_nonce( $_REQUEST&#91; '_wpnonce' ], 'bulk-posts' ) ) {<br>return;<br>}<br>\/\/ update the price<br>$price = ! empty( $_REQUEST&#91; 'price' ] ) ? absint( $_REQUEST&#91; 'price' ] ) : 0;<br>update_post_meta( $post_id, 'product_price', $price );<br>\/\/ update checkbox<br>$featured = ( isset( $_REQUEST&#91; 'featured' ] ) &amp;&amp; 'on' == $_REQUEST&#91; 'featured' ] ) ? 'yes' : 'no';<br>update_post_meta( $post_id, 'product_featured', $featured );<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>It is also possible to add custom fields to quick edit by using the below action hook:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>add_action( 'quick_edit_custom_box', 'ithemeland_quick_edit_fields', 10, 2 );<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Although you can successfully add as many custom fields as you need to the quick edit or bulk edit of WordPress by adding the above codes, repeating these steps need a lot of time and effort.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, you just have access to bulk edit custom fields in the default editor of WordPress, which is really a nightmare for bloggers. This editor has many limitations because there are neither enough filtering options nor editing fields to meet the requirements of site managers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite that, if you make any mistake in adding codes to the WordPress theme, it may be a complete disaster and ruin your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For all these reasons, it makes sense if you use the WordPress post bulk edit plugin.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WordPress quick edit custom fields by posts bulk edit plugin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/plugins\/wordpress-bulk-posts-editing\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_content=bulk-edit-custom-fields\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/plugins\/wordpress-bulk-posts-editing\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_content=bulk-edit-custom-fields\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WordPress posts\/pages bulk edit plugin<\/a><\/span> allows you to bulk edit all WordPress post fields such as categories, tags, titles, and most importantly, custom fields just with one click. If you want to easily filter your custom posts and, pages and quickly bulk edit them, you need to use this plugin in the following four simple steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Install the WordPress bulk edit posts plugin&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For the first step, you need to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/how-to-install-wordpress-bulk-posts-editing-plugin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">download and install the WordPress bulk edit posts plugin<\/a><\/span> on your website. Then you can see the <strong>iT bulk editing <\/strong>menu in the WordPress dashboard. Now, by clicking on the <strong>WP Posts<\/strong> menu, you have access to the main page of this plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/select-wp-posts-menu.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"121\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/select-wp-posts-menu.png\" alt=\"select WP Posts menu in Bulk Editing WordPress\" class=\"wp-image-24473\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Open WPBULKiT plugin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Add WordPress advanced custom fields to the plugin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the plugin&#8217;s main page you can see a list of all WordPress posts in a table with a useful toolbar on the top of the table. To bulk edit custom fields in WordPress, you have to add them to the plugin manually or automatically in the <strong>Meta Fields<\/strong> form.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To open this form, press the <strong>Meta Fields<\/strong> button on the toolbar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/add-advanced-custom-fields-to-plugin.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/add-advanced-custom-fields-to-plugin.jpg\" alt=\"add advanced custom fields to WordPress plugin\" class=\"wp-image-36680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/add-advanced-custom-fields-to-plugin.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/add-advanced-custom-fields-to-plugin-500x198.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Click on the Meta Fields button<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this form, you can find two separate sections:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The first section allows you to manually add the WordPress custom fields to the plugin and have access to them in the filter form and bulk edit form.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The second section is designed to let you automatically add all custom fields of one post to the plugin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s review both methods, briefly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Add WordPress custom fields to the plugin, manually<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Try the below steps in the <strong>Manually<\/strong> section to add any custom field to the WordPress posts bulk edit plugin, individually:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Write the <strong>Custom Field<\/strong> name in the textbox.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Press the <strong>+<\/strong> button to see the custom field settings in the right panel.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/add-manually-custom-fields-to-plugin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1494\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/add-manually-custom-fields-to-plugin.png\" alt=\"add manually custom fields to WordPress plugin\" class=\"wp-image-24476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/add-manually-custom-fields-to-plugin.png 1494w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/add-manually-custom-fields-to-plugin-500x152.png 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/add-manually-custom-fields-to-plugin-1000x304.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1494px) 100vw, 1494px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Set your specific custom field <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, we have added <strong>Source<\/strong> and <strong>Reading Time<\/strong> custom fields by repeating the above two steps. Now, it is time to specify the type of custom fields in the right panel. To do this, the following steps are required:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Set a name for the <strong>Custom Field<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose the custom field type from the dropdown list, including:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Textinput<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Textarea<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Checkbox<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Radio<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Array<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Calendar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Email<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Password<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>URL<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Image<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>File<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Editor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>After selecting the custom field type, you can select the type of value that can be assigned to it. The plugin will automatically show you some options related to the custom field type, and you need to choose one of them from the list.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/select-custom-field-type.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1528\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/select-custom-field-type.png\" alt=\"select custom field type in meta field section\" class=\"wp-image-24477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/select-custom-field-type.png 1528w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/select-custom-field-type-500x158.png 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/select-custom-field-type-1000x315.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1528px) 100vw, 1528px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Set custom field type and value<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, when we added the <strong>Reading Time<\/strong> as the custom field and set its type to <strong>Textinput<\/strong>, two options were available for the value type: <strong>Text <\/strong>and<strong> Number<\/strong>. As the <strong>Reading Time<\/strong> is specified by a number, we chose the same from the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Finally, you can customize the order of displaying custom fields in the table or remove them by clicking on the appropriate icons.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Add WordPress custom field to the plugin, automatically<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>To make the process of importing WordPress custom fields to our plugin faster, we designed to add custom fields automatically from the post. In this section, you can easily insert the <strong>ID<\/strong> of any post in the textbox, then press <strong>+<\/strong> to see a list of all custom fields assigned to that post in the right panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/add-automatically-custom-field-to-plugin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1518\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/add-automatically-custom-field-to-plugin.png\" alt=\"add automatically custom field to WordPress plugin\" class=\"wp-image-24478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/add-automatically-custom-field-to-plugin.png 1518w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/add-automatically-custom-field-to-plugin-500x174.png 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/add-automatically-custom-field-to-plugin-1000x347.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1518px) 100vw, 1518px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Select the post IDs you want to add the custom field to<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By repeating the steps mentioned above, it is possible to set the type and value of each custom field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After adding the meta fields in this form, you have access to them in the <strong>post table<\/strong>, <strong>filter form,<\/strong> and <strong>bulk edit form<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/show-source-and-reading-time-columns-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1164\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/show-source-and-reading-time-columns-.jpg\" alt=\"show source and reading time columns in WordPress plugin\" class=\"wp-image-36679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/show-source-and-reading-time-columns-.jpg 1164w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/show-source-and-reading-time-columns--500x245.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1164px) 100vw, 1164px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">See the result of added Custom field in posts table<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, let\u2019s see how this plugin simplifies WordPress bulk edit custom fields.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Filter WordPress custom fields&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The next step for WordPress to quick edit custom fields is filtering the required posts. For this purpose, you can:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the filter form by pressing the <strong>Filter icon<\/strong> on the <strong>Toolbar<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/filter-custom-fields.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1705\" height=\"626\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/filter-custom-fields.png\" alt=\"filter custom fields in WordPress\" class=\"wp-image-24480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/filter-custom-fields.png 1705w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/filter-custom-fields-500x184.png 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/filter-custom-fields-1536x564.png 1536w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/filter-custom-fields-1000x367.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1705px) 100vw, 1705px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Click on the <strong>Filter <\/strong>button<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open one of the filtering tabs, including:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>General<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Categories\/Tags\/Taxonomies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Date &amp; Type<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Custom Fields<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As we mentioned before, you can see all metadata you have imported to the plugin in the custom fields tab and filter your posts based on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/select-custom-fields-tab.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"701\" height=\"269\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/select-custom-fields-tab.png\" alt=\"select custom fields tab in filter form section\" class=\"wp-image-24481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/select-custom-fields-tab.png 701w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/select-custom-fields-tab-500x192.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Filter the created metadata in the<strong> Custom Field<\/strong> tab <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Set filtering options and press <strong>Get Posts.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 4: WordPress bulk edit custom fields<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After filtering the posts, a list of your desired posts is displayed in the table and you can follow the below instructions to quickly bulk edit custom fields in WordPress:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mark some posts in the table.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open the <strong>Bulk Edit form<\/strong> by pressing the bulk edit icon on the <strong>Toolbar<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bulk-edit-custom-fields.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1710\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bulk-edit-custom-fields.png\" alt=\"bulk edit custom fields in WordPress\" class=\"wp-image-24482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bulk-edit-custom-fields.png 1710w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bulk-edit-custom-fields-500x183.png 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bulk-edit-custom-fields-1536x561.png 1536w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bulk-edit-custom-fields-1000x365.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1710px) 100vw, 1710px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Select posts to Bulk Edit <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to the <strong>Custom Field<\/strong> tab and find the meta field you want to bulk edit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/select-operator-to-reading-time-field.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"745\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/select-operator-to-reading-time-field.png\" alt=\"select operator to reading time field in filter form section\" class=\"wp-image-24487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/select-operator-to-reading-time-field.png 745w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/select-operator-to-reading-time-field-500x201.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bulk Edit your custom fields<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select one of the <strong>Operators<\/strong> from the first combo box. The list of <strong>Operators<\/strong> is automatically changed based on the <strong>Custom Field Type<\/strong>. For example, to bulk edit <strong>Reading Time,<\/strong> which was set to <strong>Textinput<\/strong> type, the following <strong>Operators<\/strong> are available:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>New<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Append<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prepend<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Delete<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Replace<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clear<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Insert value in the second box.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose one of the variables from the third list if needed. The available variable by default is:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Title<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ID<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Menu Order<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Parent ID<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Parent Title<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/select-variable-to-reading-time-field.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"751\" height=\"311\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/select-variable-to-reading-time-field.png\" alt=\"select variable to reading time field in filter form section\" class=\"wp-image-24488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/select-variable-to-reading-time-field.png 751w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/select-variable-to-reading-time-field-500x207.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bulk edit custom fields settings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Press the <strong>Do Bulk Edit<\/strong> button to make changes in the custom fields of selected posts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To clear it for you, let\u2019s review some examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center main-cta-cnt has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4a33225c wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#3d67ff;padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4f39da6d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:15px\">\n<p class=\"single-cta-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1e3088a1212c636dd768e1f299293e14\" style=\"font-size:26px;font-style:normal;font-weight:800\">WPBULKiT &#8211; Bulk Edit WordPress Posts \/ Pages plugin by ithemeland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"single-cta-desc has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-76a13f4ea3fec877aa517ddb424caf63\" style=\"font-size:16px\">The easy way to bulk edit custom fields in WordPress<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button main-cta-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/plugins\/wordpress-bulk-posts-editing\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_content=bulk-edit-custom-fields\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:40px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#0fba5e;padding-top:10px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:30px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy Plugin<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/ithemeland-bulk-posts-editing-lite\/\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:40px;color:#3d67ff;padding-top:10px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:30px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Free Version<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"532\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wpbulkit-banner.png\" alt=\"WPBULKiT - Bulk Edit WordPress Posts \/ Pages plugin by ithemeland\" class=\"wp-image-48729\" style=\"width:440px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wpbulkit-banner.png 532w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wpbulkit-banner-500x335.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Example: Add (min) at the end of reading time in food or lifestyle posts&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To fulfill the purpose of this example, try to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open <strong>Filter Form<\/strong> and go to <strong>Categories<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose <strong>OR<\/strong> from the <strong>Operator<\/strong> list of <strong>Categories<\/strong> field and select <strong>Food<\/strong> and <strong>Lifestyle<\/strong> from the list of categories.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/select-categories-filed.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"632\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/select-categories-filed.png\" alt=\"select categories filed in filter form section\" class=\"wp-image-24489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/select-categories-filed.png 632w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/select-categories-filed-500x169.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Filter posts by their <strong>Category<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Press <strong>Get posts<\/strong> to see a list of <strong>Food<\/strong> or <strong>Lifestyle<\/strong> posts in the table.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mark all or some of the posts in the table.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/show-categories-column.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1748\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/show-categories-column.png\" alt=\"show categories column in WordPress plugin\" class=\"wp-image-24490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/show-categories-column.png 1748w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/show-categories-column-500x150.png 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/show-categories-column-1536x460.png 1536w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/show-categories-column-1000x300.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1748px) 100vw, 1748px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Select posts in the result<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the <strong>Bulk Edit<\/strong> form and go to the <strong>Custom Fields<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/select-custom-fields-tab-.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"733\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/select-custom-fields-tab-.png\" alt=\"select custom fields tab in bulk edit form section\" class=\"wp-image-24491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/select-custom-fields-tab-.png 733w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/select-custom-fields-tab--500x134.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bulk edit selected posts custom fields<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Find the <strong>Reading Time<\/strong> field, choose <strong>Append<\/strong> from the <strong>Operator List<\/strong>, Write <strong>(min)<\/strong> in the <strong>Textbox.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Press <strong>Do Bulk Edit.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see in the below picture, the desired changes were made on the selected posts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/show-reading-time-column.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1748\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/show-reading-time-column.png\" alt=\"show reading time column in WordPress plugin\" class=\"wp-image-24494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/show-reading-time-column.png 1748w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/show-reading-time-column-500x151.png 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/show-reading-time-column-1536x464.png 1536w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/show-reading-time-column-1000x302.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1748px) 100vw, 1748px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Result of bulk edit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p><strong>Read More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/bulk-edit-multi-post-custom-post-custom-fields-at-the-same-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to bulk edit multi WordPress post\/custom post custom fields at the same time?<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Extra features of WordPress posts\/pages bulk edit plugin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to using the bulk edit form in the WordPress bulk edit posts plugin, you can change the value of multiple custom fields by using <strong>Inline Edit<\/strong> and <strong>Bind Edit<\/strong>. These methods allow you to make your desired changes directly in the table without the need to open a bulk edit form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s review both methods by giving some examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WordPress quick edit custom fields by inline editing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To use the inline edit method, first you have to add the custom fields columns to the table by opening the <strong>Column Manager<\/strong> form. The <strong>Column Manager<\/strong> icon is designed in the Toolbar as illustrated below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/select-column-manager-icon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"688\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/select-column-manager-icon.png\" alt=\"select column manager icon in WordPress plugin\" class=\"wp-image-24495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/select-column-manager-icon.png 688w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/select-column-manager-icon-500x98.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Click on <strong>Column Manager<\/strong> button<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this form, you can find the <strong>Custom Fields<\/strong> section and mark any meta fields that you want to see in the table:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/select-custom-fields-columns.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1377\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/select-custom-fields-columns.png\" alt=\"select custom fields columns in column profiles section\n\" class=\"wp-image-24496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/select-custom-fields-columns.png 1377w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/select-custom-fields-columns-500x165.png 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/select-custom-fields-columns-1000x330.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1377px) 100vw, 1377px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Select <strong>Custom Fields<\/strong> to be shown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By pressing <strong>Get Columns<\/strong>, the marked WordPress custom fields are displayed in the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To inline edit custom fields in WordPress, click on the custom field cell in front of your desired post and edit it directly in the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/inline-edit-custom-fields.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1744\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/inline-edit-custom-fields.png\" alt=\"inline edit custom fields in WordPress\" class=\"wp-image-24505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/inline-edit-custom-fields.png 1744w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/inline-edit-custom-fields-500x151.png 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/inline-edit-custom-fields-1536x463.png 1536w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/inline-edit-custom-fields-1000x302.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1744px) 100vw, 1744px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Inline edit custom fields data<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WordPress bulk edit custom fields by bind edit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To bind edit the meta fields, first add the custom fields you need in the table as we described before. Then:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mark the posts that you want to change their value in the table.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mark-id-to-bulk-edit-custom-fields-by-bind-edit.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1748\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mark-id-to-bulk-edit-custom-fields-by-bind-edit.png\" alt=\"mark ID to bulk edit custom fields by bind edit in WordPress plugin\" class=\"wp-image-24502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mark-id-to-bulk-edit-custom-fields-by-bind-edit.png 1748w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mark-id-to-bulk-edit-custom-fields-by-bind-edit-500x152.png 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mark-id-to-bulk-edit-custom-fields-by-bind-edit-1536x466.png 1536w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mark-id-to-bulk-edit-custom-fields-by-bind-edit-1000x303.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1748px) 100vw, 1748px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Select the posts you want to change<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on the <strong>Bind Edit<\/strong> option in the <strong>Toolbar<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Press one of the custom field cells of the marked posts and make the changes you want, then press <strong>Enter<\/strong> on the Keyboard.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bind-edit-custom-field-cells-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1746\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bind-edit-custom-field-cells-1.png\" alt=\"bind edit custom field cells in WordPress plugin\" class=\"wp-image-24504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bind-edit-custom-field-cells-1.png 1746w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bind-edit-custom-field-cells-1-500x153.png 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bind-edit-custom-field-cells-1-1536x469.png 1536w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bind-edit-custom-field-cells-1-1000x305.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1746px) 100vw, 1746px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bind edit posts to bulk changes <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>After a few seconds, the plugin will automatically change the value of other cells.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/automatically-change-value-of-other-cells.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1747\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/automatically-change-value-of-other-cells.png\" alt=\"automatically change value of other cells in WordPress plugin\" class=\"wp-image-24498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/automatically-change-value-of-other-cells.png 1747w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/automatically-change-value-of-other-cells-500x151.png 500w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/automatically-change-value-of-other-cells-1536x465.png 1536w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/automatically-change-value-of-other-cells-1000x303.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1747px) 100vw, 1747px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Result of <strong>Bind Edit<\/strong> on custom fields in WPBULKiT <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center main-cta-cnt has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4a33225c wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#3d67ff;padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4f39da6d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:15px\">\n<p class=\"single-cta-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1e3088a1212c636dd768e1f299293e14\" style=\"font-size:26px;font-style:normal;font-weight:800\">WPBULKiT &#8211; Bulk Edit WordPress Posts \/ Pages plugin by ithemeland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"single-cta-desc has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-76a13f4ea3fec877aa517ddb424caf63\" style=\"font-size:16px\">The easy way to bulk edit custom fields in WordPress<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button main-cta-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/plugins\/wordpress-bulk-posts-editing\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_content=bulk-edit-custom-fields\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:40px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#0fba5e;padding-top:10px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:30px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy Plugin<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/ithemeland-bulk-posts-editing-lite\/\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:40px;color:#3d67ff;padding-top:10px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:30px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Free Version<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"532\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wpbulkit-banner.png\" alt=\"WPBULKiT - Bulk Edit WordPress Posts \/ Pages plugin by ithemeland\" class=\"wp-image-48729\" style=\"width:440px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wpbulkit-banner.png 532w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wpbulkit-banner-500x335.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Custom fields play an essential role in extending the functionality of WordPress and transforming it into a powerful content management system. They allow website owners to store structured data such as product information, reading time, custom attributes, or any other metadata associated with posts and pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, managing custom fields becomes increasingly difficult as the number of posts grows. Updating metadata manually for each post is inefficient and prone to errors, especially on large websites with hundreds or thousands of entries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learning how to bulk edit custom fields in WordPress can significantly improve workflow efficiency. Developers can modify custom fields programmatically using WordPress hooks and functions, but this approach requires coding knowledge and careful implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For most website managers, using a WordPress bulk editing plugin is the simplest and fastest solution. With the right tool like WPBULKiT plugin, you can filter posts, locate specific metadata, and update custom fields across multiple posts in just a few clicks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By using WPBULKiT plugin, you can maintain large WordPress websites more efficiently, update metadata faster, and keep your content organized without spending hours editing posts individually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column blog-faq-section is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are custom fields in WordPress?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Custom fields in WordPress are pieces of metadata attached to posts, pages, or custom post types. They allow you to store additional information such as product details, author data, reading time, or any structured content that is not included in the default WordPress fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can I bulk edit advanced custom fields in WordPress?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, it is possible to bulk edit advanced custom fields in WordPress. While the default WordPress editor does not support bulk editing for custom fields, you can achieve this either programmatically using WordPress functions or by using a bulk editing plugin like WPBULKiT designed to manage post metadata.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do developers edit WordPress custom fields programmatically?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Developers typically edit WordPress custom fields programmatically using functions like add_post_meta, update_post_meta, and get_post_meta. 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