{"id":700,"date":"2021-06-13T08:21:54","date_gmt":"2021-06-13T08:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/?p=700"},"modified":"2025-11-08T06:23:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T06:23:05","slug":"bulk-delete-wordpress-post-custom-post-in-wordpress-bulk-posts-editing-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/bulk-delete-wordpress-post-custom-post-in-wordpress-bulk-posts-editing-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"How to bulk delete WordPress posts \/ custom post in WPBULKiT &#8211; Bulk Edit WordPress Posts \/ Pages Plugin?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bulk delete WordPress posts is a time consuming task for post managers without using an effective plugin such as <a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/plugins\/wordpress-bulk-posts-editing\/?utm_source=docs&amp;utm_content=bulk-delete-posts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WPBULKiT &#8211; Bulk Edit WordPress Posts \/ Pages Plugin<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, this plugin allow post managers to bulk delete their custom posts in two easy steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><ol><li><strong> Select custom posts<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Selecting posts can be easily done by using \u201c<strong>Quick Search<\/strong>\u201d box as following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select the number of posts displayed in each page. It is recommended to select the maximum possible post numbers to delete all of the custom posts at once.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Type a variable in the text box to search the posts according to it for example \u201cNew\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose \u201cTitle\u201d or \u201cId\u201d from the type combo box to search the variable related to it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the condition from condition box for example \u201cLike\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on filter icon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/06\/select-custom-posts-1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/06\/select-custom-posts-1.jpg\" alt=\"Select posts to delete in WPBULKiT Plugin\" class=\"wp-image-2309\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see, all the posts with \u201cNew\u201d in their titles have been filtered and they are ready to be bulk deleted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><ol start=\"2\"><li><strong> Bulk delete posts&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To bulk delete WordPress posts in few second follow the below steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mark the posts you need to be deleted in the post table. If you click on the checkbox next to \u201cID\u201d all posts displayed in the first page will be selected and you can delete them at the same time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/select-custom-posts-to-delete.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1679\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/select-custom-posts-to-delete.png\" alt=\"select posts to delete\" class=\"wp-image-1592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/select-custom-posts-to-delete.png 1679w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/select-custom-posts-to-delete-1536x378.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1679px) 100vw, 1679px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on \u201c<strong>Delete<\/strong>\u201d button and choose one of the below options:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Move to Trash.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Permanently.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/delete-options.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1680\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/delete-options.png\" alt=\"delete options in WWPBULKiT Plugin\" class=\"wp-image-1593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/delete-options.png 1680w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/delete-options-1536x379.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you choose \u201c<strong>Move To Trash<\/strong>\u201d, the selected posts will be deleted and sent to the WordPress post\u2019s trash as you can see below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/wordpress-posts-trash.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1679\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/wordpress-posts-trash.png\" alt=\"WordPress post trash section\" class=\"wp-image-1594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/wordpress-posts-trash.png 1679w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/wordpress-posts-trash-1536x328.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1679px) 100vw, 1679px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So, you have access to them anytime you need and restore them to your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/restore-deleted-items.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1681\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/restore-deleted-items.png\" alt=\"Restore deleted posts from WPBULKiT\" class=\"wp-image-1595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/restore-deleted-items.png 1681w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/restore-deleted-items-1536x328.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1681px) 100vw, 1681px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, if you choose \u201c<strong>Permanently<\/strong>\u201d, the custom posts will be deleted forever and you have no more access to them to be restored later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bulk delete WordPress posts is a time consuming task for post managers without using an effective plugin such as WPBULKiT &#8211; Bulk Edit WordPress Posts \/ Pages Plugin. 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