{"id":882,"date":"2021-06-13T07:59:50","date_gmt":"2021-06-13T07:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/?p=882"},"modified":"2025-11-08T06:27:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T06:27:17","slug":"manage-column-profile-on-wordpress-bulk-posts-editing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/manage-column-profile-on-wordpress-bulk-posts-editing\/","title":{"rendered":"How to manage column profile in WPBULKiT &#8211; Bulk Edit WordPress Posts \/ Pages Plugin?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Manage column profile in <a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/plugins\/wordpress-bulk-posts-editing\/?utm_source=docs&amp;utm_content=manage-column-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WPBULKiT &#8211; Bulk Edit WordPress Posts \/ Pages Plugin<\/a> can help you to take the most advantages of our plugin. In fact, the main purpose of providing a post table in this plugin was to enable the store managers to see as many columns as they need related to each post \/ custom post in the main page and then bulk edit any of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To help more and make it more convenient for the store manager, we designed a special tab called \u201c<strong>Column Manager<\/strong>&#8221; and we\u2019re going to show you how easy it is adding any columns to your post table in this tutorial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Manage column profile<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To manage post columns, you have to open the \u201c<strong>Column Manager<\/strong>\u201d tab which is available at the top of the main page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By clicking on \u201c<strong>Column Manager<\/strong>&#8220;, you will see the below page:<\/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\/column-manager.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1324\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/column-manager.jpg\" alt=\"Column manager in WordPress Bulk post editing plugin\" class=\"wp-image-1599\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the beginning, you can see all the column profiles added before to this plugin. We will describe this part later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s go and see how to create a column profile for managing post columns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Create a new post column profile<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Creating a new profile is not a complicated task in our plugin as you can find a list including all fields which are available for being bulk edited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, the only task remained for you, is choosing the right columns according to your priorities and clicking on the Arrow Icon. For example, we selected \u201c<strong>description<\/strong>\u201d and \u201c<strong>short description<\/strong>\u201d. As shown below, those items were displayed in the opposite box:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/03\/20-select-custom-items.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1408\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/03\/20-select-custom-items.jpg\" alt=\"Add custom column to new column profile in WordPress Bulk post editing plugin\" class=\"wp-image-884\" style=\"width:1408px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/03\/20-result-of-adding-items.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1402\" height=\"657\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/03\/20-result-of-adding-items.jpg\" alt=\"Result of adding items\" class=\"wp-image-885\" style=\"width:1402px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this box, you have access to some options including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Change the color of post column<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This option will help you to specify the columns which are more important in different colors and make them distinct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As shown below, there is no limit for choosing color. So, you can pick any color by clicking on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/03\/20-change-post-column-color.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1411\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/03\/20-change-post-column-color.jpg\" alt=\"Change post column color in column profile section\" class=\"wp-image-886\" style=\"width:1411px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Change the order<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Changing the order of post columns is possible by drag &amp; drop as displayed below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/03\/20-change-post-column-order.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1399\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/03\/20-change-post-column-order.jpg\" alt=\"Change post column order in column profile tab\" class=\"wp-image-887\" style=\"width:1399px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Delete columns<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The cross icon is set here to enable you to delete any post columns that were selected by mistake or you don\u2019t need them to be displayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Save profile&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>You can save your column profile quickly by typing a name and clicking on the \u201c<strong>Save Preset<\/strong>&#8221; button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this way you can refer to the saved column profile and see your selected post columns anytime you need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, we typed \u201c<strong>Post Description<\/strong>&#8221; as the column profile name:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/03\/20-save-column-profile.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1402\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/03\/20-save-column-profile.jpg\" alt=\"Set a name to column profile and save column profile\" class=\"wp-image-888\" style=\"width:1402px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Edit the saved column profiles<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You have also access to the saved column profile in the column profiles list at the top of \u201c<strong>Column Manager<\/strong>&#8220;:<\/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\/edit-saved-columns.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1505\" height=\"833\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/edit-saved-columns.png\" alt=\"Column profile list in WordPress Bulk post editing plugin\" class=\"wp-image-1702\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this part, you can use following options for managing the post column profile:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Delete columns profiles&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>You can delete user created column profiles by clicking on the \u201c<strong>Delete<\/strong>\u201d button and confirming the operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Edit column profile<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u201c<strong>Edit<\/strong>&#8221; button is only available for the column profiles that you created before. By clicking on this button a popup will open and you can mange your column profile as below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Add\/remove columns.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Change the column profile name.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the color of columns.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Change the order of columns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/03\/20-edit-column-profile.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1375\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/03\/20-edit-column-profile.jpg\" alt=\"Edit column profiles\" class=\"wp-image-891\" style=\"width:1375px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When you make sure that everything is done, it\u2019s the time to choose this column profile and see the selected columns in the post table, as we shown for \u201c<strong>post description<\/strong>\u201d column profile 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\/final-result.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1680\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/final-result.png\" alt=\"Final result of editing \" class=\"wp-image-1604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/final-result.png 1680w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/final-result-1536x620.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you need any help with loading the column profile, please refer to this article:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/save-load-column-profile-on-wordpress-bulk-posts-editing-plugin\/?utm_source=docs&amp;utm_content=manage-column-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Select column profile in WPBULKiT &#8211; Bulk Edit WordPress Posts \/ Pages Plugin<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manage column profile in WPBULKiT &#8211; Bulk Edit WordPress Posts \/ Pages Plugin can help you to take the most advantages of our plugin. 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