WordPress Wednesdays: Batch Categories
Posted on January 7th, 2009
A blog is a dynamic entity that is constantly changing and evolving. Over time, you may find that you want to change the theme, alter the header image, adjust the overall layout, place new ads, and do all sorts of other things that adjust the look and feel of your blog. This is perfectly understandable and it’s almost expected given the quickly evolving pace of the blogosphere.
As you blog continues to mature, you may find yourself blogging more and more about a particular topic that may not already be a part of your categories list. You may place the first few articles in another category, thinking that the topic may not warrant a new category on its own, but as more of these related posts come up, the need for a new category becomes more and more pressing. After choosing to add this new category, it can be a pain to go through your entire archive to find all of the old posts that may belong in this new category. You’d have to edit them one at a time, right?
There is a WordPress plug-in that can greatly ease this process and it is called Batch Categories. In essence, it allows you to “assign multiple posts to a category or delete multiple posts from a category in one fell swoop.” The plug-in also works with the integrated “tag” system in WordPress, adding and untagging multiple posts at once.
Installation is a breeze. Download the plugin, upload it to your Wordpress directory, and activate it. You can access the administration panel for Batch Categories through the “Manage” section in your WordPress dashboard. For more information on this plugin, check out robm.me.uk.
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You got this to work on WordPress 2.7? How? It’s been broken for many versions. I’d love to know because I use this all the time and it’s long been a favorite. I’ve been desperate without this WordPress Plugin.
I’d really love to know how you got this Plugin to work on WordPress 2.7. I’m in desperate need and have been unable to get Batch Categories to work for almost two years. Thanks.
It seems that you’re right. The last update was in March 2008, bringing support up to WP 2.5. Perhaps you should try contacting the plug-in’s creator to see if he plans on updating it for 2.7.