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Post Type Switcher

v4.1.1

A simple way to change a post's type in WordPress

by John James Jacoby · Website

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Rank
#268 24h 0 · 7d 0
Est. installs
235,680 High confidence
Total downloads
2.5M all time
Rating
4.8 ★ 255 reviews
Official installs
200,000+ public bucket
Support threads
1 last 2 months
Support resolved
0% of threads
Tested up to
WP 7.1.3 compatibility

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Maintenance & compatibility

8 days ago

Last release

Version
4.1.1
Requires WP
6.6
Requires PHP
8.0
On WP.org since
2010

About Post Type Switcher

Post Type Switcher is a WordPress plugin by John James Jacoby, first published on WordPress.org in 2010. It has 200,000+ active installations and 2,526,225 downloads in total, and ranks #268 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Its directory rank held steady over the past week. Users rate it 4.8 out of 5 across 255 reviews. Version 4.1.1 was released 8 days ago, so the plugin is actively maintained. It is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3 and requires WordPress 6.6 and PHP 8.0 or later. In the last two months, 0 of 1 support thread was marked resolved (0%). It is listed under page, post, post type, type and types. Plugins with a similar focus include Custom Post Type UI, Reveal IDs and Themify Portfolio Post.

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