Note: Deleted posts will be moved to WordPress trash and will remain there for 30 days. You can now go ahead and bulk delete posts as described above. Next, click on the Apply button and WordPress will display the number of posts you selected earlier. This will bring a pull-down menu where you need to change the ‘Number of items per page’ to any number you want. Simply click on the ‘ Screen Options‘ button at the top right corner of the screen.
What if you wanted to delete hundreds of posts? Using this default method, you can only select 20 posts at a time. WordPress will now move the selected posts to trash.
Next, you need to click on the ‘Apply’ button to delete selected posts. Otherwise, you can click on the ‘Bulk Options’ drop-down menu and select ‘Move to Trash’ option. If you don’t want to delete all of the selected posts, then you can now go ahead and uncheck those posts. From here you can click on the bulk select box on top to select all posts displayed on the page. It uses the built-in WordPress functionality to quickly select a large number of posts and delete them.įirst, you need to visit Posts » All Posts page. This method is easier and is recommended for all users. Bulk Delete WordPress Posts without Plugin If you don’t want to watch the video tutorial, then you can continue reading the text version below: Method 1.