I guess the only way would be through phpMyadmin
Which php file would it be that i’m modifying? I was looking for it earlier, with no luck.
There is no file to modify. All your data – including category IDs – are stored in your database. phpMyadmin is the interface to access your database. Doesn’t your host offer it?
Category info is kept in the wp_category table in your database. If you have existing posts in those categories, you’ll also need to correct this in the wp_post2cat table.
There’s a lot of (potentially blog-breaking) work involved in this, so it’s not a recommended method. However, if you decide to go ahead then back up your database first, just to protect yourself.
Ack, I found it. I’d never used it before; it was a bit scary 😛
Thanks
Hmmm… I have about 1750 blog posts already sctattered over 10 categories. I need to add an another one and then have my categories re-ordered.
I made the simple change in wp_category using phpmyadmin, but then when I get to wp_post2cat it seems like such a gigantic task…
This thread was started about 16 months ago, so has there been any new developments or plugins that can help solve the problem of changing category IDs?
