We reassign posts or products to different categories and tags in bulk, according to a mapping you supply — useful after a taxonomy restructuring, a rebrand, or cleaning up years of inconsistent tagging. We implement the reassignment exactly as specified; deciding the new taxonomy structure itself is your call.
Bulk category & tag reassignment
Posts or products reassigned to categories and tags in bulk, from a mapping you supply.
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- If we can’t fix it, you get your money back
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What we need from you
- A clear mapping of which posts or products move to which categories or tags
- Confirmation of whether this replaces existing categories/tags or adds to them
- Confirmation of the full scope (how many items are affected)
This or something else?
| You have a specific reassignment mapping ready to implement in bulk | This fix covers it |
| You want posts reassigned to a different author, not a different category or tag | Bulk author reassignment |
| You want an entirely new taxonomy structure designed, not just items reassigned to categories/tags you’ve already decided on | Outside this fix’s scope — a content strategy or information architecture decision |
| You want publish dates changed as part of a reorganisation, a separate, related task | Publish date & scheduling batch update |
What we do
- Review the supplied mapping for completeness and clarity
- Confirm whether reassignment replaces or adds to existing categories and tags
- Execute the reassignment across the specified scope
- Verify a representative sample reflects the correct new categorisation
- Check that category and tag archive pages display correctly afterward
- Provide a written summary of what was reassigned
What is included
- Posts or products reassigned to categories and tags exactly as mapped
- Verified accuracy across a representative sample
- Confirmed correct display of affected archive pages
- A written summary of the reassignment
Not included
- Designing the new taxonomy structure itself — that’s a content and information architecture decision that stays with you
- Author reassignment, a separate, related fix
- Creating new categories or tags that don’t already exist, unless specified as part of the mapping
- Ongoing reassignment as new content is published
Questions about this fix
Can you suggest a better category structure for my content?
That's a content and information architecture decision outside this fix's scope — we implement a mapping you've already decided on rather than designing the taxonomy itself.
What happens to old category or tag archive pages that no longer have any content after reassignment?
We'd flag this, since an empty archive page might be worth redirecting or removing — that's a related consideration worth discussing as part of the broader reassignment.
Will this affect the URLs of the posts or products being reassigned?
It depends on your permalink structure — if URLs include the category, a reassignment can change the URL, which is worth confirming upfront so any necessary redirects are considered.
How large a reassignment can this handle?
This scales well to a large number of items — a bigger mapping just takes proportionally more careful verification.
Can this create new categories that don't exist yet as part of the mapping?
Yes, if your mapping specifies a new category or tag that doesn't currently exist, we can create it as part of the reassignment process.
Related fixes
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