New custom fields pre-filled with post ids

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Tagged: Import and export, Setting up custom fields, Types plugin

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Last updated by Puntorosso 3 years, 10 months ago.

Assisted by: Christian Cox.

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February 17, 2021 at 5:40 pm #1954643

Puntorosso

I would need to add a custom field to an existing CPT, which have already hundreds of posts published.
This new custom field should automatically be filled with the post ID number.

Which is the best way to bulk add the ids to the existing posts?

February 17, 2021 at 9:00 pm #1954857

Christian Cox

There's no easy built-in way to bulk edit custom fields like this in Toolset, so I would probably try to export these posts using a CSV export tool, then duplicate the post ID column into a separate column with a header like wpcf-fieldslug, then import those posts back into the site using the update existing posts feature, and map the new duplicate column to the desired Toolset custom field. I've used WP All Import to do something similar, so you might look into that plugin or another similar CSV import/export tool.

February 18, 2021 at 12:01 am #1955109

Puntorosso

Yep, this was my "plan-B".
Time to make use of my WP All Import developer license.
Still, I was hoping for a simpler solution 😉
Thanks