# Bulk Rebuild Slugs From Titles

> Adds a "Rebuild slug from title" bulk action that regenerates the URL slug of the selected drafts or posts from their current titles, handy after importing content with messy slugs.

- Type: PHP
- Runs: Admin only
- Category: [Admin](https://wpide.com/library/category/admin/)
- Tags: bulk-actions, slugs, permalinks
- Author: WPIDE Team
- Installs: 0
- Updated: 2026-10-28
- Page: https://wpide.com/library/admin-bulk-regenerate-slugs/

## Code

```php
add_filter( 'bulk_actions-edit-post', function ( $actions ) {
    $actions['wpide_rebuild_slug'] = 'Rebuild slug from title';
    return $actions;
} );
add_filter( 'bulk_actions-edit-page', function ( $actions ) {
    $actions['wpide_rebuild_slug'] = 'Rebuild slug from title';
    return $actions;
} );

$wpide_rebuild_slugs = function ( $redirect, $action, $post_ids ) {
    if ( 'wpide_rebuild_slug' !== $action ) {
        return $redirect;
    }

    $done = 0;
    foreach ( $post_ids as $post_id ) {
        $post = get_post( $post_id );
        if ( ! $post || ! current_user_can( 'edit_post', $post_id ) || '' === trim( $post->post_title ) ) {
            continue;
        }
        $slug = wp_unique_post_slug( sanitize_title( $post->post_title ), $post->ID, $post->post_status, $post->post_type, $post->post_parent );
        if ( $slug !== $post->post_name ) {
            wp_update_post( array( 'ID' => $post->ID, 'post_name' => $slug ) );
            $done++;
        }
    }

    return add_query_arg( 'wpide_slugs_rebuilt', $done, $redirect );
};
add_filter( 'handle_bulk_actions-edit-post', $wpide_rebuild_slugs, 10, 3 );
add_filter( 'handle_bulk_actions-edit-page', $wpide_rebuild_slugs, 10, 3 );

add_action( 'admin_notices', function () {
    if ( isset( $_GET['wpide_slugs_rebuilt'] ) ) {
        printf( '<div class="notice notice-success is-dismissible"><p>Rebuilt %d slugs.</p></div>', absint( $_GET['wpide_slugs_rebuilt'] ) );
    }
} );
```

## Notes

Changing the slug of a published post changes its URL; WordPress remembers the old slug and redirects it, but update internal links too.

## How to use it

Install the free WPIDE plugin (https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpide/), find "Bulk Rebuild Slugs From Titles" in its snippet library and add it in one click; or create a new PHP snippet in WPIDE (or any code snippets plugin) and paste the code above. More snippets: https://wpide.com/library/