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SQL Query for Renaming Custom Post Types and Taxonomies

This post was last updated: Sep 3, 2020
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//SQL query for renaming the posts
UPDATE `wp_posts` SET `post_type` = '<new post type>' WHERE `post_type` = '<old post type>';

//SQL query for renaming the taxonomy
UPDATE `wp_term_taxonomy` SET `taxonomy` = '<new taxonomy>' WHERE `taxonomy` = '<old taxonomy>';

*Save permalink structure in admin after running SQL Query