Every once in a while, we need to spend time pruning our WordPress databases. But if part of your pruning task includes deleting a metric ton of posts, this can become time-consuming if you’re using the WordPress Dashboard to do it. Fortunately, there’s a quicker way to delete those hundreds, or even thousands, of posts without checking a bunch of boxes and clicking a button a couple of hundred times.

Enter MYSQL

WP-Guru has a great tutorial, complete with screenshots and example code, that will walk you step-by-step through creating the queries you need to delete those posts. I’ve used this tutorial myself, and it has saved me loads of time. So head on over and take a look, and if you’re in need try it out.