Advanced Bulk Actions
Advanced Bulk Actions is a WordPress plugin that adds new bulk actions to your admin panel on the posts, pages and users overviews. It works with custom post types.
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Advanced Bulk Actions shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 37/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (100+ active installs)
- No update in 9 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.7 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Advanced Bulk Actions stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| actions | >100 |
| admin | >100 |
| advanced bulk actions | >100 |
| bulk | >100 |
| bulk actions | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 5 reviews
About Advanced Bulk Actions
From the official readme · v1.1.2Description
Advanced Bulk Actions is a WordPress plugin that adds new bulk actions to your admin panel on the posts, pages and users overviews. It works with custom post types.
This plugin works only with WordPress versions 4.7+ and is in active development. The objective to is to implement a wide range of useful bulk actions.
Feedback is highly appreciated: if you have any suggestions regarding bulk actions, please create a new topic in the support forums. Thank you!
With this plugin, you can easily switch the post types, change the featured image, or change the post visibility or status, of multiple posts at once.
Features: bulk actions
- Change post type
- Change featured image
- Change post visibility
- Change post status
Installation
- Upload
bulk-actionsto the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate Bulk Actions through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- You’re done! No further configuration is needed. The additional bulk actions now appear on the relevant admin pages
Changelog
1.1.2
- Remove debugging information
- Only display the feedback notice to people who can
manage_options - Fix syntax error in PHP <= 5.3
1.1.1
- Localization fix for featured image JavaScript
- Added feedback notification for feature suggestions etc.
1.1
- Added bulk action for changing post status
- Restore state of previously opened custom bulk action when switching back from another bulk action
- Add visual indicator to bulk action secondary dropdown or input when it appears
- Add default “None” option to 2nd-tier bulk action settings
1.0
- First full release. Includes actions for post type, featured image and post visibility
0.1beta
- Beta version. Internal version numbers in @since are 1.0
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FAQ
Advanced Bulk Actions: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 30, 2026
Is Advanced Bulk Actions free?
Yes. Advanced Bulk Actions is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Advanced Bulk Actions safe to use in 2026?
Advanced Bulk Actions shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 37/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Advanced Bulk Actions?
Advanced Bulk Actions is active on 100+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 6,048 times since it launched in December 2016. It was downloaded 70 times in the last 30 days.
Does Advanced Bulk Actions work with WordPress 7.1?
Advanced Bulk Actions is officially tested up to WordPress 4.7.37, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Advanced Bulk Actions last updated?
The latest version, 1.1.2, was released on May 31, 2017 (9 years ago).
Who makes Advanced Bulk Actions?
Advanced Bulk Actions is developed and maintained by Jesper van Engelen.
What are the best alternatives to Advanced Bulk Actions?
The most popular alternatives to Advanced Bulk Actions are Debug Bar Actions and Filte… (400+ installs), Debug Bar Slow Actions (200+ installs) and Admin Command Palette (60+ installs).
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