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Created February 12, 2014 16:47
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SQL: Delete all posts of a custom post type with its associated meta data (taxonomies, post meta)
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delete-posts.sql
DELETE a,b,c
FROM {PREFIX}_posts a
LEFT JOIN {PREFIX}_term_relationships b ON (a.ID = b.object_id)
LEFT JOIN {PREFIX}_postmeta c ON (a.ID = c.post_id)
WHERE a.post_type = 'POST_TYPE' AND a.post_date < '2014-01-01'
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