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Post Type Switcher

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WordPress has a variety of post types to manage content of website. These include posts, pages, portfolio, faq and many more. Sometimes it requires to change or switch post type.

Using a simple plugin the purpose can be successfully completed.
Plugin url: https://wordpress.org/plugins/post-type-switcher/

Install and activate, “Post Type Switcher.”

  • You will find post type converter located on the right side of the WordPress editor under the “Publish” section.
  • Click the “Edit” link next to Post Type and use the drop down box to change the post type.

Press OK and then click “Update” to publish it.
That’s all!

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How to change default sender name and email

After changing the email address and sender name, add the following code in the functions.php file of your active theme.

<code class="php comments">// Function to change email address</code>
<div class="container">
<div class="line number3 index2 alt2"><code class="php keyword">function</code><code class="php plain">wpdev_sender_email( </code><code class="php variable">$original_email_address</code><code class="php plain">) {</code></div>
<div class="line number4 index3 alt1"><code class="php spaces">    </code><code class="php keyword">return</code><code class="php string">'bdhostit@example.com'</code><code class="php plain">;</code></div>
<div class="line number5 index4 alt2"><code class="php plain">}</code></div>
<div class="line number6 index5 alt1"></div>
<div class="line number7 index6 alt2"><code class="php comments">// Function to change sender name</code></div>
<div class="line number8 index7 alt1"><code class="php keyword">function</code><code class="php plain">wpdev_sender_name( </code><code class="php variable">$original_email_from</code><code class="php plain">) {</code></div>
<div class="line number9 index8 alt2"><code class="php spaces">    </code><code class="php keyword">return</code><code class="php string">'BD HOST IT'</code><code class="php plain">;</code></div>
<div class="line number10 index9 alt1"><code class="php plain">}</code></div>
<div class="line number11 index10 alt2"></div>
<div class="line number12 index11 alt1"><code class="php comments">// Hooking up our functions to WordPress filters </code></div>
<div class="line number13 index12 alt2"><code class="php plain">add_filter( </code><code class="php string">'wp_mail_from'</code><code class="php plain">, </code><code class="php string">'wpdev_sender_email'</code><code class="php plain">);</code></div>
<div class="line number14 index13 alt1"><code class="php plain">add_filter( </code><code class="php string">'wp_mail_from_name'</code><code class="php plain">, </code><code class="php string">'wpdev_sender_name'</code><code class="php plain">);</code></div>
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How to change default sender name and email using a Plugin

By default, WordPress uses “WordPress” as the name of sender for all outgoing wordpress notification. Changing the default sender name and email using a Plugin is very easy.

  1. First install and activate the plugin WP Mail SMTP by WPForms 
  2. After activation, go to WP Mail SMTP options under “Settings”
  3. Specify the name and email address
  4. You can also test your setting under “Email Test”.