How to Mass Change old URLs in Website Database after Migration

Many times, there is a requirement to migrate your WordPress website to a new URL. This would need you to update the old URLs in the database, including the various MySQL database tables. For smaller websites, this can be managed by manually making the changes. However, for larger websites, the volume of the site makes it impossible to update old URLs manually. Another issue is that Webmasters find it mundane and routine work to bulk change the links on the website. This is a time-consuming process as at times the number of URLs to be updated can be in the hundreds. Added to this is the chance to miss some URLs. Situations like these make it almost mandatory to look for automated solutions to do a mass search and replace of the old URLs. Let us look at some of the convenient ways to update site URLs when migrating a WordPress site.

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